1. Henry II
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In 1166, Henry instructed all the sheriffs to make lists of known or suspected criminals. The accused person did not go through trial by jury; instead, he or she went through trial by ordeal. The accused person had their hands and feet tied together and then dropped in a lake. A person who sank was considered innocent, and a person who floated was guilty of the crime (McKay 413). .
By not letting barons collect taxes, Henry II removed the baronial power. Sheriffs took the place of the barons. This method was very effective. Henry II also used the 1/10 tax in 1188. This tax was placed upon Saladin to gather money for the crusades against the Mohammedans (Larned 116-117). .
Henry II sought to make an unambiguous definition of the individual powers of church and government; so, he drew up the Constitutions of Clarendon. It consisted of sixteen articles saying, "that the accused clergy could continue to be tried in church, but, if they were found guilty they would be turned over to the secular courts for punishment." The advantage of a person reading or speaking Latin was very great because he or she would be tried in church. The church usually was very lenient against criminals (Schultz 35). .
King Henry II filled the vacancy of the archbishop of Canterbury with his best friend Thomas Becket. Thomas Becket was a well-educated man, who accomplished many great tasks in his existence. Thomas Becket unwillingly took the archbishop of Canterbury seat. Thomas Becket warned the king that he was not going to be a puppet for him. King Henry II and Thomas Becket had a huge disagreement concerning criminals in the church. The knights of the king secretly went to the cathedral in Canterbury and murdered Thomas Becket on December 29. Henry II was disgusted with what his knights had done; he claimed that he did not advise them to kill Thomas Becket (Larned 112-115). .
King Henry II had two great achievements. One of his achievements was centralized government system.
Henry V A historical background - In 1399, at about the age of thirty-three, Henry of Lancaster usurped the crown of his first cousin Richard II and retained power until his death in 1413... - Henry of Lancaster, born Henry of Bolingbroke, became Henry IV through some lucky odds and foolish mistakes made by Richard II. ... - Henry IV, parts I and II dramatize much of Hal's carousing and his close relationship with the fat, jolly drunkard, Falstaff. ... " - One of the first things Henry V does is to give a proper burial to Richard II's body. He had him buried in We...
Is Henry the Fifth the consummate hero-king of English history? ... In Act II, scene 2, the king displays his clever handling of his conspirators, revealing himself as an astute and just leader who is acutely aware of human behaviour. ... (Act II, sc 2, p.83, lines 54-57, course text) At this instance, the king lays out his so-called commission letters to them, which were in fact their charges against them for treason. ... Scroop, in particular, had been a bosom friend of Henry who "knew'st the very bottom of my (Henry's) soul" (line 97). ... He forbids his soldiers to boast of an...
In Act II, the function of the Chorus is to fill in the lapse of time that has occurred since the time when Henry made the decision to go to war against France. ... However, as we find out in Act II, the King finds out about the conspiracy against him. ... In Act II, he was sent to France to ask the King to forfeit his crown or else the English would go to war with France. ... Act II ended there, and now the Chorus tells that the king's counteroffer was his daughter, Katherine, and her dowry. ... In act II, the Chorus sets the plot for the conspiracy planned against the King. ...
Henry was most likely brought up by his uncle Henry Beaufort. ... The conspirators urge Henry to punish the man, but Henry concedes to release the man. ... Henry declares war on France and the saga of his invasion begins (Henry V) . ... The scene is also used to expose another doing of Henry's, which was very significant: the re-interring of king Richard II. Historically, Henry's father had usurped his throne from Richard II, and Richard had the opportunity to use Henry as a bargaining chip in the squabble for the throne. ...
In the early 1500's, Henry joined Pope Julius II, King Ferdinand II of Aragon, Rome emperor Maximilan I, and the Venetians in a Holy League against France. ... The Holy league's goal was to expel Louis XII from Italy; it failed when Julius II died(Holy league). ... Henry VIII joined Charles in a war against France in 1522(Henry VIII). ... Two men now assisted Henry: Thomas Cormwell and Thomas Cranmer(Henry). ... Henry executed Boleyn for infidelity(Henry). ...
In this short monologue extracted from Henry IV, Part II, King Henry grieves over his inability to sleep properly during the night. By incorporating highly descriptive imagery, together with diction and syntax, Shakespeare manages to convey exactly King Henry's state of mind. ... Due to this, King Henry's mood is one of misery and gloomy. ... Shakespeare attributes a very complex and rich vocabulary to King Henry since he is, after all, the king. ... The monologue ends when King Henry declares that, "Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown". ...
Even though the man receives respect from people around him andis inaplace of exbit these characteristics are King Henry II in Becket by Jean Anouilh and Atticus in To Kill a Mocking Bird by Lee Harper. In Becket, King Henry II is the most powerful man in England but he feels lonely. ... King Henry appoints Beckect, his one trues friend, as archbishop of Canterbury. ... King Henry II and Atticus are strong men who stood alone due to their actions....
In Act II, the function of the Chorus is to fill in the lapse of time that has occurred since the time when Henry made the decision to go to war against France. ... However, as we find out in Act II, the King finds out about the conspiracy against him. ... In Act II, he was sent to France to ask the King to forfeit his crown or else the English would go to war with France. ... Act II ended there, and now the Chorus tells that the king's counteroffer was his daughter, Katherine, and her dowry. ... In act II, the Chorus sets the plot for the conspiracy planned against the King. ...