Monday 11 June 2018

54) Henry, the Young King

Henry, known as the Young King (1155 – 1183). Second of five legitimate sons of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine. His siblings were Joan of England, John Lackland and Richard the Lion Heart.

- "Henry was described by contemporaries as a charming youth of striking beauty, tall, well proportioned and broad-shouldered, pale freckled skin, bright and blue eyes and the reddish-gold hair characteristic of the Plantagenet family. " http://www.englishmonarchs.co.uk/plantagenet_33.html

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