Plantagenet Descendants Society
of the United Kingdom
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You can join the Society for free. Eligibility for membership is based on you being able to prove lineal descent from one or more of the Plantagenet Kings of England.
Historians estimate that there are over 100 million descendants of the Royal House Plantagenet. That represents 0.014% of the World population.
Keep up to date with Historical Anniversaries.
Plantagenet Kings and their families made history in Engalnd and across Europe. Major historical events and news will be reported here. Keep up to date with the events Planatagenet Kings were involved, such as the 600th Anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt.
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Plantagenet Dates of Interest:
July 21st
The Battle of Shrewsbury was a battle fought on 21 July 1403, waged between an army led by the Lancastrian King, Henry IV, and a rebel army led by Henry "Harry Hotspur" Percy from Northumberland. The battle, the first in which English archers fought each other on English soil, demonstrated "the deadliness of the longbow" and ended the Percy challenge to King Henry IV of England.
Aug 7th
Elizabeth of Rhuddlan (7 August 1282 – 5 May 1316) was the eighth and youngest daughter of King Edward I and Queen Eleanor of Castile. Of all of her siblings, she was closest to her younger brother King Edward II, as they were only two years apart in age.
Sept 16th
Henry V was born on the 16th September 1386Henry was born in the tower above the gatehouse of Monmouth Castle, Monmouth, Principality of Wales (and for that reason was sometimes called Henry of Monmouth). He was the son of 20-year-old Henry of Bolingbroke (later Henry IV of England), and 16-year-old Mary de Bohun. He was also the grandson of the influential John of Gaunt and great-grandson of Edward III of England. At the time of his birth, Richard II of England, his cousin once removed, was king. As he was not close to the line of succession to the throne, Henry's date of birth was not officially documented. His grandfather, John of Gaunt, was the guardian of the king at that time
