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12 de ago. de 2017 · Fair Rosamund by John William Waterhouse The story of Rosamund de Clifford is shrouded in more legends than most medieval lives. After Eleanor of Aquitaine, she is the woman most associated with Henry II, king of England. In historical fiction, she is the woman who claimed his heart and stole him away from his queen.….
19 de sept. de 2014 · 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. Herewith, the best of (untrue) Rosamund: Myth 1: She went to school at, lived at, had assignations with the king at, retired to, died at, or in any way hung out at Godstow Abbey.
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 ...
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.
This painting by Raymond Quinsac Monvoisin, from the collections of the Musée des Beaux-Arts d’Orléans, depicts King Henry II of England with his favorite mistress, Rosamund Clifford. Infrared reflectography, carried out with the Apollo camera, reveals a very detailed layout of the entire composition as well as a squaring, suggesting a ...
26 de feb. de 2021 · Lady Rosamond de Clifford, also known as 'Fair Rosamund', was mistress to King Henry in the 12th Century. A labyrinth for King Henry's lover According to legend, when Henry married Eleanor of Aquitaine he kept his ongoing relationship with Rosamund secret, keeping her hidden from his queen at a special house he constructed for her in Blenheim Park.
views 2,315,984 updated. Rosamond (Rosamond Clifford), d. 1176, mistress of Henry II of England. She was not openly acknowledged by the king until 1174, after he had imprisoned his wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine. On Rosamond's death soon afterward she was buried in Godstow Abbey, but her remains were removed to the chapter house after Henry's death.
