Henry II

Question 0

Where were his connections.

Answer 0

Half of medieval France
England
Scotland
Ireland

Question 1

When did Henry II rule from?

Answer 1

1154-1189

Question 2

Why did Henry and Eleanor marry?

Answer 2

She was strong minded and she supported him, they were one of the first royal couples that liked each other

Question 3

Was the Angevin empire centralized?

Answer 3

No they were mainly independent, Henry didn’t speak much English at all so it seemed stupid to administer too much control over the people in that sense

Question 4

What mistakes that Thomas becket made angered Henry?

Answer 4

Becket treated themselves as equal and that angered Henry, he thought of him as quite arrogant

Question 5

What was the main conflict between Becket and Henry

Answer 5

Henry wanted the king to have more power than the church and becket want the church to have more power

Question 6

What were the consequences of beckets murder?

Answer 6

He was remembered as England’s most notorious crowned criminal, and as punishment had to be physically beaten by the church. This also angered the people who all trusted the church but not all trusted the king; this meant that they would have lost faith in their king