Title

Henry II, King of England, 1860. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Henry II, King of England, 1860. Henry II (1138-1189), the first Plantagenet king of England reigned from 1154. He is seen here holding a sceptre, and below is the Murder in the Cathedral. Henry's men killed Thomas a Becket in Canterbury Cathedral in 1170.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1860

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C09_001

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,1Mb (3,4Mb) / 11,4in x 17,1in / 3418 x 5123 (300dpi)

Keywords

England people male man men religious country religion monarch guy crime cathedral English KILLER king royal death medieval Christianity location century criminal murder royalty crown concept B&W slaughter bishop MONOCHROME murderer 19th century black & white black and white B W mediaeval Middle Ages Canterbury Cathedral nineteenth century sceptre The Print Collector 12th century archbishop Archbishop of Canterbury murdering Plantagenet slaughtering sovereign Henry II King Henry II King of England St Thomas Becket Thomas engraving portrait Unknown Thomas St Henry II Curtmantle Saint Becket Becket FitzEmpress à Becket Thomas à Thomas à Be engraving portrait