The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire · Character
Henry II
- Minor
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 168
An English monarch whose royal presence bridges the gap between the familiar world of Western courts and the mysterious edges of Christendom. His descriptions carry the weight of royal testimony about unknown lands.
- Gender
- male
- Age
- Adult
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 168
- Books
- 1
Henry II, as King of England, provided descriptions of Wales to the Greek emperor that portrayed it as a land inhabited by naked warriors. His testimony served as a bridge of knowledge between the Western European courts and the Eastern Empire, offering royal perspective on the remote and savage regions that lay beyond the civilized world.
Description
An English king of adult years whose royal bearing reflects the authority of the Angevin dynasty. His appearance carries the dignity appropriate to a monarch whose descriptions of distant lands would reach the ears of emperors.
Story so far
BOOK 1The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire / Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes)
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