Henry II was an enigma to contemporaries, and has excited widely divergent judgements ever since. Dramatic incidents of his reign, such as his quarrel with Arch

Henry II is the most imposing figure among the medieval kings of England. His fiefs & domains extended from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean, & his court was f

Detailed examination of the steps by which Henry II negotiated peace and established the authority of his government.

The powerful medieval couple who formed an empire beyond England, and whose children included Richard the Lionheart and King John.

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