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date: 12 September 2024

Angevins and Plantagenets 

Source:
The Kings and Queens of Britain
Author(s):

John Cannon,

Anne Hargreaves

The Angevin empire took its name from the county of Anjou, which Henry II inherited from his father, Geoffrey. With Normandy, Aquitaine, and England in addition, and claims of suzerainty over Brittany, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland, it was a major European power. The three rulers from Henry II to ... ...

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