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Bookmark or Share- Henry Ii | Encyclopedia.comHENRY II OF ENGLAND, King Henry II was born March 5, 1133, in Le Mans, France. He reigned from 1154 to 1189 and founded the Plantagenet dynasty of English rulers. Henry's many innovations in civil and criminal procedure had a lasting effect upon english law and his expansion of the royal.
- The Character and Legacy of Henry II - BBCThe Character and Legacy of Henry II. By Dr Mike Ibeji. Last updated 2011-06-20. Henry II may be best known as the murderer of Thomas Becket, but he was also a complex man at war with...
- Henry II of England - WikipediaHenry II (5 March 1133 – 6 July 1189), also known as Henry Fitzempress and Henry Curtmantle, [why?] was King of England from 1154 until his death in 1189.
- Henry II 'Curtmantle' (r. 1154-1189) | The Royal FamilyHenry II ruled over an empire which stretched from the Scottish border to the Pyrenees. One of the strongest, most energetic and imaginative rulers, Henry was the inheritor of three dynasties who had acquired Aquitaine by marriage; his charters listed them: 'King of the English, Duke of the Normans and Aquitanians and Count of the Angevins'.
- Henry II of England - World History EncyclopediaHenry II of England ruled from 1154 to 1189 CE. He gained the throne by negotiation with his predecessor King Stephen of England (r. 1135-1154 CE) following the civil war that had raged between that monarch and Henry's mother Empress Matilda (l. 1102-1167 CE).
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