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19 de sept. de 2014 · Most of what we hear and read about twelfth-century hottie Rosamund Clifford, aka “Fair Rosamund,” just wasn’t so. True, she was Henry II’s mistress. But that’s about it. Like so many other medieval myths, Rosamund’s legendary life and death are a later invention.
28 de may. de 2020 · The facts remain that when the Fair Rosamund died in 1176, she had been living at the Godstow Nunnery. Her tomb was paid for and honoured by the Clifford Family and Henry II for years after her death.
26 de abr. de 2022 · Rosamund Clifford (before 1150 – c. 1176), often called "The Fair Rosamund" or the "Rose of the World", was famed for her beauty and was a mistress of King Henry II of England, famous in English folklore. Rosamund was the daughter of the marcher lord Walter de Clifford and his wife Margaret Isobel de Tosny (referred to as "de Toeni" on the ...
17 de nov. de 2020 · Rosamund Clifford is one of the earliest and most notorious of English royal mistresses. Although not much is not known about her brief life, her death is the subject of folklore. Rosamund was the mistress of Henry II, the Angevin king of England who succeeded to the throne following the wars between his mother, Empress Matilda, and her cousin, King Stephen.
15 de oct. de 2014 · By far the most well-known of Henry's mistresses is Rosamund Clifford, the young woman who is often referred to as Fair Rosamund. A less flattering contemporary description comes from Gerald of Wales, Henry's acerbic chronicler, who refers to her as 'that rose of unchastity.'. Fair Rosamund. John William Waterhouse, 1916.
Henry II (5 March 1133 – 6 July 1189) ruled as King of England (1154–1189), Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, Duke of Normandy, Duke of Aquitaine, Duke of Gascony, Count of Nantes, Lord of Ireland and, at various times, controlled parts of Wales, Scotland and western France.
