THE PLANTAGENTS Flashcards
Henry II
Farther
Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou
1154-89
Richard I The Lion heart
Farther
Henry II
1189-99
King John . John of lackland
, the youngest and favourite son of Henry II. On his father’s death in 1189 his brother, Richard, became king. John received titles, lands and money, but this was not enough
1199-1216
Henry III
King John’s son .
Reign
1216 -72
Edward I longshanks
Farther
Henry III
Reigned 35 Years
Reign
1272 - 1307
Edward II
Farther
Edward Ist longshanks
1307-27
Edward III
Farther
Edward II
1327-77
RICHARD II
Richard’s father was Edward, the Black Prince, the eldest son of the reigning monarch and a great military hero, who predeceased his own father, King Edward III. Thus Richard, as the Black Prince’s only son, properly inherited the crown directly from Edward III, his grandfather.
1377 - 99