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The Plantagenets, sometimes referred to as the Angevin-Plantagenets, were the ruling dynasty of England from 1154 to 1485 CE. The name Angevin derives from the family's ancestral lands in Anjou, France and the term Plantagenet (perhaps) from...

King Edward II of England (r. 1307-1327) saunters with his favorite Piers Gaveston as the English nobles look on with contempt. Painting by Marcus Stone, 1872.

A 19th century CE portrait based on a medieval engraving of Edward II of England (r. 1307-1327 CE).

The tomb of King Edward II of England (r. 1307-1327 CE) in Gloucester Cathedral.

A 15th century CE manuscript illustration depicting the arrest in 1327 CE of king Edward II of England (r. 1307-1327 CE) by his wife Isabella of France (b. c. 1289 CE). (National Library of France, Paris)

The Tower of London is a castle located in London alongside the River Thames which was first built by William the Conqueror from c. 1077 and significantly added to over the centuries. Often referred to in England as simply 'the Tower', it...

Harold Godwinson (also spelt Godwineson) reigned briefly as King Harold II of England from January to October 1066 CE, the momentous year which witnessed the Norman conquest and end of 500 years of Anglo-Saxon rule. Harold had been, as the...

Albert Sidney Johnston (1803-1862) was the commander of the Confederate western armies in the early months of the American Civil War (1861-1865). Over the course of his 34-year military career, Johnston served in the armies of three republics...

The coat of arms of Edward III of England (r. 1327-1377 CE). In 1340 CE Edward quartered the Plantagenet three lions (or leopards originally) with the golden fleur-de-lis of France to signify his claim to the French throne. The arms remained...

"Edward IV and Lancastrian Fugitives at Tewkesbury Abbey" (aka "Sanctuary") by Richard Burchett (1815 - 1875 CE). The painting depicts Edward IV of England (r. 1461 to 1470 CE, 1471 - 1483 CE) pursuing Lancaster forces after the conclusion...