House of Plantagenet

English royal dynasty in medieval England

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 1485.

House of Plantagenet

Armorial of Plantagenet
Parent houseAngevins
CountryKingdom of England, Kingdom of France, Lordship of Ireland, Principality of Wales
Founded1126
FounderGeoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou
Final rulerRichard III of England
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Dissolution1485
Cadet branches

It goes back to the Angevin counts (from 1360, dukes) of the western French province of Anjou. Three dynasties belong to it: Angevins, House of Lancaster (Lancastrians) and House of York (Yorkists). Lancastrians and Yorkists fought against each other the Wars of the Roses to get the crown for their dynasty alone.

Plantagenets

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Angevins

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Lancastrians

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Yorkists

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Further reading

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  • Jones, Dan (2012-05-10). The Plantagenets: The Kings Who Made England. HarperCollins Publishers. ISBN 978-0-00-745749-6.
  • Wilson, Derek (2014-01-02). The Plantagenets: The Kings That Made Britain. Quercus. ISBN 978-0-85738-606-9.
  • Hamilton, J. S. (2010-07-07). The Plantagenets: History of a Dynasty. A&C Black. ISBN 978-1-4411-5712-6.
  • Hubbard, Ben (2020-02-08). The Plantagenets. Amber Books Ltd. ISBN 978-1-78274-811-3.

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