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Noun: Henry II of England
  1. First Plantagenet King of England; instituted judicial and financial reforms; quarrelled with archbishop Becket concerning the authority of the Crown over the church (1133-1189)
    - Henry II

Type of: King of England, King of Great Britain

Part of: Plantagenet, Plantagenet line

Encyclopedia: Henry II of England