Category: 1154-1189 Henry II
Henry II was one of the greatest Kings and his children were also famous Monarchs with great achievements. Along with his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine Henry ruled most of Britain and much of France. His one failing was a row with Thomas Beckett which resulted in Thomas (the Archbishop of Canterbury) being murdered inside the Cathedral and fighting with his sons
Henry II and his very bossy wife
Henry II and his wife reigned over a huge area of England and France, which stretched from Scotland to the Pyrenees. Eleanor of Aquitaine Henry’s wife held a huge amount of land in Aquitaine, he inherited Anjou in France from his dad ‘Geoffrey the handsome’ and England from his mother. His wife was older than him and had been married to the King of France (Louis VII) but it seems after one meeting with the…
