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Hace 2 días · Matilda of Scotland. Empress Matilda ( c. 7 February 1102 – 10 September 1167), also known as Empress Maud, [nb 1] was one of the claimants to the English throne during the civil war known as the Anarchy. The daughter and heir of Henry I, king of England and ruler of Normandy, she went to Germany as a child when she was married to the future ...
Hace 1 día · William the Conqueror William is depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry during the Battle of Hastings, lifting his helmet to show that he is still alive. King of England Reign 25 December 1066 – 9 September 1087 Coronation 25 December 1066 Predecessor Edgar Ætheling (uncrowned) Harold II (crowned) Successor William II Duke of Normandy Reign 3 July 1035 – 9 September 1087 Predecessor Robert I ...
Hace 3 días · Contemporary historian Ralph de Diceto traced his family's lineage through Matilda of Scotland to the Anglo-Saxon kings of England and Alfred the Great, and from there legend linked them to Noah and Woden.
Hace 5 días · To a considerable degree, the constitution of the medieval Scottish state came about from organic, internal developments within Scotland itself that took root gradually. The book is divided into two parts, each representing a distinct phase in the infancy of the Scottish state.
Hace 1 día · Although profoundly influenced by the English, Scotland has long refused to consider itself as anything other than a separate country, and it has bound itself to historical fact and legend alike in an effort to retain national identity, as well as to the distinct dialect of English called Scots; writing defiantly of his country’s ...
Hace 5 días · Matilda d'Aubigny was the daughter of William d'Aubigny (d.1167/68) and Maud de Senlis, a cousin of Kings Malcolm IV and William I. She married Gilbert, earl of Strathearn (fl.1171-1223). In 1198 they founded the priory of Inchaffray which was elevated to an abbey in 1220 or 1221.
Hace 3 días · Roald Dahl (born September 13, 1916, Llandaff, Wales—died November 23, 1990, Oxford, England) was a British writer who was a popular author of ingenious and irreverent children’s books. His best-known works include Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1964) and Matilda (1988), both of which were adapted into popular films.
