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The rise of the most powerful England kingdom: The House of Plantagenet

Written by: Ziqin Lan

Hist 162 - 001

7th August, 2016

Introduction

The house of Plantagenet was one of the most powerful England Kingdoms, although when Henry II succeed to the throne, there were still many serious problems needed to be solved. The most significant achievements made by Henry II were judicial reform and then common law was created which we are still using today. Henry II tried to revive the loss of territory by the time of Stephen King and then he got Cumberland, Westmoreland, and North Umbria by his diplomatic pressure. Henry II also be the first England monarch who landed on Ireland in 1171. Henry II created a base for the rise of the empire, no matter on the political side, or on the culture and education sides, he had made great contributions. After the death of Henry II’s sons, Richard and John, young Henry III succeed to the throne. During his time, Provisions of Oxford was made, and Westminster Abbey and York Minster were reconstruction by Gothic style because of the Henry III’s great passion of art. After Henry III, the successor were Edward I, Edward II, Edward III, and Richard II. Wars of the Roses ended the house of Plantagenet in England, opened a new Tudor dynasty rule; also marked as the end of England in the Middle ages and renaissance to a new era. Overall, the house of Plantagenet had many political problem, Hundred Years’ War was a representation of historical events.

Part I: An introduction of the house of Plantagenet

Sources that will be sited in this part: The Problem of Survival for the Angevin "Empire": Henry II's and His Sons' Vision versus Late Twelfth-Century Realities by Ralph V, Turner

Point 1: Brief discussion on Henry II’s background and life

Point 2: Introduction to the house of Plantagenet

Part II: A discussion on contributions of Henry II prepared the rise of England Empire

Sources that will be sited in this part: The Problem of Survival for the Angevin "Empire": Henry II's and His Sons' Vision versus Late Twelfth-Century Realities by Ralph V, Turner; CONSTITUTIONS of CLARENDON, 1164 on website Sources of British History

Point 1: Discuss the Judicial Reform

Point 2: Discuss the territories

Point 3: Discuss the power of the royal government

Part III: An analysis of how the house of Plantagenet became one of the most powerful England Kingdom

Sources that will be sited in this part: The Problem of Survival for the Angevin "Empire": Henry II's and His Sons' Vision versus Late Twelfth-Century Realities by Ralph V, Turner

Point 1: Brief discussion on the contributions of Henry II

Point 2: A discussion on the house of Plantagenet after the death of Henry II

Point 3: A discussion on Hundred Years’ War

Conclusion: Will summarize the points made above and indicate that the scholar, Ralph V, Turner helped me to discover how the house of Plantagenet became one of the most powerful England Kingdoms.

Bibliography:

"CONSTITUTIONS of CLARENDON, 1164." Britannia: Sources of British History. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 July 2016.

Turner, Ralph V. "The Problem of Survival for the Angevin "Empire": Henry II's and His Sons' Vision versus Late Twelfth-Century Realities." The American Historical Review 100.1 (1995): 78-96. Web.