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Person    | Male  Born 5/3/1133  Died 6/7/1189

King Henry II

Categories: Royalty

King Henry II

King of England 1154–89. Born in France, son of Empress Matilda. The first of the Plantagenets monarchs. First friend and then murderer of Thomas Becket. Father of Richard I and King John - for a modern take on Henry II's dysfunctional royal family see the 1968 film 'The Lion in Winter'. Died in France.

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King Henry II

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