Plantagenets
Major Events
Vocabulary
Important People
Hundred Years' War
100

He was the first Plantagenet king of England, who created the court system.

Henry II

100

This tapestry shows the events of 1066 in over 200 feet of woven cloth

The Bayeux Tapestry

100

A journey undertaken for religious purpose

Pilgrimage 

100

He was shot in the eye during the Battle of Hastings

Harold Godwinson
100

This English king decided he deserved the French throne through his mother.

Edward III

200
A powerful duchess in her own right, she was Henry II's queen

Eleanor of Aquitaine

200

Edward I created this to make government more fair for all subjects

Parliament

200

A king or queen

Monarch

200

He rebelled against Henry III, held him captive, and created the very first parliament

Simon Du Montfort

200

This powerful weapon kept the French at bay for a majority of the war.

The Longbow

300

This is the worst king in all of English history

Bad King John OR John Lackland
300

The battle that made William the Conqueror king

Battle of Hastings

DOUBLE JEOPARDY:

In what year?

300

A person in government who makes decision and votes on behalf of a group of people

Representative

300

Queen Eleanor's first husband

King Louis of France

300
Sometimes called the Maid of Orleans, she helped turn the tide against the English and win the war for the Dauphin of France.

Joan of Arc

400

This King left for Crusade, was taken prisoner in Austria, and died abroad.

Richard the Lionheart

400

This document was signed in 1215, due to one king's abuse of power

Magna Carta

400

A line of kings all from the same family

Dynasty

400

He was nearly excommunicated from the Church due to his arguments with the Arch Bishop of Canterbury

Henry II
400

After winning this battle the English temporarily held the throne of France.

The Battle of Agincourt

Double Jeopardy:

In what year?

500

He created Parliament following Simon DuMontfort's example.

Edward I

500

Thomas Beckett was killed here for showing integrity and doing what was right

Canterbury Cathedral

500

A highly contagious, usually fatal disease that affects a large number of people

Plague

500

Once Chancellor of all England, he was then appointed Archbishop of Canterbury to appease the king.

Thomas Beckett

500

At the end of the war, this man held the French throne.

King Charles VII

M
e
n
u