Henry II of England Born to Count Geoffrey of Anjou andEmpress Matildain 1133, Henry inherited his father’s duchy and became Duke of Normandy by the age of 18. At 21 he succeeded to the English throne and by 1172, the British Isles and Ireland had acknowledged him as their overlord and...
Henry II, King of England, b. 1133; d. July 6, 1189; was in his earlier life commonly known as Henry Fitz-Empress from the fact that his mother Matilda, daughte...
HENRY II, King of England, 1133-1189MEDIEVAL historiographyHISTORICAL source materialCHARTERSREIGN of Henry II, England, 1154-1189HISTORIOGRAPHYThe study of the reign of King Henry II of England (1154-1189) has been vibrant since the 19th century. As sources for his reign have been discovered,...
Henry II of England had to wage several wars against his sons, who were over-eager to assume power. Enrique II de Inglaterra tuvo que mantener varias guerras contra sus hijos, demasiado ansiosos de asumir la corona. Literature Their father, King Alfonso VIII, and their mother Eleanor, da...
“Marie de France presents her book of poems to Henry II of England” by Charles Abraham Chasselat Her works have been dated to the second half of the 12th century, with her poetry, thelais, dating between 1160 and 1199, theFablesbetween 1160 and 1190, and her last work, theEspurgatoire...
2.Henry II, a.1133–89, king of England 1154–89: first king of the Plantagenets. b.1519–59, king of France 1547–59. 3.Henry III, a.1207–72, king of England 1216–72 (son of John). b.1551–89, king of France 1574–89 (son of Henry II). ...
Henry II were at odds, this is pre Becket’s martyrdom, so he wouldn’t crown Young Henry as he’d exiled himself from England. This was an issue because the Archbishop of Canterbury crowning the King was an important part of the conferment of sovereignty, and the legitimacy of the ...
Henry II n 1. (Biography) known as Henry the Saint. 973–1024, king of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor (1014–24): canonized in 1145 2. (Biography) 1133–89, first Plantagenet king of England (1154–89): extended his Anglo-French domains and instituted judicial and financial reforms. ...
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[1] He was the son of Henry of Bolingbroke (later Henry IV of England) and Mary de Bohun. His father's cousin was the reigning English monarch, Richard II. Henry's paternal grandfather was the influential John of Gaunt, a son of Edward III. As he was not close to the line of ...