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Dec. 24th, 2015 11:18 amDied on this day in 1660 aged 29 Mary Princess Royal (my toy,wikipedia). Daughter of Charles I. Mary was the first daughter-of-the-monarch to be titled "Princess Royal" in imitation of the French custom, the eldest daughter of the monarch is now styled Princess Royal. She married the Prince of Orange aged only 9, only 9 years later he died of smallpox, leaving their infant son Prince of Orange. Mary was not allowed to be in charge of the young prince, and was not well liked by the Dutch who weren't generally fans of the Charles. She eventually returned to England after the Restoration.
Born on this day in 1166 to King Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine, King John of England (my toy,wikipedia). *~Too late to be known as John the first he'll always be known as John the worst~*... in fact of course no-one has since wanted to be King John here in England so he's just "John". John's terrible reputation is much more to do with how later historians wrote about him than anything he actually *did*, he was probably not much worse (or better) than any other monarch of the 12th century; and spent a lot more time *in England* than his brother Richard. He most notably fought a long civil war with the barons culminating in Magna Carta, which does in some measure limit the powers of the King, although mostly in favour of the barons (not the common people).
Born on this day in 1166 to King Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine, King John of England (my toy,wikipedia). *~Too late to be known as John the first he'll always be known as John the worst~*... in fact of course no-one has since wanted to be King John here in England so he's just "John". John's terrible reputation is much more to do with how later historians wrote about him than anything he actually *did*, he was probably not much worse (or better) than any other monarch of the 12th century; and spent a lot more time *in England* than his brother Richard. He most notably fought a long civil war with the barons culminating in Magna Carta, which does in some measure limit the powers of the King, although mostly in favour of the barons (not the common people).