The Plantagenets

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  • 1189

    Richard I

    Richard I
    Richard I succeeded his father Henry II
  • Period: 1189 to 1307

    The Plantagenets

  • 1199

    Richard I - John Lackland

    Richard I - John Lackland
    Richard I died without an heir and John Lackland succeeded him
  • 1215

    John Lackland - Magna Carta

    John Lackland - Magna Carta
    John Lackland sealed the Magna Carta or Great Charter
  • 1216

    John Lackland - Henry III

    John Lackland - Henry III
    John Lackland died and his nine-year-old son, Henry III, succeeded him
  • 1258

    Henry III - England’s first constitution

    Henry III - England’s first constitution
    Henry III accepted a reform: the government was placed under the joint control of the king and a council of fifteen barons, and “parliaments”
  • 1272

    Henry III - Edward I

    Henry III - Edward I
    Henry III died and his eldest son, Edward I, succeeded him
  • 1295

    Edward I - Model Parliament

    Edward I - Model Parliament
    Edward I created the first representative parliament, called the Model Parliament. There were established the future two Houses of Parliament: the House of Lord and the House of Commons
  • 1307

    The end of Plantagenets

    The end of Plantagenets
    Edward I died