HENRY II (apr 1, 1154 – jan 1, 1189)
Description:
- Married Matilda's daughter, Eleanor of Aquitaine- Owned almost all of France
- Laid the foundation of the English Jury System
- Raised new taxes (scutage) from the landholders to pay for a militia force.
- Had Thomas Becket, bishop of Canterbury, murdered because he wanted the Church to be over the King.
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Date:
apr 1, 1154
jan 1, 1189
~ 34 years