The effigies of Henry II 1133 – 1189), also known as Henry Plantagenet and his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine in the Royal Abbey of Our Lady of Fontevraud or Fontevrault, Chinon, in Anjou, France. Henry was made Duke of Normandy, inherited Anjou in 1151 and shortly afterwards married Eleanor of Aquitaine, whose marriage to Louis VII of France had recently been annulled.
From Old England : a pictorial museum of regal, ecclesiastical, municipal, baronial, and popular antiquities by Charles Knight 1845
Size: 3180px × 4995px
Location: Loire-Anjou-Touraine Natural Regional Park, Chinon, France
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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