Person    | Male  Born 5/3/1133  Died 6/7/1189

King Henry II

Categories: Royalty

King of England 1154–89. Born in France, son of Empress Matilda. The first of the Plantagenets monarchs. First friend and then murderer of Thomas Becket. Father of Richard I and King John - for a modern take on Henry II's dysfunctional royal family see the 1968 film 'The Lion in Winter'. Died in France.

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King Henry II

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London Bridge - information/viewing panel

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