Henry II of England
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Henry II was King of England from 1154 until his death in 1189. During his reign he controlled England, limited parts of Wales and Ireland, and much of France, an area that was later called the Angevi
The great seal of Empress Matilda
The capture of Montsoreau Castle, next to the River Loire, in 1152 marked the end of the revolt organised by Geoffrey against his brother.
14th-century depiction of Henry and Eleanor holding court
Edward Frank Gillett's depiction of the Battle of Ewloe where Henry's much larger army is trapped by Welsh forces
Empress Matilda
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Empress Matilda, also known as Empress Maud,, or Athelicia was Holy Roman Empress as the consort of Emperor Henry V from 1110 until his death in 1125, and was subsequently a claimant to the English th
Henry II of England
…Empire, and also held power over Scotland for a time and the Duchy of Brittany. Henry was the eldest son of Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou, and Matilda, daughter of Henry I of England. By the age of fourteen, he became politically and militarily involved in his mother's efforts to claim the English…
12th-century depiction of Matilda and Henry's wedding feast
A 14th-century depiction of the White Ship sinking of 1120
Contemporary depiction of Geoffrey of Anjou, Matilda's second husband
A Matilda silver penny, minted in Oxford