单词 | Plantagenet |
释义 | Plantagenet/planˈtadʒɪnɪt![]() adjective Relating to the English royal dynasty which held the throne from the accession of Henry II in 1154 until the death of Richard III in 1485.Both these peers - the first of royal Plantagenet lineage, the second very much a new man, a Russell of the second generation - were decided Protestants, in favour of the new deal....
noun A member of the Plantagenet dynasty.Thus began the rivalry between the Capetians and the Plantagenets as well as the birth of the Gothic style in France....
OriginFrom Latin planta genista 'sprig of broom', said to be worn as a crest by and given as a nickname to Geoffrey, count of Anjou, the father of Henry II. |
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