Length of reign of British monarchs from the House of Plantagenet 1216-1485
Normans, Henry III was crowned King of England at the age of nine, making him the first Plantagenet monarch. There had been a claim to the throne by the King of France, Louis VIII, during the First Barons' War, although this was later renounced this claim after his excommunication. The early Plantagenet period was marked by much civil unrest in the British Isles, as the issues of civil rights (highlighted by the Magna Carta) and national identity (in Ireland, Scotland and Wales) arose, particularly during the reigns of Edward I and II.
With the end of King John's reign, and the loss of the area of Anjou in France, the ruling house in Britain became known as the House of Plantagenet. Succeeding the