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Henry II (French: Henri II; 31 March 1519 – 10 July 1559) was King of France from 1547 until his death in 1559. The second son of Francis I and Duchess Claude of Brittany, he became Dauphin of France upon the death of his elder brother Francis in 1536.
William II of England (c. 1 September 1056–2 August 1100) was King of England from 1087 until 1100. He was the second son of William the Conqueror and Matilda of Flanders. [1] . He was a harsh ruler and was not very liked. He did not have a wife or any children.
Henry IV (c. April 1367 – 20 March 1413), also known as Henry Bolingbroke, was King of England from 1399 to 1413. Henry was the son of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, himself the son of Edward III.. Henry was involved in the 1388 revolt of Lords Appellant against Richard II, his first cousin, but he was not punished.However, he was exiled from court in 1398.
König Heinrich II. von England, aus Matthaeus Parisiensis. Heinrich II. (englisch Henry II, ursprünglich Henri Plantagenet; * 5.März 1133 in Le Mans; † 6. Juli 1189 in Chinon) war Herzog der Normandie und von Aquitanien, Graf von Anjou sowie König von England (1154–1189). Zeitweise beherrschte er Wales, Schottland, das östliche Irland und das westliche Frankreich.
Charles II was asked to come back and rule Britain. In 1660, Charles II was brought back to Britain and took his throne. This was the English Restoration . Many of his enemies were punished for having executed his father and fought against him, but Richard Cromwell was allowed to go and live quietly away from London.
Henry I (c. 1068 – 1 December 1135), also known as Henry Beauclerc, was King of England from 1100 to his death in 1135. He was the fourth son of William the Conqueror and was educated in Latin and the liberal arts.On William's death in 1087, Henry's elder brothers Robert Curthose and William Rufus inherited Normandy and England, respectively, but Henry was left landless.
Henry VII (28 January 1457 – 21 April 1509) was King of England and Lord of Ireland from his seizure of the crown on 22 August 1485 until his death in 1509. He was the first monarch of the House of Tudor.. Henry's mother, Margaret Beaufort, was a descendant of John of Gaunt, founder of the House of Lancaster and son of King Edward III.Henry's father, Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond, a ...
