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Henry II of England 1133-1189
Henry II was the duke of Normandy,
the count of
Anjou, the duke of Aquitaine, and the king of England. He ruled England 1154
- 1189.
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Henry II, king of
England
c. 1900, Ann Ronan
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The Family of
Henry II
His famous wife was
Eleanor of Aquitaine.
His
famous sons were
Geoffrey IV,
Richard I, and
John. All in all, Henry and
Eleanor had eight children. See Eleanor's page for a complete list
of the children.
Henry's father was
Geoffrey Plantagenet. His mother was
Matilda, the
daughter of Henry I.
Henry II and
Louis VII of France had some running ins.
The Days of
Henry II
Gerald of Wales described Henry as a
"secret adulterer" but sometimes it could also be open adultery.
Such was the case with Rosamund Clifford,
who might or might not have been Henry's love of his life.
Under Henry II,
Thomas Becket
was made Archbishop of
Canterbury in 1162.
This was the first instance of any man of the Saxon race being
raised to high office in Church or State since the Conquest. Big
deal.
In 1173, King Henry had to deal with
an insurrection from his sons and his barons, which became known as
the
Anglo-Norman Rebellion, also
called the Anglo-Norman War, and
was fought 1173-1174.
1152-1327 England and France
Anglo-Norman Rebellion 1173-1174: First
Scottish Invasion
Anglo-Norman Rebellion 1173-1174: Richard de
Lucy's Response
Anglo-Norman Rebellion 1173-1174: Leicester's
Invasion
Anglo-Norman Rebellion 1173-1174: Second
Scottish Invasion
See also the chart
Governments of Britain.
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