The Plantagenets

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  • Richard I
    1189

    Richard I

    Richard I succeeded his father Henry II
  • Period: 1189 to 1307

    The Plantagenets

  • Richard I - John Lackland
    1199

    Richard I - John Lackland

    Richard I died without an heir and John Lackland succeeded him
  • John Lackland - Magna Carta
    1215

    John Lackland - Magna Carta

    John Lackland sealed the Magna Carta or Great Charter
  • John Lackland - Henry III
    1216

    John Lackland - Henry III

    John Lackland died and his nine-year-old son, Henry III, succeeded him
  • Henry III - England’s first constitution
    1258

    Henry III - England’s first constitution

    Henry III accepted a reform: the government was placed under the joint control of the king and a council of fifteen barons, and “parliaments”
  • Henry III - Edward I
    1272

    Henry III - Edward I

    Henry III died and his eldest son, Edward I, succeeded him
  • Edward I - Model Parliament
    1295

    Edward I - Model Parliament

    Edward I created the first representative parliament, called the Model Parliament. There were established the future two Houses of Parliament: the House of Lord and the House of Commons
  • The end of Plantagenets
    1307

    The end of Plantagenets

    Edward I died