The Devil’s Brood:Part VII-Richard the Lionheart

2020-12-31

The Devil's Brood examines the Angevin Dynasty, otherwise known as the Plantagenets, which ruled over England and the greater part of France until John lost most of the family lands in Europe. Henry II was the first Angevin king of England, and Part VII examines Richard the Lionheart and his involvement in the Third Crusade. Image Credit: King Henry II and his chlidren (left to right: William, Henry the young King, Richard Lionheart, Matilda, Geoffrey, Eleonor, Joan, John Lackland) By Anonymus - http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=49987, Public Domain, ...

Image Credit: King Henry II and his chlidren (left to right: William, Henry the young King, Richard Lionheart, Matilda, Geoffrey, Eleonor, Joan, John Lackland)

By Anonymus - http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=49987, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=14711475

Cast of Characters:

Richard I-King of England, Duke of Normandy and Aquitaine, Count of Anjou

Eleanor of Aquitaine-Duchess of Aquitaine and Richard's mother

John-Richard's only living brother

Joan-former queen of Sicily and Richard's sister

Constance-duchess of Brittany and Richard's sister-in-law

Arthur-Constance's only son

Philip II-king of France, Richard's nominal overlord for Normandy, Aquitaine and Anjou

Adela-dowager Queen of France, mother of Philip

Henry I-Count of Champagne, Adela's brother, vassal and rival to Philip

Theobald V-Count of Blois, Adela's brother, vassal and rival to Philip, would-be suitor/kidnapper of Eleanor of Aquitaine

Stephen I-Count of Sancerre, Adela's brother, vassal and rival to Philip