Henry II (1133-1189) and Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122-1204)

[Denville]

The disputes between Becket and Henry largely occurred because of his support for the Church

 

[An Ard Ri]

From day one conflicts arose between the new Archbishop and the king and started when Becket resigned as Lord Chancellor.
By 1170 Matilda was dead and Becket no longer had the King's mother mediating between the king and Archbishop.

In June 1170,Henry the Young King was crowned but the king did not invite the exiled Archbishop of Canterbury but instead had the Archbishop of York,Bishop of London, and Bishop of Salisbury perform the ceremony at at Westminster Abbey.

 

[CyrilVladisla]

In The Plantagenets the author Dan Jones wrote:
In 1156 Henry II was forced to leave England to deal with a rebellion in Anjou led by his younger brother Geoffrey, who believed that under the term of their father's will, Henry's accession as king of England ought to have triggered the handover of Anjou, Maine, and Touraine to Geoffrey.

 

[An Ard Ri]

In The Plantagenets the author Dan Jones wrote:
In 1156 Henry II was forced to leave England to deal with a rebellion in Anjou led by his younger brother Geoffrey, who believed that under the term of their father's will, Henry's accession as king of England ought to have triggered the handover of Anjou, Maine, and Touraine to Geoffrey.

There was a second rebellion in 1173-74 by his wife and 3 sons!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolt_of_1173–1174

 

[CyrilVladisla]

Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine interceded for her son Prince John
http://www.gettyimages.com/license/463982079

 

[CyrilVladisla]

Engraving depicting the meeting of King Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine
http://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-the-meeting-depicting-king-henry-ii-122883091.html