'Henry II', 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion.

---

'Henry II', 1773. Henry II of England, (1133-1189) expanded empire and was driven by a desire to restore lands and privileges, his desire to reform the Church led to conflict with Thomas Becket which resulted in Becket's murder in 1170. After Samuel Wale (1721-1786). From "A New and Complete History of England, From the Earliest Period of Authentic Intelligence to the Present Time", by Temple Sydney. [J. Cooke, London, 1773]

---

Size: 3717px × 5876px
Location:
Photo credit: © The Print Collector/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: &, ., anjou, arts, becket, book, britain, british, century, charles, complete, concept, cooke, country, crown, curtmantle, decorative, elder, empire, england, english, frame, grignion , guy, henry, history, holding, ii, king, leaning, lectern, literature, location, majesty, male, man, men, monarch, monarchy, people, person, plantagenet, royal, royalty, samuel, st, sydney, temple, text, thomas, wale