Robert Parker makes the big time

[barnesy]

(gets out his soapbox) Well, here I go....

Something that has been bugging me, which I have seen on several wine sites, is a bit of misinterpretation of bordeaux history.

In 1066, William, Duke of Normandy, invaded England. He was crowned King of England while he was still Duke of Normandy, which still made him a vassal of the French King. His grandson, Henry II, married Eleanor or Aquitaine in 1152. At this point we get Bordeaux added to the Plantagenet realms. In reality, England is under the rule of the French. Henry is still duke of Normandy and Henry is still the Vassal of the French king. So Bordeaux wasn't really added to the realm of the English, but the Normans (French). At this time, the Normans ruled more of France than the French king, who only held a bit of land around Paris.

Just something that has been bugging me, and for those of us who make our living off of history, its something that I wished to say.

(gets off of his soapbox)

Barnesy