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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First wife of Henry VIII and married to him for longer (1509 - 1533) than the...
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His father, George Duke of Clarence, was executed for treason by being drowne...
