The Synthesis of "Edward II"

A pivotal battle of the Hundred Years' War where a small English army, led by the Black Prince, defeated the French and captured their king.

Explore the House of Plantagenet, the royal dynasty that ruled England for over 300 years and shaped the course of British and European history.

Discover Richard I, the formidable warrior known as the Lionheart who led the Third Crusade but spent only months of his reign in England.

Explore the story of King John, the infamous English monarch whose tyrannical rule led to a baronial revolt and the signing of the Magna Carta.

Discover Eleanor of Aquitaine, one of the most powerful and influential women of the Middle Ages, who was queen of both France and England.

Discover the Angevin Empire, a vast medieval territory ruled by England's Plantagenet kings that stretched from Scotland to the Pyrenees.

An overview of King Henry VIII, the Tudor monarch known for his six marriages and for initiating the English Reformation.

Discover the Hohenstaufen dynasty, the medieval German rulers of the Holy Roman Empire known for powerful emperors and their epic clash with the papacy.

Discover William the Conqueror, the Duke of Normandy who invaded England in 1066, won the Battle of Hastings, and forever changed English society.

Discover Alfred the Great, the King of Wessex who fought off Viking invaders and laid the foundations for a unified, literate England.