Historical place archive

Poitou in History

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

3 records3 event labels3 people1192–1242

Historical events in Poitou

1192

1192
Arrest of Richard I the Lionheart
Berengaria of Navarre · House of Plantagenet

Lives at Poitou during Richard Is arrest, 1192-1194

1206

7 June 1206
Defence of Aquitaine
John · House of Plantagenet

Begins a campaign to defend Aquitaine

1242

1242
Siege of Poitou
Henry III · Saintonge War

Attempts to capture Poitou but fails & loses Saintonge

Provenance

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match England and Poitou. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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