In the 12th century, Eleanor of Aquitaine pulled off one of history’s most impressive acts of chutzpa by effectively divorcing the king of France (Louis VII) to marry the king of England (Henry II).

Brad Pitt has a notable ancestral link to medieval England, being a distant relative of the late Queen Elizabeth II through King Henry II. Pitt's connection places him within an influential ...

Matilda and Geoffrey's son stayed in England and was later crowned King Henry II. Lady Jane Grey . World History Archive / Alamy. Lady Jane Grey was born in 1537, according to Historic Royal Palaces.

Henry II of England authorizes Dermod MacMorrough to levy forces, 1170 (1864). Henry II (1133-1189), the first Plantagenet king of England, ruled from 1154.