Angevin Empire
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The Angevin Empire was the collection of territories held by the House of Plantagenet during the 12th and 13th centuries, when they ruled over an area covering roughly all of present-day England, half
Chinon Castle, the administrative centre and location of the main treasury in the Angevin Empire.
12th-century depiction of Henry and Eleanor of Aquitaine holding court
King John's Castle, on the river Shannon
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House of Plantagenet
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The House of Plantagenet was a royal house which originated in the French county of Anjou. The family held the English throne from 1154, with the accession of Henry II, until 1485, when Richard III di
Angevin Empire
…The Angevin Empire (; French: Empire Plantagenêt) was the collection of territories held by the House of Plantagenet during the 12th and 13th centuries, when they ruled over an area covering roughly all of present-day England, half of France, and parts of Ireland and…
Henry II (1154–1189) is considered by some to be the first Plantagenet king of England, and the first Angevin.
A 13th-century depiction of Henry II and his legitimate children: William, Henry, Richard, Matilda, Geoffrey, Eleanor, Joan and John
A miniature from an English psalter presenting a spirited account of the murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket, c. 1250. Walters Art Museum, Baltimore
Richard I's Great Seal of 1189, the History Museum of Vendée