Plantagenets

Henry II forges a mighty empire encompassing England and much of France.

In this golden age of chivalry, a clear sense of English nationhood emerges and parliament is born. England's longest-reigning royal dynasty fights to expand their power across the British Isles and win back their lands in France. An army of 10,000 land in Normandy to fight the Battle of Crecy. Edward III may have claimed to be King of France, but this was clearly an English invasion.

In the last century of their rule, four Plantagenet kings are deposed and murdered.