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Henry II

noun

  1. Henry the Saint, 973–1024, king of Germany 1002–24 and emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1014–24.
  2. Curtmantle, 1133–89, king of England 1154–89: first king of the Plantagenet line (grandson of Henry I of England).
  3. 1519–59, king of France 1547–59 (son of Francis I).


Henry II

noun

  1. Henry II9731024MGermanPOLITICS: hereditary rulerRELIGION: saint known as Henry the Saint. 973–1024, king of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor (1014–24): canonized in 1145
  2. Henry II11331189MEnglishPOLITICS: hereditary ruler 1133–89, first Plantagenet king of England (1154–89): extended his Anglo-French domains and instituted judicial and financial reforms. His attempts to control the church were opposed by Becket
  3. Henry II15191559MFrenchPOLITICS: hereditary ruler 1519–59, king of France (1547–59); husband of Catherine de' Medici. He recovered Calais from the English (1558) and suppressed the Huguenots
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Under Henry II, Marshal continued to ascend, as the king rewarded his service with land, a wife, and a title.

He was superb as Henry II in The Lion in Winter, and very good in The Ruling Class.

The event took place during the height of the quarrel between Henry II.

Henry II., though he did great things for England as a wise legislator and strong administrator, was distinctly a foreigner.

Qui non dat quod amat, non accipit ille quod optat, was an inscription on an old chequer-board of the times of Henry II.

It appeared lavishly upon every building which Henry II erected.

This seems to have been designed to take away all pretext for the threatened invasion of Henry II.

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