The House of The Angevins

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  • Jan 1, 1144

    The House of Plantagenet

    The House of Plantagenet
    Henry II ascended the throne. The Plantagenets held the English throne from 1154, until 1485 when Richard III died.
  • Jul 18, 1144

    Geoffrey V

    Geoffrey V
    Geoffrey V, became Duke of Normandy .
  • Jul 19, 1152

    Henry II and Eleanor

    Henry II and Eleanor
    Henry,who was the son of Geoffrey of Anjou and Matilda ,married Eleanor of Aquitaine.
  • Jul 18, 1154

    Henry II

    Henry II
    Henry restored the royal administration in England, re-established hegemony over Wales and gained full control over his lands in Anjou, Maine and Touraine.
  • Jul 18, 1172

    Henry II

    Henry II
    Henry was in control of England, large parts of Wales, the eastern half of Ireland and the western half of France.
  • Jul 18, 1173

    "Young Henry"

    "Young Henry"
    "Young Henry",Henry's heir, rebelled in protest together with his brothers Richard and Geoffrey and their mother, Eleanor.
  • Jul 18, 1183

    Youg Henry's death

    Youg Henry's death
    Young Henry and Geoffrey revolted again and Henry died.
  • Jul 19, 1189

    Henry's death

    Henry's death
    A final rebellion broke out .After being defeated,Henry retreated to Chinon in Anjou, where he died. His brother Jhon took the throne.
  • Jul 19, 1204

    Jhon

    Jhon
    John lost the Angevins' continental territories, including Anjou, to the French crown.
  • Jul 19, 1204

    Magna Carta

    Magna Carta
    After being defeated by the French his position was weak. Magna Carta was the result of the rebellion of his English vassals , which limited royal power and established common law. This would form the basis of every constitutional battle of the 13th and 14th centuries.
  • Jul 19, 1216

    Jhon's death

    Jhon's death
    After Jhon's death Civil war broke out with the barons aided by Louis of France.
  • Jul 19, 1216

    Henry III

    Henry III
    Henry III, was King of England, Lord of Ireland and Duke of Aquitaine from 1216 until his death.Henry assumed the throne when he was only nine in the middle of the First Barons' War.
    He married Eleanor of Provence, with whom he had five children.
  • Jul 20, 1264

    Henry is defeated

    Henry is defeated
    In 1264 Henry was defeated and taken prisoner in the Second Barons' War.
  • Jul 20, 1272

    Henary's death

    Henary's death
    Henry died in 1272, leaving Edward as his successor.
  • Jul 20, 1272

    Edward I

    Edward I
    From 1272 to 1307 Edward was king of England.He reformed royal administration and common law.
  • Jul 20, 1282

    Wales

    Wales
    Edward subjected Wales to English rule, built a series of castles and towns in the countryside and settled them with English people.
  • Jul 22, 1307

    Edward's death

    Edward's death
    When the King died in 1307 he left his son Edward II, a war with Scotland and many financial and political problems.
  • Jul 22, 1307

    Edward II

    Edward II
    Edward ascended after his father's death. He married Isabella of France, in 1308 ,to resolve the problems with the french.
  • Jul 22, 1327

    Ewdard II death

    Ewdard II death
    Edward was forced to relinquish his crown in January 1327 in favour of his son, Edward III, and he died in Berkeley Castle on 21 September, probably murdered on the orders of the new regime.
  • Jul 22, 1327

    Edward III

    Edward III
    Edward III restored royal authority and had military success,transformed the Kingdom of England into one of the most formidable military powers in Europe.
  • Jul 20, 1377

    Edward III death

    Edward III death
    Around 1376 Edward III felt ill with a large abscess. After a brief period of recovery in 1377, the king died of a stroke.
  • Jul 20, 1377

    Richard II

    Richard II
    Richard II was King of England from 1377 until he was deposed on 30 September 1399. Richard gradually re-established royal authority in the months after the deliberations of the Merciless Parliament.
  • Feb 14, 1400

    Richard II death

    Richard II death
    He is thought to have starved to death in captivity on around 14 February 1400,