The conflict in Fornham was actually one of three major fights - including the Battle of Dol and the Battle of Alnwick - to play out during the Great Revolt, a rebellion against King Henry II, who ...

Brad Pitt's surprising royal lineage traces back to King Henry II—keep reading to uncover his fascinating medieval connection ...

Henry was the eldest son of Empress Matilda (daughter of Henry I by his second wife) and her second husband Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou. He was known as Henry 'Curtmantle' or 'Fitz Empress' ...

King Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine had four sons ... and between 1200 and 1204 he lost most of England’s territory in France, including Normandy. King John’s barons in Normandy chose ...

Second, and perhaps more important, the Spanish coffers were exhausted after war with Henry II of France. When urged to default for a third time, in 1574, Philip postponed the decision for over a year ...