History Fanfic / BeforePlantagenet

* WellDoneSonGuy: Much of Geoffrey's early behavior is motivated by his desire to prove himself to his father. Even after Foulques's death, for all his own achievements, Geoffrey never entirely leaves behind the influence of his father's shadow.
* YourCheatingHeart: The men, and women, of the House d'Anjou seem incapable of keeping it in their pants. The same could be said of the French nobility in general.

As of January 2020, ''Before Plantagenet'' contains 237 Chapters and multiple interludes, that can all be found on the Creator/ParadoxInteractive forums [[https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/before-plantagenet-%E2%80%93-a-house-d%E2%80%99anjou-aar.1014631/ here]].

* BadassGrandpa: Duke Foulques remains a holy terror on the battlefield well into his latter years, even after becoming a ''literal'' grandfather.

As of January 2020, ''Before Plantagenet'' contains 233 Chapters and multiple interludes, that can all be found on the Creator/ParadoxInteractive forums [[https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/before-plantagenet-%E2%80%93-a-house-d%E2%80%99anjou-aar.1014631/ here]].

* TheMistress: Foulques has quite a few. The most important being Alearde and Nes.

* DeliberateValuesDissonance: ''Before Plantagenet'' begins at the dawn of the HighMiddleAges and doesn't pull any punches in portraying medieval France as a setting much different from our own. Warfare is regarded as [[WarIsGlorious both noble and ennobling]] by the aristocracy, with the result that disputes between nobles are frequently resolved through bloodshed. Noblemen are expected to command, and their underlings are expected to obey and remain loyal
[[MyMasterRightOrWrong regardless of their master's morals or ethics]] (though the nobles themselves can be [[MoralMyopia remarkably selective]] about this with their own loyalty to the king). Women, even those of noble birth, are not expected to have much agency outside the home (at least not overtly), and those that "rise above their station" are held to blatant double standards and either patronized for being "unfit" or reviled when they act in "unwomanly" ways to hold onto their power and influence.

* DeliberateValuesDissonance: ''Before Plantagenet'' begins at the dawn of the HighMiddleAges and doesn't pull any punches in portraying medieval France as a setting much different from our own. Warfare is regarded as [[WarIsGlorious both noble and ennobling]] by the aristocracy, with the result that disputes between nobles are frequently resolved through bloodshed. Noblemen are expected to command, and their underlings are expected to obey and remain loyal [[MyMasterRightOrWrong regardless of their master's morals or ethics]] (though the nobles themselves can be [[MoralMyopia remarkably selective]] about this with their own loyalty to the king). Women, even those of noble birth, are not expected to have much agency outside the home (at least not overtly), and those that "rise above their station" are held to blatant double standards and either patronized for being "unfit" or reviled when they act in "unwomanly" ways to hold onto their power and influence.

** His son Foulquesson follows in his footsteps

* RagstoRoyalty: Both of King Philippe's wives.

* HeirClubforMen: Foulques spends this first part of his story desperate to conceive an heir with his aging wife Beitriz

* MurdertheHypotenuse: Foulques does this to Aines's husband. It succeeds but causes much long term harm.

* DeathbyChildbirth: Foulques sister Hildegarde dies giving birth to Duke Giles.

* NoPreggerSex: Played straight and subverted. Foulques avoids having sex with his wife Beatritz when she is pregnant with their children but does not hesitate to bed his mistresses and second wife Haldora, and in the case of Ness he is downright turned on by her pregnancy.

* Death by Childbirth: Foulques sister Hildegarde dies giving birth to Duke Giles.

* DeathbyChildbirth: Foulques sister Hildegarde dies giving birth to Duke Giles.

''Before Plantagenet - a House d'Anjou AAR'' is an [[AfterActionReport After Action Report]] by [=Jabberjock14=] on the Creator/ParadoxInteractive Forum. It follows the story [[ExactlyWhatItSaysontheTin House d'Anjou]], starting with Foulques d'Anjou as he climbs his way to power in the Kingdom of France. After his death, the story moves to his son Geoffrey, who attempt to build a kingdom in Aquitaine (for better or worst).