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![Effigy of Henry the Young King, Rouen](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/11553.jpg?v=1599185703)
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Effigy of Henry the Young King, Rouen
Effigy of Henry the Young King (r. 1170 - 1183 CE), the son and brief co-regent of Henry II of England (1154 - 1189 CE). From Henry the Young King's tomb in the Rouen Cathedral, France.
![Marguerite de Navarre](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/15412.jpeg?v=1726741264)
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Marguerite de Navarre
Marguerite de Navarre (l. 1492-1549) was a writer, philosopher, diplomat, and Queen of Navarre, sister of King Francois I (Francis I of France, r. 1515-1547), mother of Jeanne d’Albret (l. 1528-1572) and grandmother of Henry IV of France...
![Richard III & Henry VII, Stained Glass Window](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/11934.jpg?v=1735227976)
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Richard III & Henry VII, Stained Glass Window
A stained glass window showing the two rivals for the throne of England at the end of the Wars of the Roses (1455-1487 CE). In 1485 CE at the Battle of Bosworth, Richard III of England (r. 1483-85 CE) was defeated and killed while the victor...
![Stephen of England & Henry II of England](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/11530.jpg?v=1726763411)
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Stephen of England & Henry II of England
A manuscript depicting King Stephen of England (r. 1135 - 1154 CE) on the left, and King Henry II of England (r. 1154 - 1189 CE) on the right. Stephen is depicted standing and holding a falcon, Henry II is seated upon his throne. From...
![Effigy of Henry II of England](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/16268.jpg?v=1660587329-1660587381)
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Effigy of Henry II of England
The effigy of Henry II of England (r. 1154-1189) in Fontevraud Abbey, France. Henry was the founder of the Angevins-Plantagenets.
![Henry I of England, York Minster](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/11534.jpg?v=1696782903)
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Henry I of England, York Minster
Sculpture of King Henry I of England (r. 1100 - 1135 CE) from the Quire's Screen (also known as the Choir's Screen or the King's Screen) in York Minster. The Screen was created in the 15th Century CE, and portrays every English king from...
![Coronation of Henry VI of England in Paris](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/11839.jpg?v=1599195602)
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Coronation of Henry VI of England in Paris
A 15th century CE illustration of the coronation of Henry VI of England as the king of France (Henry II) in Notre-Dame de Paris on 16 December 1431 CE. From the 'Chroniques d'Angleterre' by Jean de Wavrin. (National Library of France, Paris...
![Henry of Navarre and Margaret of Valois](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/16078.jpg?v=1682368263)
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Henry of Navarre and Margaret of Valois
Henry of Navarre (later King Henry IV of France, l. 1553-1610) and Margaret of Valois, miniature from manuscript NAL 00082, 1572.
National Library of France.
![Sir Henry Vane the Younger](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/13308.jpg?v=1714898649)
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Sir Henry Vane the Younger
Portrait of Sir Henry Vane the Younger (l. 1613-1662 CE), governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony 1636-1637 CE and advocate of religious freedom and tolerance by Peter Lely (1618-1680). Cromwell Museum, Huntingdon Sir Henry Van the Younger...
![Elizabeth I of England](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/12284.jpg?v=1734530529)
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Elizabeth I of England
Elizabeth I reigned as queen of England from 1558 to 1603. Her 44-year reign was so long and packed with momentous events that the second half of the 16th century is now known as the Elizabethan era and still regarded as a 'Golden Age' for...