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Britannia - Biographical article with links to related web sites.
www.britannia.com/history/monarchs/mon26.html
Catholic Encyclopedia - Biographical article that focusses on Henry's constitutional and legal reforms, and his conflict with Thomas Becket. Published in 1910.
www.newadvent.org/cathen/07220b.htm
Eleanor of Aquitaine, Queen of England - The life of Eleanor of Aquitaine, wife of King Henry II of England and mother of Richard the Lionheart.
www.geocities.com/Athens/Aegean/7545/Eleanor.html
The Anglo Norman Invasion of 1169 - The story of Henry's invasion of Ireland.
www.geocities.com/Athens/Troy/6254/eninv.html
The Bull of Pope Adrian IV Empowering Henry II to Conquer Ireland - Includes commentary on the disputed authenticity of this document, from the Avalon project.
www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/medieval/bullad.htm
The Death of King Henry II - Contemporary account from "The Life of Archbishop Geoffrey of York" by Gerald of Wales.
www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/1189gerald-hen2death.html