The former Sinibaldo Fieschi, Innocent IV despised Frederick II and Robert Grosseteste in equal measure. He is remembered for introducing […]
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A boy named Hugh
1255 On 31 July a fatherless boy named Hugh disappeared in the city of Lincoln. Told he was last seen […]
The third Eleanor
1254 It had been Henry’s intention to come to Gascony and show that it could be ruled with peace and […]
Another royal wedding
1238 It was into this atmosphere of ill-will and hostility that Simon strode on another cold January day two years […]
Always the Jews
1231 The expedition was a total failure. Young Henry looked splendid in his armor until dysentery took hold of him […]