thecreativehistorian:Robert Curthose is the second in my “Almost Kings” series.Born

thecreativehistorian:Robert Curthose is the second in my “Almost Kings” series.Born the eldest son of William the Conqueror and Matilda of Flanders, Robert should have inherited all his father’s domains on William’s death. Instead the Conqueror just left Robert the Duchy of Normandy, while the throne of England went to his second surviving son - William Rufus. It’s fair to say that Robert was really unhappy about that, while William Rufus was equally pissed at not getting both England and Normandy.You can read more about Robert Curthose at The Creative Historian. Reblogging because Robert died on this day (3rd February) in 1134. He’s believed to have been around 83 years old, and had spent decades imprisoned after bein captured by his younger brother Henry. -- source link
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