The Angevin Empire (Part 2)
Following my previous post, let’s continue the study of the famous Angevin Empire, let’s meet even more famous historic characters! Revolts In the last chapter, we saw Henry and Eleanor ruling over a large empire controlling England and half of France. However, Henry's troubles are starting to add up and things are about to go south. All of this blew up around 1173 because of a castle dispute as all of his sons, except John Lackland, started a rebellion. Eleanor was busy running her court in Aquitaine, focusing on literature and cultural developments when she heard the news about the uprising. At that point, her actions are unclear; she neither supported her husband nor her sons. Henry blamed the uprising of their sons on her, and rumours have it that she tried to flee to reach Louis’ court when Henry captured and imprisonned her. Eleanor lost her territory of Aquitaine and was held captive by her husband. Aquitaine was then given to Eleanor's favourite son Richard....