Henry II

by Louis Francis Salzman

22 chapters6h 36mEnglish1917

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Born in 1133, King Henry II of England reigned from 1154 until his death in 1189. Before he was forty, he controlled England, large parts of Wales, the eastern half of Ireland and, thanks to his marriage with Eleanor of Aquitaine, the western half of France. He famously fought with his former friend, Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury, with Eleanor, and with his rebellious children. But Henry was one of England's greatest kings. He replaced feudal anarchy with strong central government, laid the foundations of British common law and the jury system, and greatly increased the efficiency of the Exchequer. (Pamela Nagami, M.D.)

Chapters (22)

1Ch. 1: Henry Fitz-Empress

1211

2Ch. 2: Henry II, King of England

1164

3Ch. 3: The Welsh Wars, Pt. 1

641

4Ch. 3: The Welsh Wars, Pt. 2

780

5Ch. 4: Foreign Affairs

1002

6Ch. 5: The Struggle with Becket, Pt. 1

1134

7Ch. 5: The Struggle with Becket, Pt. 2

1151

8Ch. 5: The Struggle with Becket, Pt. 3

1595

9Ch. 5: The Struggle with Becket, Pt. 4

1280

10Ch. 6: Irish Affairs, Pt. 1

1089

11Ch. 6: Irish Affairs, Pt. 2

1125

12Ch. 7: The Rebellion of the Young King, Pt. 1

1276

13Ch. 7: The Rebellion of the Young King, Pt. 2

1067

14Ch. 8: Henry and His Sons--His Downfall and Death, Pt. 1

820

15Ch. 8: Henry and His Sons--His Downfall and Death, Pt. 2

1359

16Ch. 8: Henry and His Sons--His Downfall and Death, Pt. 3

958

17Ch. 9: Legal and Constitutional History of the Reign, Pt. 1

1007

18Ch. 9: Legal and Constitutional History of the Reign, Pt. 2

886

19Ch. 10: Finance, Pt. 1

1039

20Ch. 10: Finance, Pt. 2

818

21Ch. 11: The English Nation under Henry II, Pt. 1

1074

22Ch. 11: The English Nation under Henry II, Pt. 2

1306

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