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The Remarkable Rulership of Angevis during the 12th and 13th Centuries
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In the late 12th and early 13th centuries, England was ruled by a royal family of French descent known as the Angevins. The Angevin Empire included the Kingdom of England, the Lordship of Ireland, the dukes of Normandy, Gascony, Aquitaine, and areas of France. The kings of the said house are the following:
King Henry II (1154-1189)
The first in a long line of 14 Plantagenets was the son of Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou, and Matilda, Henry I’s daughter. With domains extending from the Scottish borders to the Pyrenees, he started his reign as possibly the most powerful ruler in all of Europe. His inheritance also included the mission that Pope Adrian IV had given him in Ireland. In addition to being king of England, he exercised authority over most French cities. At the age of 21, he ascended to the throne. Although he reigned for 34 years, only 14 of those were in England. His mother gave him the throne of England, and his father and wife gave him great possessions. He oversaw significant legal reforms, restored and expanded the realm’s authority, and engaged Thomas Becket in conflict. His conflict with Becket and Becket’s murder got him into a bigger dispute with the Church.
Issues of King Henry II:
The Church
Ireland
Succession
- King Richard I-The Lionheart (1189–1199)
He is the third and eldest surviving son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine. In his ten years of rulership, the Third Crusade, which he oversaw for the majority of the time, took precedence over England for only ten months. As a strong crusader and valiant soldier, he won several fights against Saladin, the caliph of Muslims who were occupying Jerusalem, earning him the title “Coeur-de-Lion” or “Lionheart.”
- King John I (1199-1216)
He is the youngest son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine. King John I of England has not fared well in history. His persona has been described as everything from the multifaceted, weak-willed king to the wicked Prince John. A few representations have been flattering to him. King John’s status did not improve throughout his own reign. He is to blame for the Magna Carta’s provision of equal justice for all. The Magna Carta put England on the path to being a democratic nation and introduced the idea of human rights. The Angevin Empire was destroyed as a result of his loss of the Dutchy of Normandy and the majority of his other French holdings to King Philip II of France, which led to the fall of the Angevin Empire and the subsequent rise to power of the French Capetian dynasty in the 13th century.
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