Henry II n 1.(Biography) known asHenry 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
Henry II conquered the largest empire of any English medieval king. Yet it is the people around him we remember: his wife Eleanor, whom he seduced from the French king; his son Richard the Lionheart; Thomas Becket, murdered in his cathedral. Who was this great, yet tragic king? For fans...
and his relationship with his favoritesPiers GavestonandHugh Despenser the Younger, whether they were friends, lovers, or sworn brothers, was problematic and caused discontent among the nobles and the royal family. Opposition to the regime grew, and when Edward II’s wife Isabella was sent to F...
Henry’s health began to fail in 1507, and he suffered from attacks of gout and asthma. King Henry VII died at Richmond Palace in Richmond, Surrey, England on April 21, 1509, at the age of 52. He lies buried with his wife Elizabeth in a tomb created by Italian artistPietro Torrigiano...
Otto was the son of the future king Henry I, of the Liudolfing, or Saxon,dynasty, and his second wife, Matilda. Little is known of his early years, but he probably shared in some of his father’s campaigns. He married Edith, daughter of the English kingEdward the Elder, in 930; sh...
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King Henry VIII was the son of King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York. King Henry was a very desperate man that was in need of a heir and in this search for a woman to have a heir with ha had married six women. Catherine of Aragon was King Henry's First wife. Catherine had an int...
Open Document Henry the VII wanted to be king so he slaughtered the current king Henry of England at the time. After he had received the throne he had two sons; Arthur and Henry, Arthur married at a young age Catherine of Aragon but died shortly after and Henry took reign. Little did ...
Described as the “last masterpiece of English medieval architecture”, the chapel is the resting place of King Henry VII and his wife Queen Elizabeth of York. Effigies of King Henry VII and Queen Elizabeth of York. PICTURE:Ann Longmore-Etheridge/Public domain ...
Henry the Young King rebelledin protest and was joined by his brothers Richard and Geoffrey, and their mother Eleanor. France, Scotland, Flanders, and Boulogne allied themselves with the rebels. Henry II eventually defeated the revolt and had Eleanor imprisoned for the next sixteen years for her...