Tag: The Anarchy

• A Brief Moment of History: King John and the Lost Crown Jewels

  

  King John is one of England’s most infamous kings. His reputation at the time of his death and afterwards was so disastrous that in the 800 years after his death, no other English king has taken the name John. King John is known for many things: his unusual ascent to the throne, the Magna Carta,…

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  December 9, 2025

  A Brief Moment of History

  13th Century History, Artefact, British History, English History, European History, history, King John, Magna Carta, Medieval, Medieval England, Medieval Europe, Medieval France, Medieval History, The Anarchy, The Wash, Treasure, Treasure Hunting

• The Anarchy: England’s Medieval Civil War

  

  The English Civil War occurred in the seventeenth century, and was fought between supporters of the King and those who wanted him punished. However, centuries before this, in the twelfth century, another civil war waged across the country between two competing claimants to the throne. This period, known as The Anarchy, lasted for nearly twenty…

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  June 19, 2017

  Important Events

  British History, English History, Henry II, history, Medieval England, Medieval Europe, Medieval History, Medieval Queens, Military History, Normandy, Plantagenet, The Anarchy

• The Medieval Titanic: The Tragedy of the White Ship Disaster

  

  Every one of us knows the tragic tale of the Titanic. It has been made into a blockbuster film, with a similarly famous theme song, and helped launch Leonardo DiCaprio as a heart-throb (and an almost-oscar-winner meme… until recently). The Titanic certainly was a horrendous disaster, in many ways, and it will probably remain in…

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  November 27, 2016

  Important Events

  English History, European History, history, Medieval England, Medieval History, Naval History, The Anarchy, Titanic