They were also rapidly replaced by the Plantagenets, who had no connection to the "Vikings" at all.
January 19, 2026 at 9:28 AM
They were also rapidly replaced by the Plantagenets, who had no connection to the "Vikings" at all.
What does he think the "Old Boys Network" that he benefits from is?
I think he rather likes the Normans and Plantagenets as the founders of public schools and Oxbridge Colleges.
Otoh, it's a convenient way to do a bit of xenophobic rabble rousing to pretend he isn't part of this.
I think he rather likes the Normans and Plantagenets as the founders of public schools and Oxbridge Colleges.
Otoh, it's a convenient way to do a bit of xenophobic rabble rousing to pretend he isn't part of this.
January 18, 2026 at 6:22 PM
What does he think the "Old Boys Network" that he benefits from is?
I think he rather likes the Normans and Plantagenets as the founders of public schools and Oxbridge Colleges.
Otoh, it's a convenient way to do a bit of xenophobic rabble rousing to pretend he isn't part of this.
I think he rather likes the Normans and Plantagenets as the founders of public schools and Oxbridge Colleges.
Otoh, it's a convenient way to do a bit of xenophobic rabble rousing to pretend he isn't part of this.
#wipsnips 17 Jan 'gold'
Mel Gibson and NurseCathy are discussing CelesteEmbrace, the mystic who writes the horoscopes in The Lancastrian.
Legend has it that CelesteEmbrace looked after 6 year old Lily Jane Hunt who vanished one day
#scifi #SlenderWolf #writingCommunity #goldfinch #horoscopes
Mel Gibson and NurseCathy are discussing CelesteEmbrace, the mystic who writes the horoscopes in The Lancastrian.
Legend has it that CelesteEmbrace looked after 6 year old Lily Jane Hunt who vanished one day
#scifi #SlenderWolf #writingCommunity #goldfinch #horoscopes
January 17, 2026 at 5:24 AM
#wipsnips 17 Jan 'gold'
Mel Gibson and NurseCathy are discussing CelesteEmbrace, the mystic who writes the horoscopes in The Lancastrian.
Legend has it that CelesteEmbrace looked after 6 year old Lily Jane Hunt who vanished one day
#scifi #SlenderWolf #writingCommunity #goldfinch #horoscopes
Mel Gibson and NurseCathy are discussing CelesteEmbrace, the mystic who writes the horoscopes in The Lancastrian.
Legend has it that CelesteEmbrace looked after 6 year old Lily Jane Hunt who vanished one day
#scifi #SlenderWolf #writingCommunity #goldfinch #horoscopes
That is because the English Upper Class is culturally French. You can't have an English banquet because of the Normans and Plantagenets.
It's quite an impressive feat how a minority culture maintained separation from the majority for 1000 years, to the extent that other nations think it's genuinely
It's quite an impressive feat how a minority culture maintained separation from the majority for 1000 years, to the extent that other nations think it's genuinely
January 16, 2026 at 6:58 AM
That is because the English Upper Class is culturally French. You can't have an English banquet because of the Normans and Plantagenets.
It's quite an impressive feat how a minority culture maintained separation from the majority for 1000 years, to the extent that other nations think it's genuinely
It's quite an impressive feat how a minority culture maintained separation from the majority for 1000 years, to the extent that other nations think it's genuinely
Tu crois pas si bien dire !
Au Mans là où je suis né il y a le caveau des Plantagenets
Au Mans là où je suis né il y a le caveau des Plantagenets
January 14, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Tu crois pas si bien dire !
Au Mans là où je suis né il y a le caveau des Plantagenets
Au Mans là où je suis né il y a le caveau des Plantagenets
I'm related to George Washington outside of the Plantagenets
January 14, 2026 at 8:12 AM
I'm related to George Washington outside of the Plantagenets
The usurpation of Richard II was the beginning of the end for the Plantagenets. The first two books in The Plantagenet Legacy give us the story of Richard's troubles and ultimate fall. buff.ly/33TBU1d / #RichardII
January 13, 2026 at 7:17 PM
The usurpation of Richard II was the beginning of the end for the Plantagenets. The first two books in The Plantagenet Legacy give us the story of Richard's troubles and ultimate fall. buff.ly/33TBU1d / #RichardII
In this case, it’s: “Let‘s assume the Plantagenets were indeed part fae and could charm people, and that Eleanor of Aquitaine got so fed up with John’s shit she sold him to a seraglio full of magic users in order to pay Richard the Lionheart’s ransom.”
January 12, 2026 at 10:25 AM
In this case, it’s: “Let‘s assume the Plantagenets were indeed part fae and could charm people, and that Eleanor of Aquitaine got so fed up with John’s shit she sold him to a seraglio full of magic users in order to pay Richard the Lionheart’s ransom.”
Ah, now, OG - you have my heart.
The symbol of the Plantagenets, last ruling family of the Middle Ages, most nobly represented by my historical hero, Richard III - most cruelly vilified after his death by The Bard who did it to please the Winter King, Henry VII, originator of those Tudor bastards.
The symbol of the Plantagenets, last ruling family of the Middle Ages, most nobly represented by my historical hero, Richard III - most cruelly vilified after his death by The Bard who did it to please the Winter King, Henry VII, originator of those Tudor bastards.
January 12, 2026 at 5:53 AM
Ah, now, OG - you have my heart.
The symbol of the Plantagenets, last ruling family of the Middle Ages, most nobly represented by my historical hero, Richard III - most cruelly vilified after his death by The Bard who did it to please the Winter King, Henry VII, originator of those Tudor bastards.
The symbol of the Plantagenets, last ruling family of the Middle Ages, most nobly represented by my historical hero, Richard III - most cruelly vilified after his death by The Bard who did it to please the Winter King, Henry VII, originator of those Tudor bastards.
The thing about the a Jacobites, the Bourbon, various Plantagenets is that the Ancien Regime was actually ancient. They could claim centuries of legitimate descent from the kings of old
January 10, 2026 at 5:37 PM
The thing about the a Jacobites, the Bourbon, various Plantagenets is that the Ancien Regime was actually ancient. They could claim centuries of legitimate descent from the kings of old
The switch from the Normans to the Plantagenets / Angevins is pretty easy.
Matilda was a daughter of Henry I, and she married Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou (after her first husband the Holy Roman Emperor died).
While Stephen (grandson of William I) became King after The Anarchy…
Matilda was a daughter of Henry I, and she married Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou (after her first husband the Holy Roman Emperor died).
While Stephen (grandson of William I) became King after The Anarchy…
January 10, 2026 at 3:55 PM
The switch from the Normans to the Plantagenets / Angevins is pretty easy.
Matilda was a daughter of Henry I, and she married Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou (after her first husband the Holy Roman Emperor died).
While Stephen (grandson of William I) became King after The Anarchy…
Matilda was a daughter of Henry I, and she married Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou (after her first husband the Holy Roman Emperor died).
While Stephen (grandson of William I) became King after The Anarchy…
All the Plantagenets are the sort of weirdos who attracts everyone around them into their service by letting them think they can fuck their issues out of them, only to find out that works for exactly as long as the aftercare extends and no further. "Well, that was nice, now go get me those taxes!"
January 9, 2026 at 8:25 PM
All the Plantagenets are the sort of weirdos who attracts everyone around them into their service by letting them think they can fuck their issues out of them, only to find out that works for exactly as long as the aftercare extends and no further. "Well, that was nice, now go get me those taxes!"
Reviewer Two: the Plantagenets were Angevin, not Norman. Revise and resubmit.
January 9, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Reviewer Two: the Plantagenets were Angevin, not Norman. Revise and resubmit.
Que ce soit un "vision board" sur des années pour le podcast, l'arbre généalogique des Plantagenêts, la structure d'un cours de podcast, les différentes de parcours entre Fragonard et Hubert Robert, etc, je comprends et assimile mieux quand je l'ai écrit à la main.
January 7, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Que ce soit un "vision board" sur des années pour le podcast, l'arbre généalogique des Plantagenêts, la structure d'un cours de podcast, les différentes de parcours entre Fragonard et Hubert Robert, etc, je comprends et assimile mieux quand je l'ai écrit à la main.
I can't get past the murders. VIII murdered lots of people, including former friends, and of course, 2 wives. When he was finished murdering Catholics, he wiped out the rest of the Plantagenets, incl. Margaret Pole. He murdered over 3x the number of people Bloody Mary offed, yet she got the title.
January 7, 2026 at 3:58 AM
I can't get past the murders. VIII murdered lots of people, including former friends, and of course, 2 wives. When he was finished murdering Catholics, he wiped out the rest of the Plantagenets, incl. Margaret Pole. He murdered over 3x the number of people Bloody Mary offed, yet she got the title.
Dude laughs at the careful respect for parliamentary and legal norms displayed by the Stuart Kings and nods approvingly at the personalism of the early Bourbons.
Looks speculatively at the late Plantagenets . . .
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Looks speculatively at the late Plantagenets . . .
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January 7, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Dude laughs at the careful respect for parliamentary and legal norms displayed by the Stuart Kings and nods approvingly at the personalism of the early Bourbons.
Looks speculatively at the late Plantagenets . . .
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Looks speculatively at the late Plantagenets . . .
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It's remarkable that England/Plantagenets were on top during the first half of the 100 years war. France has something like 2 and a half times the population of England and was far richer.
Edward III was a rare example of an English king that was a talented general.
Edward III was a rare example of an English king that was a talented general.
January 6, 2026 at 11:39 AM
It's remarkable that England/Plantagenets were on top during the first half of the 100 years war. France has something like 2 and a half times the population of England and was far richer.
Edward III was a rare example of an English king that was a talented general.
Edward III was a rare example of an English king that was a talented general.
The history of the Plantagenets!
January 6, 2026 at 3:20 AM
The history of the Plantagenets!
halfway through my first book of the year, Dan Jones’ Plantagenets
honestly, I’d forgotten how much I enjoy a good narrative history
honestly, I’d forgotten how much I enjoy a good narrative history
January 6, 2026 at 1:44 AM
halfway through my first book of the year, Dan Jones’ Plantagenets
honestly, I’d forgotten how much I enjoy a good narrative history
honestly, I’d forgotten how much I enjoy a good narrative history
Arguably replaced by people digging up Plantagenets in car parks
January 5, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Arguably replaced by people digging up Plantagenets in car parks
Do you know who the Plantagenets are mostly descended from?
Hint: they’re less Norman than the Welsh are Saxon.
Hint: they’re less Norman than the Welsh are Saxon.
January 4, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Do you know who the Plantagenets are mostly descended from?
Hint: they’re less Norman than the Welsh are Saxon.
Hint: they’re less Norman than the Welsh are Saxon.
The problem is that, bar maybe Richard II, the Plantagenets were not physical cowards. Rather the opposite in a notably filthy-tempered way, if anything.
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January 4, 2026 at 6:50 AM
The problem is that, bar maybe Richard II, the Plantagenets were not physical cowards. Rather the opposite in a notably filthy-tempered way, if anything.
The Plantagenets by Dan Jones is a great pop history overview of medieval England, complete with warfare of the time, if he's at all interested in that time period.
January 2, 2026 at 11:27 PM
The Plantagenets by Dan Jones is a great pop history overview of medieval England, complete with warfare of the time, if he's at all interested in that time period.
Do you think that the Normans and the Plantagenets were fae, with green skin?
All UK Aristocracy trace their ancestry back to Edward III via Joihn of Gaunt. They are not descendants of Victorian labourers.
All UK Aristocracy trace their ancestry back to Edward III via Joihn of Gaunt. They are not descendants of Victorian labourers.
January 2, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Do you think that the Normans and the Plantagenets were fae, with green skin?
All UK Aristocracy trace their ancestry back to Edward III via Joihn of Gaunt. They are not descendants of Victorian labourers.
All UK Aristocracy trace their ancestry back to Edward III via Joihn of Gaunt. They are not descendants of Victorian labourers.
In England they were the Plantagenets
January 2, 2026 at 9:22 AM
In England they were the Plantagenets