By the marriage of Eleanor of Aquitaine with Henry Plantagenet, the countship passed under the suzerainty of the kings of England, but at the same time it was divided, William VII., called the Young (1145-1168), having been despoiled of a portion of his domain by his uncle William VIII.,called the Old,who was supported by Henry II.
Throughout Plantagenet times it formed the chief point of embarcation for Ireland.
As the capital of the palatinate and as the nearest port for Ireland, Pembroke was in Plantagenet times one of the most important fortified cities in the kingdom.
His day, however, was short, and with the battle of Bosworth ends Plantagenet London.
As the chief feature of Norman London was the foundation of monasteries, and that of Plantagenet London was the estab-?