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The House of Plantagenet (/plænˈtædʒənət/ plan-TAJ-ə-nət) was a royal house which originated in the French County of Anjou. The name Plantagenet is used by modern historians to identify four distinct royal houses: the Angevins , who were also counts of Anjou; the main line of the Plantagenets following the loss of Anjou; and the Houses ...
house of Plantagenet, royal house of England, which reigned from 1154 to 1485 and provided 14 kings, 6 of whom belonged to the cadet houses of Lancaster and York.
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Apr 10, 2020 · Learn about the Plantagenet kings of England, from Henry II to Richard III, and their legacy in European history. Explore their biographies, achievements, challenges, and images with this comprehensive collection.
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The House of Plantagenet was a royal house which originated in the French County of Anjou. The name Plantagenet is used by modern historians to identify four distinct royal houses: the Angevins, who were also counts of Anjou; the main line of the Plantagenets following the loss of Anjou; and the Houses of Lancaster and York, two of the ...
Jan 12, 2022 · date of coronation – 1 February 1327 at Westminster Abbey, London. date and place of death – 21 June 1377 at Sheen Palace, Surrey. Richard II (grandson of Edward III – son of Edward III’s eldest son, Edward) ‘Richard of Bordeaux’. parents – Edward, prince of Wales, and Joan ‘the Fair Maid of Kent’.
Timeline of the Kings and Queens of England. The Plantagenets were a huge powerful family not just in England but throughout Europe. The first Plantagenet was King Henry 2nd whose father owned vast lands in Anjou an area as big as Normandy around the modern town of Tours.
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Learn about the Plantagenet period, a time of war, empire, culture and plague in English history. Explore the reigns of Edward I, Edward III and Richard II, and the conflicts with Wales, Scotland and France.
