Henry II's Harlots: A Bower full of Roses

Hello all! Today's episode features the first of many of Henry II's mistresses: Rosamund de Clifford (1140s-1176). According to some, she was the love of Henry's life, not his wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine.

Sources:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_II_of_England
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosamund_Clifford
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Plantagenet,_Count_of_Anjou
• https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/King-Henry-II-of-England/
• https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/henry_ii_king.shtml
• https://www.royal.uk/henry-ii
• https://www.heritage-history.com/index.php?c=read&author=harding&book=england&story=henry2
• https://www.unofficialroyalty.com/rosamund-de-clifford-mistress-of-henry-ii-king-of-england/
• https://royalcentral.co.uk/features/mysterious-death-rosamund-212380/
• https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/histories/women-in-history/eleanor-aquitaine/
• https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/histories/women-in-history/eleanor-aquitaine/

The show is written, produced, and edited by me, Adrienne.

Show artwork is Jan Steen's A Girl Eating Oysters

Episode artwork: Fair Rosamund, John William Waterhouse, 1916-17.

Show website: https://sexscandalsandshenanigans.my.canva.site

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Music provided by: Advent Chamber Orchestra - Vivaldi's Concerto for 2 Violins in A Minor, RV 522 (provided by musopen.org)