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Plantagenet

NOUN
  1. the family name of a line of English kings that reigned from 1154 to 1485

How To Use Plantagenet In A Sentence

  • From this he adopted the name Plantagenet, and the kings who descended from him and ruled England for more than three hundred years are called the Plantagenets. Famous Men of the Middle Ages
  • HENRY II., as you know, got his name Plantagenet from his father, Geoffrey of Anjou, who used to wear a piece of planta genista in his helmet. An Island Story: A History of England for Boys and Girls
  • This year the 40th anniversary of Plantagenet Wine, is the story and history of its wines and founder Tony Smith. In 1960 Tony Smith, an English gentleman, migrated to Australia.
  • It should not be concluded from this that Norman and Plantagenet kings were reluctant to see the orbit of their influence enlarged.
  • In Arthur Bryant's account, Henry III's son, Edward I, was the last of the great Plantagenets, indeed, the very "beau-ideal of a medieval king". Great dynasties of the world: The Plantagenets
  • Henry II. was the first of the Plantagenets, and he took his name from Geoffrey of Anjou who used to wear a piece of planta genista in his cap. An Island Story: A History of England for Boys and Girls
  • It was all a gesture towards Edward Plantagenet likewise.
  • Its leader, Richard Plantagenet, reoccupied Acre, executing prisoners and slaughtering its inhabitants.
  • He describes Plantagenet's dynastic claim to the throne deriving from Edward III.
  • Were it not fur her, I dare say Edward Plantagenet would long since have succumbed to ennui and despair.
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