Let's talk about : William, Duke of Normandy

Now, William is the most vital and famous for England. He was the first King of England, even though he was French. He was the only child of Robert I (Duke of Normandy) and his mistress, Herleva. Life was pretty good for him. Around 1060's he became a contestant for the throne. He invaded England in September 1066 and defeating Harold, Anglo-Saxon King, at the Battle of Hastings. He was crowned King on Christmas day in 1066. His reign lasted 21 years, which back in those days, that was a lot! He did marry, Matilda of Flanders. They had 9 children. 4 boys and 5 girls. So he must had been happy with all the boys! His reign changed England, Religion, Culture, Everything! Fun fact : William started the Tower of London, the White Tower to be exact. It must have been hard though for Him. He had to "create" a new realm. He was mainly in Normandy though, since he was the Duke. He only went to England 19 times in his reign. William left England for good in 1086 after marrying his daughter Constance to Alan Fergant, Duke of Brittany. How he died was unsure, but his death was on September 9th 1087. He left a legacy though. He was smart, courageous, and history.

Hope you Enjoyed and Until next time!

J

Let's Talk About...

Hello to all the History Lovers, and people who are interested in knowing something cool about our past :) I've created a new topic : Let's Talk About. Basically I will decided a post to Royalty. Doesn't matter the gender, status or where from. We together, will learn something new or learn about someone we've never known about. After each post, leave in the comments who do you want to see, or maybe do so more detail about a specific person. The choice is yours :) 

Until Next time

Jenna :)

P.S - my youtube channel ;)

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyCG34FiOFtCloyG_vyfX-g

A Queen's Life

    Queens. How would you describe a Queen? Head of the Country, The main woman, and possible mother. Queens were vital in a kingdom. They provided the future. So where do we begin? Queens are usually chooses for marriage/alliance purposes. They are needed to unite countries for money and backup in case of war. Other times Queens can be Regant, which means they have full control of the kingdom. They are the King and Queen all in one. If the Queen decided to get marry, her husband wouldn't become King. For example Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Phillip. Or like Queen Elizabeth I, who was the virgin Queen. Unmarried and no Heir. As I said, children were the main concern. Pregnancy was so important and had to be treated with more delicacy since, hygiene and medical practices weren't as productive as today. Another thing, they had NO PAIN KILLERS.No proper doctors just midwives. So boy, it was probably scary as well. When the Queen was about a month before her time to give birth, she would go into confinement. Her would be boarded open with only a little light coming in. In medieval times, they believed that less light was better. When it was time, absolutely no men were allowed. After the birth, the Queen would wait of a month until she was "pure". Fun Fact: Queen Victoria was one of the first to use drugs to not feel the pain. Although it wasn't recommend, she didn't want the pain. 
    Queens like Isabella of France "She Wolf", was a warrior herself. She went up the ladder of power, involved herself with France and England. She was playing her cards right, so to say. 

I hoped you Enjoyed this and until next time!
Jenna

My new youtube video :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8noTCLI4fo

What is Monarchy?

   Monarchy, a word with so much meaning behind it.The proper definition of Monarchy is : form of government in which sovereignty is actually or nominally embodied in one or several individual(s) reigning until death or abdication.I mean look at Europe. For thousands of years, there was Kings, Queens, War, Death, Tax, and so much more. Monarchy is the backbone of Europe in a way. It has so much History in it. Pick a country, any of them will work. Research and usually you'll find a leader, somebody that's "better" than the rest. 
  Sometimes though, it's used for bad reasons. For example, Gaius Caligula(12-41 A.D). He caused terror in the people, claiming so many of them committed treason, even though they probably didn't. He even declared war on the sea. Another is King John(1199-1216 A.D)who murdered his nephew because he was afraid on him taking his crown. He did sign the Magna Carta, but later created war and an invasion with France.
   Monarchy isn't all bad. Look at Queen Elizabeth II, yeah now she doesn't have the same freedom of past rulers but she does care about the people plus, her matching outfits are so adorable. But a good Monarch with all the freedom, well there is a few. Suleiman I of the Otto Empire( November 6, 1494 – September 7, 1566) was the longest Sultan at the the time. He reigned for about 69 years and during his reign, educational, criminal, legislative, and taxation reforms were made. Another Gustav II Adolf of Sweden(October 30, 1611 – November 6, 1632. In his reign, he made Sweden a European Power. His lead his armies against France, Spain, during those wars he died. After his death though, Sweden became known as a Military Powerhouse.

I Hope you enjoyed my little take on the Monarch 
Until Next Time!
Jenna

  

ME

Hey Everybodyyyy!!!

Whoa this is crazy but I decided to make a Blog to share some History with you :) I'm not a professional or have a degree...yet but he, who doesn't love to learn? Well not school learn, fun learn!Anyways, I have a YouTube channel as well 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyCG34FiOFtCloyG_vyfX-g
So Check it out, if you want to, well I hope you do!! I would love to grow my channel more and of course this blog 
as well!!
So a little facts about me :)
- I'm passionate about History, mainly European and Ancient
- My goal in life is to be an Historical Curator at Historical Royal Palaces
- I love to travel and learn in my travels(future blogs and vlogs!)

Until Next Time :)

Jenna