The Devil's Brood: Part X-Bouvines, the most important but least-known battle in medieval Europe. |
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https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0... https://www.stitcher.com/show/history... https://www.patreon.com/user?u=50989530 The Devil's Brood examines the Angevin Dynasty, otherwise known as the Plantagenets, which ruled over England and the greater part of France until John lost most of the family lands in Europe. Henry II was the first Angevin king of England, and Part X examines John's feud with the Church and attempt to build a coalition of allies to retake his lands. Cast of Characters: John-King of England, Duke of Normandy and Aquitaine, Count of Anjou Philip II-king of France, John's nominal overlord for Normandy, Aquitaine and Anjou Louis-Philip's eldest son, count of Artois Blanche-daughter of Alfonso and Eleanor of England, and Louis' wife Ingeborg-Philip's estranged wife, sister of King Cnut VI of Denmark William Marshal-earl of Pembroke, leading noble in the Angevin federation William Longsword-earl of Salisbury, John's half-brother Otto-king of Germany, John's nephew Baldwin IX-Count of Flanders and Hainaut Ferrand-Count of Flanders Renaud-Count of Boulogne Innocent III-Pope Sources: The Plantagenets: the Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England-Dan Jones The Restless Kings: Henry II, His Sons and the War for the Plantagenet Crown-Nick Barratt The Greatest Knight: The Remarkable Life of William Marshal, the Power Behind Five English Thrones-Thomas Asbridge Lionheart & Lackland: King Richard, King John and the Wars of Conquest-Frank McLynn King John, Treachery and Tyranny in Medieval England: the Road to Magna Carta-Marc Morris King John and the Road to Magna Carta-Stephen Church King John-W.L. Warren The Angevin Empire-John Gillingham The Plantagenet Empire: 1154-1224, Martin Aurell, translated from the French by David Crouch Angevin England 1154-1258-Richard Mortimer Tales from the Long Twelfth Century: The Rise and Fall of the Angevin Empire-Richard Huscroft Medieval Flanders-David Nicholas Blood Cries Afar: The Magna Carta Wars and the Invasion of England 1215-1217-Sean McGlynn Louis: The French Prince Who Invaded England-Catherine Hanley Image Credit: King Henry II and his children (left to right: William, Henry the young King, Richard Lionheart, Matilda, Geoffrey, Eleonor, Joan, John Lackland) By Anonymus - http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=49987, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=14711475 |