The Troublesome Time of England’s Dual King Henrys ~ Alli Templeton

Posted on October 11, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Medieval Wanderings:

Last year I wrote about the tempestuous marriage of Henry II, the first Plantagenet king of England, and his headstrong queen Eleanor of Aquitaine. Although they spent much of their relationship at loggerheads or estranged, the discordant duo were at least united in one goal: to found a dynasty to rule over their vast Angevin lands that now stretched from the Scottish borders all the way down to the Pyranees. In their four surviving sons they doubtless felt the future of the mighty Plantagenet empire was assured, but the ambitious king would not rest on his laurels. Instead, his obsession with the succession meant that in 1170, England was to bow to not one, but two kings, as Henry crowned his fifteen-year-old son, also called Henry, alongside him. But the throne wasn’t big enough for both of them, and as conflict erupted between father and son, spreading across the whole realm, the stage was set for the first spectacular Plantagenet family implosion.

Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine: this is where the
Plantagenet dynasty starts

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About Sue Vincent

Sue Vincent was a Yorkshire born writer, esoteric teacher and a Director of The Silent Eye. She was immersed in the Mysteries all her life. Sue maintained a popular blog and is co-author of The Mystical Hexagram with Dr G.M.Vasey. Sue lived in Buckinghamshire, having been stranded there due to an accident with a blindfold, a pin and a map. She had a lasting love-affair with the landscape of Albion, the hidden country of the heart. Sue  passed into spirit at the end of March 2021.
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11 Responses to The Troublesome Time of England’s Dual King Henrys ~ Alli Templeton

  1. Alli Templeton says:
    October 11, 2020 at 20:16

    Thank you, Sue! I’m so pleased you enjoyed it, and I enjoyed our conversation too. 🙂

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  2. mihrankalaydjianblog says:
    October 11, 2020 at 20:19

    wow, this is very interesting and enjoyable to read…

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  3. Marilyn Armstrong says:
    October 11, 2020 at 20:32

    Great minds think alike. I love the whole Hank II and Ellie story. And SHE lived to age 86, so she got to see the whole world change in her lifetime.

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  4. trentpmcd says:
    October 11, 2020 at 20:58

    I did read this, going off of Marilyn’s blog, but I can’t make the mink work here. Henry II, Eleanore, etc are fascinating…

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