Facts about Henry ii of england.?

Answer 1

Some facts about Henry II:

- One of his children died at infancy.
- He used to strip, eat straw and bang the floor when he was angry.
- He made ordeals stop and brought in the fair law of judges and jury.
- He was a good friend of Thomas Becket.
- He owned lots of land including Normandy.

Answer 2

Facts about Henry VIII include:

1. Henry desperately wanted a son, something which his first two wives failed to provide him with
2. He said that his third wife Jane was his only true wife because she gave him a legitimate son, Edward
3. He had six wives in total, the order of which can be remembered by the phrase 'Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived'
4. He married three Catherines, two Annes and one Jane
5. He found his fourth wife Anne of Cleves extremely ugly and called her "Flander's Mare" - he did not consummate their marriage
6. At first, his daughter Mary refused to accept Anne Boleyn as Queen, and refused to acknolwedge her half-sister Elizabeth as Princess, saying "I know of no other Princess but me" even though Mary had been declared illegitimate
7. Henry was obsessed with having a male heir, but his daughter Elizabeth had a long reign and was considered one of his greatest successes and one of the greatest rulers England has ever known
8. He had many mistresses including Lady Elizabeth Blount, who gave birth to Henry's illegitimate son Henry FitzRoy, who was proof that Henry could produce healthy sons
9. At the time of Henry FitzRoys' death, Henry was trying to get an Act passed in Parliament which would allow him to become King, even though he was illegitimate
10. Another of Henry VIII's mistresses was Mary Boleyn, sister of Anne. There is a possibility that two of her children, Catherine and Henry, were Henry VIII's children, but he never acknowledged them
11. Henry's only legitimate son Edward died aged 15, and Henry VIII's son Henry FitzRoy died aged 17. Both of Henry VIII's sons died young compared to his daughters. Mary died aged 42, and Elizabeth died aged 69.

Answer 3

his nickname was 'curt mantle'