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2 days ago · Henry II (5 March 1133 – 6 July 1189), also known as Henry Fitzempress and Henry Curtmantle, [2] was King of England from 1154 until his death in 1189. During his reign he controlled England, substantial parts of Wales and Ireland, and much of France (including Normandy, Anjou, and Aquitaine ), an area that altogether was later called the ...
3 days ago · Just eight weeks later, Eleanor married Henry Plantagenet, the future King Henry II of England. This union would prove to be one of the most significant and consequential of the Middle Ages, as it brought together the vast territories of England, Normandy, and Aquitaine under a single ruler.
2 days ago · On 25 October 1154, King Stephen died and Henry became Henry II, King of England. Although he was immediately summoned, it was not until 7 December that they were able to cross the channel from Barfleur , landing near Southampton on the 8th.
5 days ago · King Henry II 1133–1189 r. 1154–1189 King of England: Geoffrey VI 1134–1158 Count of Nantes: William FitzEmpress Viscount of Dieppe 1136–1163/1164: William IX 1153–1156 Count of Poitiers: Margaret of France 1157–1197 Queen of England and Hungary: Henry the Young King 1155–1183 Duke of Normandy, Count of Anjou and Maine: Matilda of ...
3 days ago · May 26, 2024. In 1534, England experienced a seismic shift in religious power dynamics when King Henry VIII made the unprecedented move of breaking away from the Roman Catholic Church and declaring himself Supreme Head of the Church of England. This bold act would transform England, setting off a chain of events known as the English Reformation ...
3 days ago · "Calendar of royal documents: Henry II (nos. 122-39)", in Westminster Abbey Charters, 1066 - c.1214, (London, 1988) 68-75. British History Online , accessed May 26, 2024, https://www.british-history.ac.uk/london-record-soc/vol25/pp68-75.
2 days ago · In 1150 he ceded the duchy to his son Henry, who later became king of England as Henry II in 1154. In this way Normandy became part of the so-called Angevin (from Anjou) empire, which was a series of far-flung territories ruled by Henry II and succeeding English kings.
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