Historical place archive

Angers in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Angers in England. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

4 records2 event labels2 people1165–1214

Historical events in Angers

1165

October 1165
Birth of Joan of England
Joan of England · House of Plantagenet

Birth of Joan of England, 7th child of King Henry II of England and his Queen consort, Eleanor of Aquitaine

1202

1202
Capture of Angers
John · House of Plantagenet

Follows up his victory at Mirabeau by occupying Tours, Angers & Le Mans

1206

1206
Capture of Angers
John · Military

Recaptures Angers in Anjou

1214

2 July 1214
Capture of Angers
John · England War

Captures Angers after a succesful campaign in Poitou

Provenance

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