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Henry II (5 March 1133 – 6 July 1189), also known as Henry Fitzempress and Henry Curtmantle, was King of England from 1154 until his death in 1189. During his reign he controlled England, substantial parts of Wales and Ireland, and much of France (including Normandy, Anjou, and Aquitaine), an area that altogether was later called the Angevin Empire, and also held power over Scotland and the ...
26 de oct. de 2023 · Rosamund then met Henry II. The time and place have never been definitively proved but some believe it was around 1166, when Eleanor of Aquitaine was pregnant with their last son, John.
Henry Ⅱ, Plantagenet king of England. Henry had had a hard battle to obtain the crown of England, having continually tried to wrest the crown from his mother's cousin, Stephen, who had seized power on the death of Henry Ⅰ. Finally, an uneasy truce was reached when Stephen's only son, Eustace, died. Needing an heir Stephen finally named ...
15 de oct. de 2014 · By far the most well-known of Henry's mistresses is Rosamund Clifford, the young woman who is often referred to as Fair Rosamund. A less flattering contemporary description comes from Gerald of Wales, Henry's acerbic chronicler, who refers to her as 'that rose of unchastity.'. Fair Rosamund. John William Waterhouse, 1916.
1176 (during) King Henry II was now stronger than ever and forgave his sons for turning against him. He decided to make his lands a federation of self-governing states that would be ruled over by his sons on his death. Henry the young king would rule England, Normandy and Anjou. Richard would rule Aquitaine.
Geoffrey was Henry II’s eldest known acknowledged child, illegitimate or otherwise, a position which as we have seen in Henry I’s relationship with his first child, Robert of Gloucester, often formed the foundation of a close bond and prefaced an acceptance into and acknowledged participation within a shared dynastic enterprise.
17 de abr. de 2024 · The name Rosamund is a girl's name of German origin meaning "horse protection". This lovely, quintessentially British appellation, also spelled Rosamond, is the name of a legendary twelfth-century beauty. Rare on these shores, it is more than worthy of importation. There was a time when Rosamund wasn't quite so unusual in the US--she ranked on ...
