Henry II, Richard I, John I, Magna Carta
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HENRY II, RICHARD I, JOHN I, MAGNA CARTA
HENRY II
• Reigned 1154-1189
• Mother Matilda
• Father Geoffrey of Anjou
• Wife Elanor of Aquitaine
• Huge empire
THOMAS BECKET
• Archbishop of Canterbury
• Conflict with Henry II
• “Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?“
• Venerated as a saint and martyr
RICHARD I THE LIONHEART
• Reigned 1189-1199
• Spent hardly any time in England
• French culture
• Well educated
• Was killed in battle
JOHN I
• Reigned 1199-1216
• Lost the Plantagenet dominions in France
• Very unpopular
• Nicknamed John Lackland
• Quarrels with church
• Stone bridge
MAGNA CARTA
• First document of English constitution
• Contained 63 clauses
• A stage in collapse of feudalism
SOURCES
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_I_of_England
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Becket
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magna_carta
• http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02223/plantagenet-illo_2223279b.jpg
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_II_of_England