In the play

In reality

Christmas Court 1183

no

Alais is 23

right

Richard writes poems

He wrote poems in French while being imprisoned by Duke Leopold; he was an educated man who composed poetry and wrote in Limousin (lenga d'òc) and also in French

Negotiations between Henry II and Philip II December 1183

no

Richard got Aquitaine in 1181

In 1171, Richard left for Aquitaine with his mother and Henry II gave him the duchy of Aquitaine at the request of Eleanor

Rosamund Clifford died in 1176, October

The affair between Henry and Rosamund became public knowledge in 1174.  It ended with Rosamund retiring to a nunnery at Godstow while Henry II moved on to an affair with Alais of France, the betrothed of his son Richard.  It is said Rosamund died in 1176 at the same nunnery and is buried there.

Rosamund was from Wales

Born about 1150 to a marcher lord named Walter de Clifford and Margaret Isobel de Tosny, the family resided at Clifford Castle in Herefordshire, England.

Eleanor had 6 daughters and 5 sons

She had 5 daughters (Marie, Countess of Champagne and Alix, Countess of Blois by Louis VII of France; Matilda, Duchess of Saxony, Eleanor, Queen of Castile, Joan, Queen of Sicily)

Henry became the King of England at 21

Right, in 1154

Richard is 26

Right (born in 1157)

Eleanor and her maids, dressed as Amazons, rode barebreasted half way to Damascus

The story that she and her ladies dressed as Amazons is disputed by serious historians, sometime confused with the account of King Conrad's train of ladies during this campaign.

Henry is 50

Right, he was born in 5 March 1133

The Pope is 40

Pope Lucius III was Pope from 1181 to 1185. Was born in 1100, so in 1183 his age was 83

“The young Henry died in summer and I haven’t named an heir” (Henry II)

Henry the Young King died in the summer of 1183 (11 June), during the course of a campaign in the Limousin against his father and his brother Richard.

John is 16

He was 17 on 24 December 1183 (born 1166). His birthday must have been during this Christmas Court.

Vexin (county) – Alais’s dowry

Right. She was Countess of the Vexin

Alais was taken when she was 7

The 8 year-old Alais was sent to England as Henry's ward.

Geoffrey, Count of Brittany, is 25

Right (born in 1158)

Richard – General (Eleanor calls him like this)

…By age 16, Richard was commanding his own army, putting down rebellions in Poitou against his father

Eleanor is 61

right

Eleanor has been the queen of international importance for 46 years

All in all for 50 years: she was queen consort of France 1137–1152 and queen consort of England 1154–1189

“16 years ago you made a treaty with us” Philip [about Alais and her dowry]

In January 1169, Louis and Henry II of England signed a contract for the marriage between Alys and Henry's son Richard. – 14 years ago!

Geoffrey is going to be the chancellor of John

No…

Henry was 18 when he met Eleanor. He came down from the North to Paris

He was already 19. As soon as Eleanor arrived in Poitiers, Eleanor sent envoys to Henry, Count of Anjou and Duke of Normandy, asking him to come at once and marry her.

Eleanor spent three months annulling Louis

right

Eleanor and Henry married in May. In three years – Queen and King. Henry was 21 at the moment

right

Geoffrey and Philip talk like friends

Geoffrey was a good friend of Philip Augustus of France, and the two statesmen were frequently in alliance against King Henry. Geoffrey spent much time at Philip's court in Paris, and Philip made him his seneschal. There is evidence to suggest that Geoffrey was planning another rebellion with Philip's help during his final period in Paris in the summer of 1186. As a participant in so many rebellions against his father, Geoffrey acquired a reputation for treachery.

Eleanor been to prison for 10 years already

Right, Years of imprisonment 1173–1189

Henry’s father was Eleanor’s lover

One of Eleanor's rumoured lovers had been Henry's own father, Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou, who had advised his son to avoid any involvement with her.

Richard – sodomy

Before 1948, no historian appears to have clearly affirmed that Richard was homosexual. Historian Jean Flori, however, has analysed the work of contemporary historians, and reported that they quite generally accepted that Richard was homosexual. Flori analyzed the available contemporaneous evidence in great detail, and concluded that Richard's two public confessions and penitences (in 1191 and 1195) must have referred to the "sin of sodomy". There are contemporaneous accounts of Richard's relations with women, and Richard acknowledged one illegitimate son, Philip of Cognac. Flori thus concludes that Richard was probably bisexual.

Uncle Raymond (Eleanor mentions his name)

Raymond of Poitiers (c. 1115 – 29 June 1149) was Prince of Antioch 1136–1149.

Eleanor poisoned Rosamund

Eleanor loathed Rosamund as a result and there were constant rumors of Eleanor trying to poison Rosamund which are believed to be untrue.

Henry made a proposal to Alais

No.. she just was his mistress