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Philippa of Luxembourg was the daughter of Count Henry V of Luxembourg and his wife, Marguerite of Bar. She married John II, Count of Holland. Two of her granddaughters were Philippa of Hainault, Queen consort of England, and Margaret II, Countess of Hainault in her own right and wife of Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV. Portuguese Royal Family, John Of Gaunt, House Of Plantagenet, History Of Portugal, Medieval England, Medieval Woman, Wars Of The Roses, English History, British Library

Philippa of Luxembourg was the daughter of Count Henry V of Luxembourg and his wife, Marguerite of Bar. She married John II, Count of Holland. Two of her granddaughters were Philippa of Hainault, Queen consort of England, and Margaret II, Countess of Hainault in her own right and wife of Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV.

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Tudor Faces: Anne Boleyn as 'The Lady of the Garter': A Rediscovered Image of Henry VIII's Second Queen 1700s France, Philippa Of Hainault, Royal Family Trees, Order Of The Garter, Tudor Dynasty, Tudor Era, King Henry Viii, Tudor History, Wars Of The Roses

One of the great treasures of St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle is the Black Book of the Garter (Fig. 1). Bound in black leather - hence its name, it contains the history, regulations, and ceremonies of the illustrious Knights of the Order of the Garter, founded by King Edward III in 1348. Fig. 1 The Black Book of the Garter (attributed to Lucas Horenbout), St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle Created in 1534, the Black Book is attributed to the Flemish artist Lucas Horenbout (or Hornebolte)…

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Plantagenet Family Trees, British History Facts, European Royal Family Tree, British Royal Family Tree, House Of Plantagenet, Royal Family Trees, English Royal Family, Enchanted Island, Arthurian Legend

The Arthurian legend experienced a profound change in the 12th century; some would argue that this was when the real legend began. This post considers to what degree the Plantagenet kings of England were responsible for shaping the Post-Galfridian Arthurian legend.

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"A Reed in the Wind " follows the eventful life of Joanna, daughter of Henry II of England and his queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine. This book is the third in Rachel Bard's trilogy about Plantagenet queens. The heroine of the first, "Queen Without a Country," was Berengaria, wed to Richard the Lionheart. The second, "Isabella: Queen Without a Conscience," examines the beauteous, controversial Isabella of Angouleme, queen of King John, Joanna's younger brother" Joanna of Sicily and England had a…

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