House of Plantagenet and its cadet branches

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• 01·Who is generally regarded as the first Plantagenet king of England?
• 02·In which year did Henry II begin his reign as King of England?
• 03·Which Plantagenet king was popularly nicknamed 'Richard the Lionheart'?
• 04·Who succeeded Richard I as King of England in 1199?
• 05·In what year was the Magna Carta sealed during the reign of King John?
• 06·Which Plantagenet king was known by the epithet 'Longshanks' and reigned from 1272 to 1307?
• 07·In which year did Edward III begin his reign, marking the start of his long 14th-century rule?
• 08·Which monarch's accession in 1399 established the Lancastrian branch of the Plantagenets?
• 09·In what year did Henry IV depose Richard II and become king (the Lancastrian usurpation)?
• 10·Which king's accession in 1461 began the Yorkist monarchy during the Wars of the Roses?
• 11·The First Battle of St Albans is commonly cited as the opening major battle of the Wars of the Roses. In which year did it occur?
• 12·Which monarch, killed at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485, is generally considered the last king of the Plantagenet line?