Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Notes on Plantagenets

Henry II -

He wants to gain back land lost in England

First two major conflicts - Welsh and the Scottish fought for their independence

Richard I

-he was considered "good" as compared to John as being "bad"

John

-signed the Magna Carta which subjected the king to the same laws as everyone else

Third Crusade

-the British were on crusades to the holy land to push back the Islamic fighters

-the two majors cities fought over were Jerusalem and Constantinople

As a result of Richard losing, the Islamic start setting up libraries in Spain. In England, English internationalism came about.

Henry III

-son of King John

Edward I

-son of Henry III

-most successful in Battle of the Scots

-fights William Wallace

The "hammer of the Scots"

Scottish Heroes

-William Wallace and Robert the Bruce

Henry V

-defeats the French

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