French Jewels in the English Crown

[Ennyllorac]

French Jewels in the English Crown

by Avalon

Throughout history from the Norman Conquest to the late 17th century, France rather than Germany was the focus of English foreign policy. In order to avoid wars and cement alliances, albeit temporary, many marriages were contracted between English and French royalty during that time. This article chronicles the experiences and fates of the French princesses who married into the English royal family, from Eleanor of Aquitaine in 1152 to Henrietta Maria of France in 1625.

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[Elspeth]

Further information on some of these ladies can be found in the British Royal History forum, specifically in this thread:

http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...nets-1377.html

[shaun]

its a gud idea of the inter country marriage.the idea behind that was really very good.keep going on...

[LadyGabrielle]

Very interesting and informative. I enjoyed it very much. Amazing what kind of influence some of these women had on the monarchy and how young they were.

[Avalon]

I'm happy you liked liked the article, LadyGabrielle and shaun.

[Ithil]

Very interesting article.