Eleanor has reached the age of 71 and instead of taking some time off to retire, she's writing a letter to save her son King Richard from being held as a prisoner. Foreshadowing what was to come in ...

On first entering the gallery, visitors encounter a striking late 13th-century carved stone figure of Eleanor of Castile, who was queen of England from 1274 until her death in 1290. It’s one of ...

Eleanor of Aquitaine, also known as Eleanor of Guyenne, was Queen of France from 1137 ... Richard the Lionheart (1157-1199) King of England; Geoffrey (1158-1186) father of Arthur; Eleanor (1161-1214) ...

Blanche of Castile (1188-1252) was Queen of France through her marriage to Louis VIII ... granddaughter of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine. She was married to the future Louis VIII of ...

The first queen ... ‘Eleanor Crosses’ …the most famous one giving Charing Cross in London its name. The old Eleanor cross at Charing (c. 1293 to 1643) Eleanor of Castile was only ten when she left her ...

Eleanor was Queen of England as consort of Henry II (Adam Bishop, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wiki Commons) She was kept under arrest for her role in the revolt and was only released upon Henry’s death in 1189.

He was returned to England and a great procession accompanied the cortege ... This was supervised by John Thirske and encroaches on the tombs of Eleanor of Castile and Philippa of Hainault in the ...

Twenty-eight queens consort ... queen of England on 22 March 1136. She had been pregnant when her husband, King Stephen, was crowned the previous December and joined him in England for her own ...

Edward I and Eleanor of Castile The ... was unpopular in England, Edward I was fiercely protective of her; she gave birth to another seven children before becoming queen in 1272, and a further ...

Charles has been hinting ever since they married that he wishes her to be known as Queen Consort. He had reason to be hopeful when on Jan. 1, the queen announced that she had appointed Camilla ...

Some notable wives of kings (queen consorts, who don’t officially ... after that union was annulled, Queen of England after marrying Henry II. Eleanor led military campaigns in the Second ...