Brad Pitt's surprising royal lineage traces back to King Henry II—keep reading to uncover his fascinating medieval connection ...

Debauched King Henry II (Peter O'Toole) installs his longtime court facilitator Thomas Becket (Richard Burton) as the Archbishop of Canterbury, assuming that his old friend will be a compliant and ...

Historians have long debated whether his murder was on the orders of Henry II or if it was a terrible ... traitor to the king and the kingdom?” They then murdered Becket, striking him three ...

He was known as Henry 'Curtmantle' or 'Fitz Empress' when he was young and succeeded King Stephen in October 1154. Archbishop Thomas a Becket disagreed with the King's wishes and a rash phrase spoken ...

Henry was also the younger brother of another king of England, William II, also known as William Rufus. Henry did not have a strong relationship with any of his brothers, and the real challenges ...