The Court of Love - Eleanor of Aquitaine - European History - Part 2 - Extra History

[@extrahistory]

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[@anthonyrufino9271]

Let me guess is this story going to end up with a little brother actually destroys them

[@fantalandia4273]

This episode was FANTASTIC 😊

[@fantalandia4273]

This episode was FANTASTIC 😊

[@dimaignatiev6370]

Fast food is fast food...It will eventually destroy your body...

[@arhamjain5910]

3:51 You have shown The UK instead of England

[@joinmarch76]

I wanna state for the record that having Henry get a son heir almost as soon as Louis divorced Elanor must have stung like an attack from a swarm of giant Asian hornets!

[@DragoSonicMile]

That's an oddly specific simile.

[@joinmarch76]

@@DragoSonicMile What can I say, it seemed like the obvious simile to go with. Especially since she birthed MULTIPLE sons while Louis got basically none.

[@davidwright7193]

Well wanting to sleep with Eleanor and enjoying it enough to do so regularly must have had a lot to do with it.

[@turkeybeard2010]

Don't let them go for your eyes

[@Sulla-ps3jv]

Louis and Eleanor would eventually teamup against Henry.

[@epicshadowdemon1211]

The fact that 7 out of 8 of Eleanor's children with Henry II survived to adulthood is basically a miracle for the time period, i am still yet to find someone in history during this time to have had this amount of children all survive to adulthood.

[@emilytopham5069]

Not only that, but Eleanor herself made it to 80! Pregnancy and childbirth could be dangerous then, but Eleanor had *10* children and survived to see two of her *adult* sons succeed their father as king. Powerful, educated, politically savvy, and a physical badass too!

[@robertjarman3703]

@@emilytopham5069 Huh, King John in the 1973 movie really wasn´t lying when he was thinking about mother.

[@hetalianotaku7103]

@@emilytopham5069 Isabella of Angoulême had *14* children between her two marriages (King John and Hugh de Lusignan) and they *all* lived to adulthood!

[@anthonytroisi6682]

Her two daughters with Louis also survived into adulthood.

[@JuMiKu]

Let's remind ourselves that these kids had the best odds any child could have at the time. The child mortality among poor families was far worse than the rate of noble children. Still. Very lucky though.

[@Windona]

Gotta love the equivalent of a bunch of teenagers going 'mom, dad won't let me do anything!' and mom going 'okay sweeties I'll support you, show your dad that you're adults now'

[@veryc0mm0nname]

For anyone curious about 5:24, Henry is stated a saying aloud "Oh, won't someone rid me of this troublesome preist", and the two knights took that as the green light to murder him.

[@epicguy3449]

And what was their punishment?

[@edisonlima4647]

Yeah. How much that was a misunderstanding and how much was it all Henry backpedalling after he found out the population HAAAAAATED that murder is super up for debate and will probably be never known.

[@CommonSwindler]

He actually reportedly said, “What miserable drones have I nurtured in my bosom who would let their lord be treated with such shameful contempt by a lowborn clerk?!”

[@christophermattern4547]

They submitted to the judgment of Pope Alexander III, who sentenced them to a penance of 14 years crusading in the holy land. All died serving that sentence.

[@andrewklang809]

Reminds me of a second season episode of The Sopranos.

[@cheezemonkeyeater]

King Henry literally chewing the scenery is a bit of knowledge I will treasure.

[@stevejakab274]

DID SOMEONE ORDER A LARGE HAM?

[@MariaVosa]

I've always wondered why so many English costume dramas are focused on the War of the Roses and the Tudors, when The Anarchy and Plantagenetes are right there...

[@RomLoneWolf23]

Mostly because the War of the Roses and the Tudors led to Queen Elizabeth I, and she had a lot of influence on british history.

[@lionorfieldgules3740]

Also, the War of the Roses happens just around the time of the printing press, which means a LOT more information about the key players.

[@d4n4nable]

The other one was just about a bunch of Frenchmen. The War of the Roses has been sufficiently anglicized.

[@alex_zetsu]

Shakespeare only covered the tail end of the Plantagenets and the early Tudors, he missed the early ones and like it or not, pop culture owes a lot of him.

[@Brandonhayhew]

There was a lot of information of the war of the roses

[@richeybaumann1755]

Imagine being Louis VII. 2 daughters in 15 years with this woman, when a son is absolutely 100% crucial to uniting Aquitaine with the crown. Then she goes and gets pregnant like 12 weeks after they divorce, bearing a son and ruining Louis' hopes of getting Aquitaine, and then has 7 more kids in less time than she had those two daughters.

[@nancyomalley6286]

You can literally hear the "Loser" music from "The Price is Right" in your head!

[@riverAmazonNZ]

Conclusively proves it wasn’t her fault! 😎

[@richeybaumann1755]

@@riverAmazonNZ So does an understanding of how biology works, but we can't expect them to have understood chromosomes and all that stuff back then. Louis probably thought it was all her fault and a punishment from God and Henry probably thought that it was a blessing from God.

[@StonedtotheBones13]

Not only sticking to the church sanctioned get it on days might've helped. Altho after deciding to be celibate on his crusade with his wife... I do kinda wonder if maybe he just didn't like her that much. I mean tbf, he was raised in a convent basically so 🤷

[@Sienisota]

I mean, it is kinda hard to have children (and sons!) if you refuse to have sex regularly and often with you wife. It is his own fault for only having sex when there is no saint day. What did he expect her to do, turn into saint Mary and have children without sex?

[@BlueflameKing1]

Henry the 2nd's power control may have led to his downfall, but considering how crazy the anarchy was, it makes sense to centralize and control his lands as much as possible. The problem was alienating and annoying wife and all the children into an anarchy themselves.

[@nixielee]

Yeah he deserved treason for annoying his family, or were they terrible people who wanted power for themselves? I wonder...

[@Windona]

Monarchy: When one family's drama becomes the country's drama

[@Brandonhayhew]

Monarch is the worst form of government

[@jc2782]

@@Brandonhayhew even from the start of the first video most of the underlying tension is because how inefficient the succession and transfer of power is in monarchy. It's like a case study from Common Sense.

[@hesiod_delta9209]

The sad tragic irony.

[@AtlasNovack]

8 kids in a row?! RIP whoever had to change those diapers 💀

[@PT5-Shorts]

They probably had a few dozen to hundred maids to help raise the children so they could work out a nice rotation of diaper changing

[@extrahistory]

The real heros of the story!

[@krakenoutdoors3375]

Dog

[@TiredOcto]

How did you comment yesterday when the video was put out today?

[@yerma6847]

They didn't because their called nappies in Europe

[@morsta99]

Eleanor really did pull a massive L on the king of France by then just marrying to the King of England after the divorce.

[@jcl4370]

Imagine divorcing your wife only for her to marry your enemy

[@epicguy3449]

@@crazyand2099 Yeah,like examples: Cheat on her Meddle in her territory Start a war against his own family (wife and children) Dispute if she had any power at all Possible fights At least Luis let her campaign on the crusade with him and granted her her divorce,something that Henry would never even think of doing.But wait,I forgot, Henry is more handsome and this is a story about Eleanor,so Luis is automatically worse

[@blueorchid9455]

i just realized this part is like the plot of remarried empress, and I LOVE IT

[@areetablack5301]

Makes me wonder if this is the kind of stuff that inspires divorced/remarried empress manwhas

[@DieNibelungenliad]

The King of England was a French King

[@charlesdeleo4608]

This is something I am excited to watch, because Henry II was actually one of my ancestors. He was only 20 at the time, but he was already an experienced commander. He was fighting in France ever since he was a kid, and his mother instilled the belief in him that the crown of England was rightly his. Henry was a powerhouse with a fiery temper: bursting with raw energy, as well as the first Plantagenet king of England. Of course, he hardly spoke a word of English! But after a century of Norman rule in England, nobody did, except the peasants. When he married Eleanor, he ruled half of modern France! Also, a little note about Thomas Beckett. He actually began out as Henry’s chancellor and best friend. Yet when the Archbishop of Canterbury died, he decided to make Thomas the next archbishop, and had the clergy of Canterbury confer Thomas for the role. It was the king’s attempt to control the Church. After all, Thomas owed his entire career to Henry. What could possibly go wrong?

[@sirwelch9991]

He also started trials by jury.

[@stevejakab274]

So how many people have to die before you become king of England?

[@erraticonteuse]

@@stevejakab274 Unless he is also a descendant of Sophia of Hanover, no amount of genocide will make him king.

[@Ancusohm]

Wow, within 16 months, Eleanor got her marriage annulled, got remarried, got pregnant, and gave birth to a son. Yeah, Louis, I'm sure it was her fault that you didn't have an heir.

[@lordshang8838]

But he does get an heir later, it seems they were just incompatible for male production

[@Carewolf]

@@lordshang8838 The fact they didn't sleep together except when ordered by a pope, probably didn't help

[@Ch-ew9tm]

He was very chaste so that’s probably why he didn’t get an heir with her

[@alyssaagnew4147]

I'm sure his PR team's spin on it looked pretty stupid after she had eight kids in 14 years, most of them sons.

[@achintyanaithani889]

Whose fault it was is irrelevant. Thing is, she didn't have a son. She was never blamed for it. Louis was just really unlucky

[@pbh9195]

Eleanor's story is worthy of a movie or series

[@edisonlima4647]

I mean, "The Lion in Winter" is right there, man... and it is amazing.

[@eldorados_lost_searcher]

@@edisonlima4647 Can confirm.

[@nm7358]

Already exists - Look on YT for the BBC's series The Devil's Crown, with Brian Cox as Henry II.

[@hudmo4193]

I love the faces the team added to the little articles of land around 7:37. It’s a small-scale example of that the content your channel produces is so warm and honest even with rough parts of history not easily made romantic or easily emotionally digestible when told in honesty. It’s so endearing and pleasant, and remains informative and effective, such a feat

[@Rockstar-bq5fm]

The Angevins. One of the wildest and most interesting dynasties in Medieval history along with the People involved with them. Gotta have a William Marshal mention and backstory come up in this series

[@gustavchambert7072]

I wouldn't say the two interpretations of Eleanor's behaviour regarding Henry's infidelity are necessarily at odds. It would hardly be all that strange if she was resigned to the fact in general, maybe even friends with some of the women, but still got extremely angry about it when Henry was too open about it or otherwise carried it on in a disrespectful manner. It's also not exactly unknown for feelings to change over time, so it's entirely possible that she was ok with it for a decade, but eventually got fed up and left.

[@alex_zetsu]

Henry's mother Matilda was often regent in Normandy (obviously not Aquitaine, that was his wife's land) and even when he was present he almost always listened to her advice. The only time her decision was countermanded was when she suggested Henry not have his buddy Thomas Beckett have a church life. Unlike Eleanor, some of her opinions have been recorded and like I said her advice was followed all but one time, so it's possible Eleanor was sidelined in court. Alternatively, perhaps Matilda was more important in the Northern realms while Eleanor was more active in the south and the two didn't have overlapping spheres of influence. Unlike sources which agree talk about Eleanor's dull marriage with Louis and passion one with Henry, they are not unanimous in saying Elenor and Matilda clashed and those that did mention this rift were written by sons of Pro-Stephen nobles.

[@pendragonxt3674]

Yeah. And it gets even more crazy with this fact: Stephen was Matilda’s cousin and had a wife named Matilda.

[@inferioraim]

Thanks for the the nuance, I missed some of that in this video

[@hetalianotaku7103]

@@pendragonxt3674 Who was *also* the Empress's first cousin!

[@pendragonxt3674]

@@hetalianotaku7103 Wow. Never knew that fact.

[@hetalianotaku7103]

@@pendragonxt3674 Their mothers were sisters.

[@abcdef27669]

Louis VII, when nearby Henry II: "This guy is my friend! Anyone who mess with him, mess with me!" Henry II: Immediatly marry with Eleanor, when he had the chance. LouisVII: "B R U H".

[@Moon-li9ki]

Only a new extra credits video to make my saturday even better

[@darreljones8645]

I love this channel because of all the little touches they put in their animations. Case in point: When Zoey does a rim-shot at the start of the sponsorship portion, her drum kit reads, "Phil Clawlins".

[@cgt3704]

Fun fact: King Stephen was the son of Stephen of Blois, the same Stephen who went on the first Crusade and died in his second one (which is known as the Crusade of the Faint-Hearted)

[@nm7358]

Yep, the same Stephen of Blois who turned away from the Crusade and returned home like a coward, until badgered by his wife Adèle of Normandy to return on Second Crusade. Adèle was the daughter of William the Conqueror, hence the son's claim to the English throne.

[@cgt3704]

@@nm7358 i already know that William part. It was mentioned in the EC's series on the First Crusade

[@pendragonxt3674]

Yeah. And he was a cousin of the family of Henry the 1st. When Henry 1st died, his daughter Matilda wanted to be queen, but Stephen said that he should be king.

[@DrDoom-ph4gi]

In case you haven’t seen it “Lion in Winter” is a masterpiece. Katherine Hepburn is amazing, as is a young Anthony Hopkins. Can’t recommend it highly enough.

[@mikotagayuna8494]

As a father to a toddler, I can attest that chewing on the carpet is a legitimate tantrum move that always works.

[@cyrus5958]

Given that House of the Dragon is partially based on The Anarchy, I definitely feel like it would be timely to cover it as a full series!

[@thomasdaywalt7735]

Are you kidding me before houseplant attachment there was the anarchy I don't know if equity is what connects that comes after this and then after that would be the third crusade Then comes the signing of the magna Carta Then comes the baron appraiser Longshanks Edward the third and then his restoration towards it the hundred years war and then finally the legendary civil war that divide the house and then reunited it to form the house of tutor the history of England of medieval England is basically the era of the plantagenet so And from there is civil war and more wars All that and just 300 years Even though it's been a thousand years of History it just feels like it just happened yesterday with grandparents

[@bishoukun]

become a Patreon member to vote for exactly this if you'd like to see it happen! :D /

[@ThePa1riot]

I like those occasions in history where you can see an actual love story between two people. Not that they’re rare but happy unions between noted historical figures usually don’t factor into why they’re remembered so it’s nice when that factor actually IS important to their biography.

[@CodaMission]

5:28 "How vile are my vassals that they should let such a meddlesome friar slander their king in such a manner!" or, as is commonly said "Won't someone rid me of this meddlesome priest?!"

[@kingding-a-ling9794]

2:07 is how I imagine every episode is written

[@extrahistory]

100% Exactly how it's done.

[@joshuafrimpong244]

angevin empire: An empire without an emperor

[@thenamesianna]

Not too different from its successor: the British Empire

[@joshuafrimpong244]

@@thenamesianna yes, actually.

[@No_Name6716]

This takes family drama to a whole new level

[@elirodriguez4411]

Oh man, wonder why Richard became such a occitanphile. Such a momma's boy! It always makes me laugh whenever I watch "Robin Hood" and John is portrayed as momma's boy, when in fact it was Richard.

[@hetalianotaku7103]

To be fair even John was a bit of a momma's boy too. Eleanor got him and Richard to reconcile. And after Richard died, she supported John over her grandson Arthur of Brittany - who was still a boy and a pawn of the King of France. In fact when Eleanor was besieged by Arthur's forces, John traveled 80 miles in just 2 days to rescue her. By contrast, when John's wife Isabella was in a similar predicament, he sent one of his mercenary captains to fetch her.

[@matejzlatkov6306]

This is an amazing series we need more of it!

[@abcdef27669]

5:29 - An "accidentally ordered" murder. As Master Oogway would say, "There are no Accidents".

[@CommonSwindler]

Its better to read the actual history than to quote an unrelated movie line. It actually was an accident. I dare say, if you had to deal with the sanctimonious, intractable Thomas Becket you might well have raged similarly. Its not as if Henry II was in the wrong in terms of the legal principle behind the Becket affair.

[@ms_scribbles]

It was actually an accident. Well, sort of. It was an accident on Henry's part, but deliberate stupidity on the part of his knights. At no point did he ever say he wanted Beckett dead. Brought in to be judged? Sure. Outright murdered in a church in front of a bunch of witnesses? Not in a million years.

[@Numba003]

I can imagine watching the king of your country flop on the ground and start gnawing on the carpet is rather terrifying, disappointing, and occasionally a little bit comical lol. Thank you for another informative video! Stay well out there everybody, and God bless you, friends. ✝️ :)

[@anthonytroisi6682]

Henry II shared many personality traits with William the Conqueror. Ironically, George VI was also famous for his temper, indicating that anger management was a royal hereditary issue.

[@universe1879]

woooh nowhere as early before, let's enjoy this video!

[@snowyowl235]

I like how suddenly he started describing the plot of House of the Dragon

[@hannahestes4171]

Eleanor of Aquitaine is reminding me aggressively of Rhaenyra Targaryen in the new House of the Dragon. With the fast switch between spouses and all the wild romances, it must be interesting to compare them to say the least

[@thearchmanofgreenfield]

Actually, I think Rhaenyra is closer to Henry's mom Matilda. Since she was supposed to be the heir, got her crown stolen by a relative when she wasn't in England, started a civil war and her bloodline would eventually be the one to continue in the end.

[@jeremy1860]

A single marriage resulting in one of the most powerful states of medieval Europe? Now THAT'S the kind of politics that'll get people's attention 😉

[@twistedtachyon5877]

Mary of Burgundy: "Amateurs."

[@hoonshiming99]

And also led to one of the greatest wars in Europe about 2 centuries later.

[@jurvaneijndhoven8167]

5:27 ''will nobody rid me of this troublesome priest?"

[@stevejakab274]

Turbulent

[@AC-ze1nh]

Eleanor and Louis's marriage failed because they were too different but Eleanor and Henry's marriage failed because they were too similar. Also, Henry forgot how instrumental his wife's influence in Aquataine was to his continued success there. He kept insulting the French Southerners and Eleanor had to intervene on several occasions to avoid a full scale revolt. He never appreciated it.

[@TheMetamorphoses2003]

Honestly the real question I have is how was the relationship between the two Princesses of France with their English half-siblings?

[@cadenvanvalkenburg6718]

That’s actually a really good question

[@Lionstar16]

Probably non-existent

[@Priceluked]

Likely never met and possibly were only nominally aware of their existence.

[@AC-ze1nh]

Non existent, Eleanor had little to do with her two daughters by Louis after the divorce.

[@hetalianotaku7103]

@@AC-ze1nh Not true. There's evidence that Marie visited her mother at her court in Poitiers. And she struck up a friendship with her half-brother Geoffrey. Alix on the other hand was busy being Countess of Blois.

[@Cheshire1501]

2:08 aka the entire plot of House of the Dragon…..with only slightly less incest and no dragons

[@feixie5196]

Watch “Lion in winter 1968” if you’re interested in this part of history, it’s really good

[@stevejakab274]

Yep. Katherine Hepburn and Peter O'Toole are amazing. Also stars a young Anthony Hopkins as Richard.

[@elijahbachrach6579]

Awesome stuff! Hey remember at the start of this how you said you’d love to talk about the campaigns of Caesar and the English civil war? That’d be great.

[@ndbmiller]

6:15 "He threw himself on the ground, and started f***king the carpet."

[@mikeg2306]

Fun Fact: The 300 year reign of the Plantagenets began with one civil war (the Anarchy) and ended with another (the Wars of the Roses).

[@Nolaris3]

Plus the War of the Roses also features Henry VI's wife Isabella "The She-wolf" of France, which does give a lot of Eleanor vibes Note: Messed this up, I meant Isabella of France with King Edward II, Henry VI's wife was Margaret of Anjou

[@deepowls7873]

@@Nolaris3, Henry VI's queen was Margaret of Anjou. Shakespeare referred to her as the She-Wolf of France, however, that term is most commonly applied to Isabella of France. Isabella of France was Edward II's queen. Isabella overthrew him with Roger Mortimer before their regency ended when her son Edward III kicked them out, executed Mortimer, and imprisoned Isabella for a bit.

[@Nolaris3]

@@deepowls7873 Yeah sorry I mixed them up, Isabella does mirror Eleanor a lot more

[@mikeg2306]

But was Edward III really the son of William Wallace as Braveheart would have us believe. Edward II’s orientation is in fact disputed.

[@Xerxes2005]

That's because most of them have been terrible kings. The only competent Plantagenets were Henry II, Edward I, Edward III and Henry V. All the others were either weak or just plain bad, reigning in constant civil unrest, fighting against the English barons when they were not fighting amongst themselves, sometimes usurping each other. But, against their will, they did give England the Magna Carta and the Parliament.

[@MonzennCarloMallari]

"At one point Henry started chewing the carpet" "Oooh kinky history" "Not THAT way" "Oh"

[@TheTrainmobile]

6:15 Pictured is Henry II throwing it back aggressively after being told that he can't date other women when he has a wife and 8 kids.

[@js9764]

So this where people go while waiting for Oversimplified to upload. Anyways, this channel is also great and I'm binge watching rn.

[@nunyabiznis6907]

I like the new Thumbnail art style!

[@TheCreepypro]

gotta love this lady basically during the same span of time that is covid this lady got divorced remarried had at least two kids and help settle a revolution in england, I gotta start setting more goals for myself....

[@chaotixninja5]

Eleanor: "Messenger! Send a letter to Henry, the Duke of Normandy!" Messenger: "Yes, my lady. What should I tell him." Eleanor: "Tell him to bring his fine ass here and put a ring on my finger and a baby in my belly ASAP!"

[@lizycole8999]

When Extra History becomes 'The History of Extra™People"

[@pendragonxt3674]

To think, Henry and Eleanor were another genuine love match.

[@DominicJGomez]

It’s crazy how many people in history die shortly before or after major events. It’s like a historical cliche

[@stevejakab274]

A lot of that is because the deaths cause the historical event.

[@matthewexline6589]

@4:26 Being in my mid-30s with no children myself, I think this is probably good ice-breaker material for the next first-date I go on.

[@doifhg]

sounds like a stable genius

[@Wesyan1999]

1:26 worth mentioning that nowadays we know that the sperm has the genetic material that defines the child's sex, so technically it was his fault, though they didn't know this at the time

[@dorkfish1275]

I heard it also is determined by the acids in the blood of the father, is that true?

[@timberwolfe1645]

So that's WHERE We get Robin Hood!!!! Show Robin sealing from the phony king of England! :)

[@cantharelluscibarius2244]

6:20 that immage is so damn meme worthy XD

[@TheAmishEngineer]

“Chewing the carpet.” 😏

[@jesseberg3271]

Well, he certainly had a more active sex life than Louis, and the Brazilian wax hadn't been invented yet. Nor had the colony/country of Brazil, come to think of it.

[@CoffeePaladin]

That ending was JUICY intruige.

[@EleanorRea]

Im glad to see a famous Eleanor does exist XD

[@Innerste_]

now this makes me also want you to do a series about Philip Augustus

[@shawnheatherly]

Yeah, I'm inclined to think this was planned on in advanced.

[@tyrant-den884]

Who else suddenly wants to watch Lions in Winter again?

[@g.ricepad9470]

2:01 yes folks, this is the plot of HotD Including the ending

[@jaewok5G]

"The Lion in Winter" is a great movie of Henry II n Eleanor's tumultuous life. [o'toole and hepburn]

[@tingliu9465]

Imagine accidentally assassinating your friend after a fight

[@BimmerDreamer325i]

2:07 Nice to see David Crowther here!

[@rossjohnstone4689]

I think John was Henry's favorate son, although don't quote me on that.

[@megantee9356]

He was after all of his brothers rose up in revolt. But he also betrayed his dad at the end.

[@rossjohnstone4689]

@@megantee9356 well he betrayed a LOT of people in his lifetime XD

[@kevintrang6447]

"I think John was Henry's favorate son, although don't quote me on that." ~ Ross Johnstone

[@rossjohnstone4689]

@@kevintrang6447 I see what you did there 😏

[@255ad]

2:14 this is the inspiration for the House of Dragon's main storyline for anyone who's watching that show

[@fantalandia4273]

She married and she divorce, back and forth back and forth, over and over again until she get REGET of this. WOW! It's kinda amazing to see how this works 😲 Plus: ALI'S A GREAT ARTIST 😊

[@Gigagorillaz]

He also got so angry he began tearing his pillow and stuffing the straw into his mouth eating it!!.

[@alpine8732]

8:16 why did this make me giggle 🙃

[@hetalianotaku7103]

I gotta say I find it amusing how they portray Henry here in regal finery, cause really, most of the time, he was indistinguishable from a common servant. 😂

[@SeArCh4DrEaMz]

awesome vid, cant wait for the next one

[@Ryu_D]

Thank you for the video.

[@typacsk]

6:15 We've all been there, right fellas? ...Oh, you meant *literally* chewing on carpet.

[@normalguyhere9158]

Syndrome: THEY GOT BUSY

[@joyfulbuzzzZ]

The comedic timing of these real events is too much I’m dead 💀

[@stephenebelt850]

I'll tell you one thing...that throne was mighty comfortable.

[@mckayleepugmire9947]

John Lackland grew up to be Prince John as in the Robin Hood stories, and now I'm starting to think his dad is partly to blame for this

[@stevejakab274]

And Richard became King Richard "Lionheart".

[@Valden_pb]

"will somebody rid me of this meddlesome priest" - Henri II Plantaganet

[@AB-gk8cs]

Fun Fact: The (brief mentioned) anarchy in England was in great parts the base for the "Dance of the Dragon" in Westeros (only that Martin itroduced dragons and let this play out in a much shorter time).

[@revcreeperrcs]

I love how the preservativesin the factor ad was dino nuggies

[@mureithikivuti]

Imagine trying to explain to Henry and Eleanor that people today are stuck in the talking stage of a relationship. All she did was sent a letter 🤣

[@davidgeslani48]

So that's where the Blackadder episode about the Archbishop came from

[@bishoukun]

as a system that can't really cook much right now because of pain (even though we LOVE cooking and do try to use HF when we have the spoons) you may have just changed our lives away from skipping meals and eating the same rotation of frozen noms and sammiches. if we give this a try (which, who am I kidding? we def will) we'll tell y'all about it in discord or extra breakfast!

[@candicecausey4960]

King Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine are my great-great-great-great whatever Grandparents :D Love you both *hug* Geneaolgy is awesome :D Also related to Emperor Alexios I through his son Isaac Komnenos, Sebokrastator :D

[@wolfsbaneandnightshade2166]

It's comforting to know my ancestors were more messed up then my family..... and we're not in charge of a country!!!

[@dapperduck4250]

it's worth noting that one of the castles Henry II forced Henry the Younger to give to John was the castle at Chinon, widely considered to be the jewel in the Angevin empire, which would be considered an enormous slight to the young "monarch"

[@Mikeyfromtheblock1]

this would make a great series on netflix

[@postapocalypticnewsradio]

PANR has tuned in.

[@Suite_annamite]

*@**6:27**:* Nowadays, westward Poitiers would never be culturally linked to southward Aquitaine... as relatively isolated Poitou-Charentes would itself give rise to its own heritage descendants through the Acadians and the Cajuns.

[@Hk5463-t1o]

7:28 Henry be like: No lands?

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Haven’t heard extra history end song in very long time.

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Imagine Having so much power you accidently order the murder of someone.

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3:51 You have shown The UK instead of England

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7:35 Little Henry is so cute