Download or read book Henry Plantagenet written by Richard Barber and published by Boydell Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Henry II is the most imposing figure among the medieval kings of England. His fiefs and domains extended from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean. This biography offers both a study of his character, and an estimate of his work as a ruler, work which is in a sense the history of his life.