EditorialFontevrault Abbey church with the tombs of Henry II Plantagenet, King of England and Count of Anjou, his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine, who died in Fontevrault in 1204, and their son, King Richard the Lionhearted. Nave of the church.
EditorialThe Chateau Gaillard was built by Richard the Lionhearted who wished to prevent French King Philippe-August from entering Normandy. It was used as a prison; upon order of King Henri IV it was dismanteled in 1603 and has been a ruin since.
EditorialTombs of the Plantagenet Kings Richard I The Lionhearted, Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry II Plantagenet, all represented at the age of 33, the age of Christ at his death Painted stone.
EditorialFontevrault Abbey church with the tombs of Henry II Plantagenet, King of England and Count of Anjou, his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine, who died in Fontevrault in 1204, and their son, King Richard the Lionhearted. Nave of the church.