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Rosamund Clifford (possibly before 1140 – c. 1176), often called "The Fair Rosamund" or "Rose of the World" (Latin: rosa mundi), was a medieval English noblewoman and mistress of Henry II, King of England.
Henry II had several long-term mistresses and some illegitimate children with them but his most prominent ones, Geoffrey (later Archbishop of York) and William (later Earl of Salisbury). [26] [27] His mistresses included: Rosamund Clifford (before 1150 – c. 1176) [26] Ida de Tosny was a royal ward and mistress of Henry II; Annabel de Balliol
The abbey was again enlarged between 1176 and 1188 when Henry II gave the establishment £258 (which included £100 for the church), 40,000 shingles, 4,000 laths, and a large quantity of timber. Because the abbey was the burial place of his mistress Rosamund Clifford, Henry, who received patronal rights from the nuns, paid special favour to the ...
Pages in category "Mistresses of Henry II of England" ... Rosamund Clifford; T. Ida de Tosny This page was last edited on 28 December 2020, at 20:20 ...
Henry II (() 5 March 1133 – 6 July 1189), also known as Henry Fitzempress and Henry Curtmantle, [2] was King of England from 1154 until his death in 1189. During his reign he controlled England, substantial parts of Wales and Ireland, and much of France (including Normandy, Anjou, and Aquitaine), an area that altogether was later called the Angevin Empire, and also held power over Scotland ...
Queen Eleanor is an 1858 oil-on-canvas painting by Pre-Raphaelite artist Frederick Sandys which depicts Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine, the wife of King Henry II of England, on her way to poison her husband's mistress, Rosamund Clifford. [1] The painting is displayed at the National Museum Cardiff, which obtained it in 1981.
Rosamund (wife of Alboin) (fl. sixth century), second wife of Alboin, King of the Germanic Lombards; Rosamund Bartlett, American writer, scholar, translator and lecturer specializing in Russian literature; Rosamund Clifford (before 1150–c. 1176), medieval beauty and longtime mistress of King Henry II; Rosamund Greenwood (1907–1997), British ...
Henry The Second, King Of England; With The Death Of Rosamond is a 1692 historical play often attributed to William Mountfort but possibly written by John Bancroft. It was first staged at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane by the United Company. The prologue and epilogue were written by John Dryden. Some incidental music was composed by Henry Purcell.