Angevin Empire
The Angevin Empire was a collection of states ruled by the Angevin Plantagenet dynasty. The Plantagenets, Henry II of England, Richard I of England, and John of England, ruled over an area from the Pyrenees to Ireland during the 12th and early 13th centuries.[1] Their empire was roughly half of medieval France as well as all of England and Ireland. The name Angevin came from the French region and town of Anjou which was the home of the Plantagenet family.[2]
Angevin Empire Media
- Map France 1180-fr.svg
France in 1180. The Angevin kings of England held all the red territories.
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Northern France around the County of Anjou; red circles mark regional centres
- Eleonora Jindra2.jpg
12th-century depiction of Henry and Eleanor of Aquitaine holding court
- France 1154-en.svg
Edited work of User:Sémhur
- John Castle Limerick-seabhcan.jpg
King John's Castle, on the river Shannon
- Carcassonne-vignes.jpg
- Carcassonnevignes
- Thomas Becket Murder.JPG
Earliest known portrayal of Thomas Becket's murder in Canterbury Cathedral, where he was archbishop.
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Richard Cœur de Lion
References
- ↑ "The Angevins". royal.gov.uk. 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
- ↑ "The Angevin Dynasties". xenophongroup.com. 2002. Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
