Stephen: King's nephew, invited over by the nobles because the rightful heir Matilda was basically a bitch on wheels. Extremely handsome; also extremely stupid and over-trusting.
Henry III: Son of John, inherited the throne very young and swore to uphold the Magna Carta as part of his inheritance (John had already tried to get it overthrown because it was forced out of him). Reigned a long time, built lots of churches. (Wasn't he married to Eleanor, who died young and he built all the Eleanor crosses where her body rested on its final journey?)
Are you going to do the later Plantagenets too? :bounces:
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Date: 2006-11-29 03:03 am (UTC)Henry III: Son of John, inherited the throne very young and swore to uphold the Magna Carta as part of his inheritance (John had already tried to get it overthrown because it was forced out of him). Reigned a long time, built lots of churches. (Wasn't he married to Eleanor, who died young and he built all the Eleanor crosses where her body rested on its final journey?)
Are you going to do the later Plantagenets too? :bounces:
(am HUGE history geek)