Henry II , King of England
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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HENRY II , king of England 1133 89, king of England (1154 89), son of Matilda , queen of England, and Geoffrey IV , count...castles and alienated crown lands, and appointing capable crown...on the jurisdiction of the church courts, came to a head when...criminal law and a revised land law, based on the doctrine...