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  Custom Field:<_FA#> Ruled an empire that stretched from the Tweed to the Pyrene es.@@S005967@@Date of Import: Nov 1, 1998
  Custom Field:<_FA#> Numerous quarrels with French king, & his own family.@@S005967@@Date of Import: Nov 1, 1998
  Custom Field:<_FA#> Beat rebellious Barons (culminating in the great revolt of 1173-7 4).@@S005967@@Date of Import: Nov 1, 1998
  Custom Field:<_FA#> Retained control o f his possessions until shortly before his death.@@S005967@@Date of Import: Nov 1 , 1998
  Custom Field:<_FA#> Important judicial & admin. reforms incr. power of King at the expense of barons@@S005967@@Date of Import: Nov 1, 1998
  Custom Field :<_FA#> Introduced trial by Jury.@@S005967@@Date of Import: Nov 1, 1998
  Custom F ield:<_FA#> Also the 11th Duke of Normandy. Buried at Fontevrault, France.@@S005 856@@@@S005864@@p 3@@S005967@@Date of Import: Nov 1, 1998
  Custom Field:<_FA#> Count of Anjou & Aquitaine.@@S005856@@@@S005864@@p 3@@S005967@@Date of Import: Nov 1, 1998
  REFN: 4059
  [G675.ged]
  Source: 'The World Book Encyclopedia', 1968, p H178. 'Royalty for
  Commoners',  Roderick W. Stuart, 1993, p 37-38. Reigned 1154-118 9. He
  ruled an empire that stretched from the Tweed to the Pyrenees. In spite
  of frequent hostitilties with the French King his own family and
  rebelliou s Barons (culminating in the great revolt of 1173-74) and his
  quarrel with Th omas Becket, Henry maintained control over his possessions
  until shortly befo re his death. His judicial and administrative reforms
  which increased Royal c ontrol and influence at the expense of the Barons
  were of great constitutiona l importance. Introduced trial by Jury. Duke
  of Normandy. Henry II 'Curt Mant el,' Duke of Normandy, Count of Maine and
  Anjou, King Of England became king in 1154. At the height of his power,
  Henry ruled England and almost all weste rn France. His marriage to
  Eleanor of Aquitaine, the most famous woman of the age, brought the duchy
  of Aquitaine under his control. Henry also claimed to rule Scotland,
  Wales, and eastern Ireland.  Henry II carried on his grandfat her's policy
  of limiting the power of the nobles. He also tried to make the R oman
  Catholic Church in England submit to his authority. This policy brought
  him into conflict with Thomas a Becket, Achbishop of Canterbury. Four of
  th e king's knights murdered Becket while he was at vespers in his
  cathedral. He nry made Anglo-Saxon common law, rather than the revised
  Roman law, the supre me law of the land. He introduced trial by jury and
  circuit courts. In his la ter years, Henry's sons often rebelled against
  him. Two of them, Richard the Lion-Hearted and John, became the next two
  kings of England.
  REF: "Falls th e Shadow" Sharon Kay Penman: William the Conqueror
  requested a large number o f Jews to move to England after his conquest.
  They spoke Norman & did well un der his reign.  They continued to thrive
  under William's grandson Henry II.
  REF: British Monarchy Official Website: Henry II (reigned 1154-89) ruled
  over an empire which stretched from the Scottish border to the Pyrenees.
  Married to Eleanor, the heiress of Aquitaine, the king spent only 13
  years of his rei gn
  in England; the other 21 years were spent on the continent in his
  territo ries in what is now France. By 1158, Henry had restored to the
  crown some of the lands and royal power lost by Stephen. For example,
  locally chosen sherif fs were changed into royally appointed agents
  charged with enforcing the law and collecting taxes in the counties.
  Personally interested in government and law, Henry strengthened royal
  justice, making use of juries and re-introduce d the sending of justices
  (judges) on regular tours of the country to try cas es for the
  Crown. His legal reforms have led him to be seen as the founder of
  English Common Law. Henry's disagreements with his Archbishop of
  Canterbury ,
  Thomas Becket, over Church/State relations ended in Becket's murder in
  117 0. Family disputes almost wrecked the king's achi

Details of Henry II Plantagenet de Anjou's family with Eleanor de Aquitaine Dss de Aquitaine

Details of Henry II Plantagenet de Anjou's family with Ida (Isabel) Plantagenet