Sunday, 7 October 2018

The Kings of the Medieval Era

During the Medieval Era, we had several Kings and Queens in England, starting from 1066 through to 1377 :

WILLIAM I   1066 - 1087
William the Conqueror founded Windsor Castle at "New" Windsor.

WILLIAM RUFUS   1087 - 1100
Was buried at Winchester

HENRY I   1100 - 1135
Kept Court at Windsor for the first time in 1100

STEPHEN   1135 - 1154
Buried at Faversham Abbey, Kent.

HENRY II   1154 - 1187
Held a Great Council (Parliament) at Windsor in 1175

RICHARD I   1189 - 1199
Richard Coeur de Lion (Richard the Lion Heart).

JOHN   1199 - 1216
Of Magna Carta fame.

HENRY III   1216 - 1272
Buried at Westminster Abbey.

EDWARD I   1272 - 1307
Made Windsor a Free Borough and granted the town its first Charter in 1276. He stayed often at Windsor Castle.

EDWARD II   1307 - 1327
Stayed at Windsor regularly, some if his children were born there.

EDWARD III   1327 - 1377
Born at Windsor and known as Edward of Windsor.



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