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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- King of England (1154–1189). The son of Princess Matilda, he founded the Plantagenet royal line and appointed Thomas à Becket as archbishop of Canterbury. His quarrels with Becket concerning the authority of the Crown over the Church led to the murder of the archbishop (1170).
- King of France (1547–1559). The son of Francis I, he regained Calais from the English (1558).
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- noun first Plantagenet King of England; instituted judicial and financial reforms; quarreled with archbishop Becket concerning the authority of the Crown over the church (1133-1189)
- noun king of France from 1547 to 1559; regained Calais from the English; husband of Catherine de Medicis and father of Charles IX (1519-1559)
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Examples
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To paraphrase Henry II, who will rid me of this meddlesome ex-coach?
Tallulah Morehead: Survivor Tocantins: Lies and Whispers 2009
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Four hundred years later, the vineyards returned, and by the twelfth century, Henry Plantagenet—more commonly known as Henry II, King of England—requested that the claret, as the British called Bordeaux, be shipped across the Channel for the benefit of the British aristocracy.
Investing in Liquid Assets David Sokolin 2008
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A new book called Henry II, New Interpretations was published in 2007; it is a collection of essays dealing with various aspects of Henry's reign, and I recommend it highly.
Exclusive Interview: Loaded Questions with Bestselling Author of Devil's Brood, Sharon Kay Penman 2008
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Four hundred years later, the vineyards returned, and by the twelfth century, Henry Plantagenet—more commonly known as Henry II, King of England—requested that the claret, as the British called Bordeaux, be shipped across the Channel for the benefit of the British aristocracy.
Investing in Liquid Assets David Sokolin 2008
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To paraphrase Henry II, who will rid me of this meddlesome ex-coach?
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To paraphrase Henry II, who will rid me of this meddlesome ex-coach?
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But today I paraphrase Henry II’s probably apocryphal, or at least misquoted plea about Thomas Beckett: Will no one rid me of these troublesome leftovers?
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But today I paraphrase Henry II’s probably apocryphal, or at least misquoted plea about Thomas Beckett: Will no one rid me of these troublesome leftovers?
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In 1204, King John, the Plantagenet son of King Henry II, and the brother of Richard the Lionheart, lost his Norman holdings.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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Under Henry II, king of England but also Duke of Normandy and Aquitaine, among a host of other titles, French acquired prestige among English-speakers in much the way that Global English has among native speakers of so many languages today.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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