Henry II of France

and richest history in the world, but its beauty always mesmerizes the history lover. In the 8th century, after the death of Charlemagne came the division of the empire as the valid Treaty of Verdun was made . The three parts are now approximately France, Germany, and Italy. From 885 to 886, Charles the Fat took over Paris, however, he was incapable to show up at the battle with the Viking, proving that he was unable to protect the people, later he was overthrew because of the falling authority.…

The death of Henry II was the most significant event that started the French Wars of Religion. With his death, Francis II became the new king. Francis II was related to a devout Catholic family know as the Guises. The Guises were in critical positions in the monarchy. Those positions were the French Army and the Church. The Guises family learned of a plot by a rival Protestant family to remove Francis II from power. Leading the Protestant family was the Bourbon Duke of Conde. He was sentenced to…

lands in between. Despite being the smaller army and having less resources Henry V was eventually able to gain control of France. This is considered the first phase of the Lancastrian war. The second phase began with the revival of France largely impacted by the well known historical figure, Joan of Arc. Thanks in large part to Joan, and her visions from God, Charles VIII was able to regain many English holdings in France. The English were able to gain access to captured Joan of Arc and had her…

the world. The Louvre is located in Paris, France and encloses some the most eminent pieces of art ever constructed. Founded in 1792, the Louvre is composed of preeminent works of art including the Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, Liberty Leading the People, and The Raft of Medusa. Before the Louvre was founded it served as palace for approximately two centuries. It accommodated many noble figures of France including King Francis I, King Philip II, King Henry II, King Charles IX, King Louis the XIV,…

INDEX 1- Philippe II Introduction 2- Territorial Expansion 3- Foreign Policy 4- Bibliography Introduction. The first and only son of Charles V and Isabella of Portugal, Philippe II was born in Valladolid 1527 (CYL) and died in El Escorial 1598 (MAD). He ruled in Spain from 1556 to 1598. He has the fame of a solitary and hard worker even though he was not able to reduce the Netherlands revolt, also lost the whole Invincible Spanish Armada because of bad planned strategies of war and…

Philip II of Spain was also called the prudent. He ruled up until his death. He inherited the throne of Spain once his Father, Charles V, left the Holy Roman Empire throne. He received land in Spain, Netherlands, also some possessions in Italy and the new world. But he wasn’t very popular in those places because the only language he could speak was Castilian. When he came to power he worked very hard to overcome the flat in the system. Philip II was strict on the rules of catholicism and…

attack aircraft through missile or gun shots. Sentence: Henry ground his teeth. That meant about a thousand miles round-trip under attack by enemy fighter planes and antiaircraft on the ground. (Page 6) Nissen hut: A half cylindrical shaped building made from corrugated steel which was originally designed by Major Peter Norman Nissen during World War I. Its main purpose was to house military men and it was heavily used during World War II. Sentence: The ceiling was 8 feet high in the centre of…

in Scotland’s and England’s future monarchs. Prior to the reign of Henry VIII, Elizabeth and Mary, one ruled before all of them, henry’s father, Henry VII. Henry’s rise to power created a new dynasty within war torn England. Henry then married Elizabeth of York, which both strengthened his resolve to the throne, but also was the ending of the War of the Roses with their marriage in 1486. Their marriage brought peace to…

who assisted in the shaping of the Medieval Church and politics were Henry II and his friend, Thomas à Becket. Henry II shaped the law system to its glory that we see nowadays. He decided to have a jury of 12 peers decide if a man is guilty of his charges, or as what they came to be called, indictments. “He also developed a number of writs to bring cases from the feudal courts of the barons into the royal courts” (JRank). Henry II also elected his best friend, Thomas à Becket, to be the…

The debate between King Henry and the common soldiers like Williams and Bates illustrate fundamental problems with Henry's rule and asks important questions about the motives behind war itself. In Act 4, Scene 1 of Shakespeare's Henry V, the king does incognito in a cloak to interact with the everyman of his army. This is in order to gauge feelings about the war and of the king himself. Luckily, Henry has experience in the realm of being a commoner, from his days of debauchery with Falstaff and…