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<p> The name attached to a dynasty of kings of England, who reigned from the extinction of the Norman line to the accession of the Tudor, that is, from the beginning of | Plantagenets <ref name="term_78245" /> | ||
==References == | <p> The name attached to a dynasty of kings of England, who reigned from the extinction of the Norman line to the accession of the Tudor, that is, from the beginning of Henry II.'s reign in 1154 to the end of [[Richard]] III.'s on [[Bosworth]] Field in 1458. The name was adopted by Geoffrey of Anjou, the husband of Matilda, the daughter of Henry I., whose badge was a sprig of broom (which the name denotes), and which he wore in his bonnet as descended from the [[Earl]] of Anjou, who was by way of penance scourged with twigs of it at Jerusalem. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_78245"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/plantagenets Plantagenets from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_78245"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/plantagenets Plantagenets from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:52, 15 October 2021
Plantagenets [1]
The name attached to a dynasty of kings of England, who reigned from the extinction of the Norman line to the accession of the Tudor, that is, from the beginning of Henry II.'s reign in 1154 to the end of Richard III.'s on Bosworth Field in 1458. The name was adopted by Geoffrey of Anjou, the husband of Matilda, the daughter of Henry I., whose badge was a sprig of broom (which the name denotes), and which he wore in his bonnet as descended from the Earl of Anjou, who was by way of penance scourged with twigs of it at Jerusalem.
