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 …

Dec 5, 2025 · 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.

Oct 17, 2024 · The House of Plantagenet was a royal dynasty that originated from the French region of Anjou and ruled over England from 1154 to 1485. The name “Plantagenet” derives from the …

Apr 10, 2020 · The name Angevin derives from the family's ancestral lands in Anjou, France and the term Plantagenet (perhaps) from the broom plant (planta genista) used in the coat of arms of …

The Plantagenet period was dominated by three major conflicts at home and abroad. Edward I attempted to create a British empire dominated by England, conquering Wales and pronouncing his …

The Plantagenet family tree is a complex web of relationships that spanned several centuries of medieval English history. At its roots is Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, whose descendants …

The Plantagenet dynasty ruled England for over three hundred years, from 1154 -1485. They were a remarkable family, providing England with fourteen of its kings.

The Plantagenet Period marked one of the most dynamic and transformative eras in medieval England, spanning over three centuries of royal rule. Beginning with Henry II in 1154, the Plantagenet’s built …

Dec 4, 2025 · The Plantagenet kings guided England through a period of change, civil wars, foreign invasions and internal strife, from the legal reformations of Henry II and Henry VI to the battlefield …

The House of Plantagenet ruled England in some form or another from the reign of Henry II, beginning in 1154, until the House of Tudor came to power when Richard III fell at the Battle of Bosworth Field in …