William Longespée, 1st Earl of Salisbury (1167-1226, also William I Longespée or Lungespée). MUCH of romantic interest is attached to the name of Longuespee. The first of the name, who… Read More
Category: 12th Century
Middle ages costumes in 12th Century
Knights in combat. The warlike machines. England 13th century.
The warlike machines. Our wood-cuts represent some of the instruments used, during the middle ages, in carrying on sieges.
King and Knight. Dresses of ceremony.
King and Knight. England 12th century. DRESSES of ceremony for solemn occasions, particularly with persons in exalted stations, suffer fewer changes in the course of time, than those in common use.… Read More
England from 1154 to 1216. Anjou-Plantagenet ruling dynasty.
Fashion history. England from 1154 to 1216. Anjou-Plantagenêt ruling dynasty. HENRY II, 1154-1189; RICHARD I., 1189-1199; AND JOHN, 1199-1216.
The Norman fashion period. Medieval England 1066-1154.
The Norman Period. Medieval fashion and costume history of England 1066-1154. William the Conqueror, William II., Henry I., Stephen.
The principality of Antioch. The crusades. The kingdom of Jerusalem.
Syria during the period of the crusades, 1096-1291. The crusades. The county of Edessa. The principality of Antioch. The county of Tripoli.
The kingdom of Jerusalem. List of places and names.
French crossbowman of the 12th Century. Militia of commons.
Milice des communes, Arbaletrier. XII° Siècle. Histoire de l’Armée par M. Adrien Pascal.
England medieval clothing 1200 to 1300.
England medieval clothing 1200 to 1300. From left: Physician, Gentleman, Bishop, King, Queen, Costume of a Lady, Nobleman, Rustic. From the book: Pictures and short extracts from The National and Domestic… Read More
Court life under the Plantagenets. Reign of Henry II.
Court life under the Plantagenets. Reign of Henry the Second.
Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170.
Thomas Becket (* 21 December 1118 in Cheapside, London; † 29 December 1170 in Canterbury), also known as Thomas of Canterbury, was Lord Chancellor of England and Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170.