A London StudentFeb 1, 2021King StephenKing Stephen would go down in history as a bad and indecisive king, whose only decisive action in usurping the English throne would cause...
A London StudentDec 14, 2020Henry I - A Very Unfaithful Husband (and a decent king)Henry was the fourth son of William the Conqueror and Matilda of Flanders, born in about 1068. As with most of the Conqueror's children,...
A London StudentDec 7, 2020William II - A SoldierWilliam II, nicknamed William Rufus either due to a Ruddy Complexion or red hair in childhood was born between 1056 and 1060, before the...
A London StudentNov 30, 2020Matilda of FlandersFollowing last weeks post on William the Conqueror, this one is on the life of his wife and Queen Consort, Matilda of Flanders. Like many...
A London StudentNov 23, 2020William I - A Conqueror This post marks the start of a series of posts on Kings and Queens of England in the High and Late Middle Ages (from 1066-1485). Once...
A London StudentNov 9, 2020Adela of Normandy, Countess of BloisOne of the nine or ten children of William, Duke of Normandy and Matilda of Flanders, Adela was initially believed to have been born in...
