Plantagenets I

Plantagenets IPlantagenets I

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KristenLiisa

Albert

Family treeFamily tree

Henry IIHenry II (1133-1189)

•First Plantagenet king•His coronation ended the civil war

ReignReign

• Reforms in law system• Military system• Had more lands in

Europe than the King of France

Thomas à BeckettThomas à Beckett• Tense relations with the

Church led to the murder of Thomas Beckett

• "Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?"

Last yearsLast years• In order to

protect his throne, Henry II had many wars both with his sons and the king of France.

• Died in 1189 on the 6th of July.

John I John I (1166 - 1216) • Son of Henry II

and Eleanor of Aquitaine

• Had two nicknames: “Lackland“ and “Soft-sword"

Claiming the ThroneClaiming the Throne• Usurped the throne

while Richard was in Third Crusade

• Had to fight his nephew Arthur for the lands in France

Magna CartaMagna Carta• Had a quarrel with Pope Innocent III• The barons forced him to sign the

Great Charter

Henry III Henry III (1207 – 1272)

• was the son of John I Lackland • tried to regain French possessions• married with Eleanor de Provence• was influenced by the Pope• replaced English officers with

French nobility

The Second Barons’ The Second Barons’ War War • Barons vs. the King• Simon de Montfort• The Battle of Lewes• The Battle of Evensham• Dictum of Kenilworth

The First ParliamentThe First Parliament• The Provisions of Oxford• The summoning of the

Parliament in 1264• Right to vote• Arrangement

Edward IEdward I• Son of Henry III

Conquered Wales,failed to defeat Scotland

Strenghtened the Crown and the Parliament

“The English Justinian”

Edward IIEdward II• Also called Edward of

Caernarvon

Highly unsuccessful king

Put down a rebellion

Was forced to abdicate

Edward IIIEdward III• Also known as Edward

of Windsor

Focused on military issues in Scotland and in France

Started the Hundred Years´ War

Founded the Order of the Garter

The Order of the GarterThe Order of the Garter• Was begun in or around 1348 by

Edward III

First, and the most prestigious, British order of chivalry

Patron saint was St. George

St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle

Membership in the Order today fills its role as a mark of royal favour

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