Mother of Empires - Eleanor of Aquitaine #4 - Extra History
Added 2022-09-09 17:31:00 +0000 UTCEleanor has reached the age of 71 and instead of taking some time off to retire, she's writing a letter to save her son King Richard from being held as a prisoner. Foreshadowing what was to come in the remainder of her life. As she arranged marriages, defended castles, and held together the Angevin Empire. Changing the relations between England and France forever.
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Same! Some of us here never really thought about the link between Robin Hood and what actually happened in history. It was a shocking historical slap in the face for sure. lol Everything clicked into place after that.
Extra History
2022-09-10 17:14:34 +0000 UTCFor real! Her end of life was hecking METAL!
Extra History
2022-09-10 17:11:59 +0000 UTCEleanor was writing heavy metal lyrics in the 12th century. That's impressive.
Ramien
2022-09-10 05:43:19 +0000 UTCYeah, adding Robin Hood to the Richard/John dynamic was mostly a popularization that really gained traction with Ivanhoe (written in 1819)
Ramien
2022-09-10 05:41:23 +0000 UTCA fantastic series. It's cool to see where the threads of history come from and connect to other major events that we know.
John Cox
2022-09-09 18:28:12 +0000 UTCI was thinking the same thing.
Jason Youngberg
2022-09-09 18:17:54 +0000 UTCThe version I heard, the ballads were rewritten to cast John as a villain, and a lot of them actually predate the Plantagenet dynasty.
Haemocyte
2022-09-09 17:51:56 +0000 UTCIs now a good time to bring up Robin Hood? Most of the Robin Hod ballads are set around this time, except from the Russell Crowe film, which is set during the reign of King John.
Martin Verran
2022-09-09 17:40:21 +0000 UTC
