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'''Henry II''' (1133–89) was King of [[England]] (1154–89).
{{infobox person
|name=Henry II
|birth_date=March 5, 1133
|birth_place=Le Mans, Maine, France
|death_date=July 6, 1189 (aged 56)
|death_place=Chinon Castle, France
|spouse=Eleanor of Aquitaine (m. 1152)
}}
'''Henry II''' (5 March 1133 - 6 July 1189) was King of [[England]] (1154–1189).
Henry was one of the most able of English kings. He came to the throne at a time when the legal and social fabric of England had all but disappeared in the civil war of much of the previous 19 years, and set about repairing the institutions of law and administration. By strength of character, some persuasion, and a mixture of brute force and clever stratagem, he brought the barons of the realm back under the control of the crown, and set about creating a system whereby the effective administration of the his dominions was not contingent on the king’s presence.
Henry was one of the most able of English kings. He came to the throne at a time when the legal and social fabric of England had all but disappeared in the civil war of much of the previous 19 years, and set about repairing the institutions of law and administration. By strength of character, some persuasion, and a mixture of brute force and clever stratagem, he brought the barons of the realm back under the control of the crown, and set about creating a system whereby the effective administration of the his dominions was not contingent on the king’s presence.