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  TITL Ancestors of Henry II (Plantagenet) King of England AUTH Douglas McMartin  PUBL 15 No v 1995   WWW http://intermid.com/DoutBerg/genealog.y/royhenry.htm     Electronic
  TITL Washington Ancestry & Records of McClain, Johnson & Forty Other Colonial American Famili es PUBL Chart: The Ancestry of Mourning Adams Garner, pp 54-55, Vol I   3 volume set     Boo k ALIA Henry II Curtmantle /King of England/
  TITL Descent of Hughes AUTH Graham Milne   WWW http://www.cogent-comms.co.uk/tree.htm     Ele ctronic
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  TITL University of Hull Royal  base (England) AUTH Brian Tompsett, Dept of Computer Science P UBL copyright 1994, 1995, 1996 usually reliable but sometimes includes hypothetical lines, my thological figures, etc   WWW, University of Hull, Hull, UK HU6 7RX  bct@@tardis.ed.ac.u k     Electronic
  TITL Garner, Lorraine Ann "Lori" PUBL P.O. Box 577, Bayview, ID  83803 Her sources included , but may not be limited to: Burke's Landed Gentry, Burke's Dormant & Extinct Peerage, Burke' s Peerage of American Presidents, Debrett's Peerage, Oxford histories & "numerous other refer ence works" very good to excellent, although she has a tendency to follow Burke's   Hardcop y notes of Lori Garner Elmore.   MEDI Letter
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  TITL Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America bef 1760 AUTH Frederic k Lewis Weis PUBL 7th ed Genealogical Publishing, Baltimore 1992 Same ref source as earlier e d, "Ancestral Roots of 60 Colonists who Came to New England 1623-1650" ed 1-6 good to very go od   J.H. Garner     Book PAGE line 1 pp 1-4
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  TEXT Nothing on his investure as Duke of Normandy
  _FA1 PLAC Reigned 25 Oct 1154-1189.  Invested as Duke of Nomandy by his parents in 1150.
  _FA2 PLAC Ruled an empire that stretched from the Tweed to the Pyrenees.
  _FA3 PLAC Numerous quarrelswith French king, & his own family.
  _FA4 PLAC Quarreled with Thomas Becket.
  _FA5 PLAC Beat rebellious Barons (culminating in the great revolt of 1173-74).
  _FA6 PLAC Retained control of his possessions until shortly before his death.
  _FA7 PLAC Important judicial & admin. reforms incr. power of King at the expense of barons
  _FA8 PLAC Introduced trial by Jury.
  _FA9 PLAC Also the 11th Duke of Normandy. Buried at Fontevrault, France.
  _FA10 PLAC Count of Anjou & Aquitaine.
  _MDCL Reddish hair & fair complected.Source: 'The World Book Encyclopedia', 1968, p H178. 'R oyalty for Commoners',  Roderick W. Stuart, 1993, p 37-38. Reigned1154-1189. He ruled an empi re that stretched from the Tweed to the Pyrenees. In spite of frequent hostitilties with th e French King his own family and rebellious Barons (culminating in the great revolt of 1173-7 4) and his quarrel with Thomas Becket, Henry maintained control over his possessions until sh ortly before his death. His judicial and administrative reforms which increased Royal contro l and influence at the expense of the Barons were of great constitutional importance. Introdu ced trial by Jury. Duke of Normandy. Henry II 'Curt Mantel,' Duke of Normandy, Count of Main e and Anjou, King Of England became king in 1154. At the height of his power, Henry ruled Eng land and almost all western France. His marriage to Eleanor of Aquitaine, the most famous wom an of the age, brought the duchy of Aquitaine under his control. Henry also claimed to rule S cotland, Wales, and eastern Ireland.  Henry II carried on his grandfather's policy of limitin g the power of the nobles. He also tried to make the Roman Catholic Church in England submi t to his authority. This policy brought him into conflict with Thomas a Becket, Achbishop o f Canterbury. Four of the king's knights murdered Becket while he was at vespers in his cathe dral. Henry made Anglo-Saxon common law, rather than the revised Roman law, the supreme law o f the land. He introduced trial by jury and circuit courts. In his later years, Henry's son s often rebelled against him. Two of them, Richard the  Lion-Hearted and John, became the nex t two kings of England.  REF: "Falls the Shadow" Sharon Kay Penman: William the Conqueror req uested a large number of Jews to move to England after his conquest.  They spokeNorman & di d well under 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 whic h stretched from the Scottish border to the Pyrenees. Married to Eleanor, the heiress of Aqui taine, the king spent only 13 years of his reign in England; the other 21 years were spent o n the continent in his territories in what is now France. By 1158, Henry had restored to th e 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 t axes in the counties. Personally interested in government and law, Henry strengthened royal j ustice, making use of juries and re-introduced the sending of justices (judges) on regular to urs of the country to try cases for the Crown. His legal reforms have led him to be seen as t he founder of English Common Law. Henry's disagreements with his Archbishop of Canterbury, Th omas Becket, over Church/State relations ended in Becket's murder in 1170. Family disputes al most wrecked the king's achievements and he died in 1189 at war with his sons.

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

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

Details of Henry II de Anjou's family with Alisa de France Capet

Details of Henry II de Anjou's family with Rosamond Joan de Clifford

Details of Henry II de Anjou's family with Ykenai Hikenai

Details of Henry II de Anjou's family with Annabel de Baliol