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  • john youngest son of Henry II; King of England from 1199 to 1216; succeeded to the throne on the death of his brother Richard I; lost his French possessions; in 1215 John was compelled by the barons to sign the Magna Carta (1167-1216)
  • percy English soldier killed in a rebellion against Henry IV (1364-1403)
  • calais a town in northern France on the Strait of Dover that serves as a ferry port to England; in 1347 it was captured by the English king Edward III after a long siege and remained in English hands until it was recaptured by the French king Henry II in 1558
  • becket (Roman Catholic Church) archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170; murdered following his opposition to Henry II's attempts to control the clergy (1118-1170)
  • ivry a battle (1590) in which the Huguenots under Henry IV defeated the Catholics under the duke of Mayenne
  • hotspur English soldier killed in a rebellion against Henry IV (1364-1403)
  • duchesse de valentinois French noblewoman who was the mistress of Henry II; she had more influence over him than did his wife Catherine de Medicis (1499-1566)
  • guibert of ravenna Italian antipope from 1080 to 1100 who was installed as pope by the Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV who consistently opposed efforts at papal reform (died in 1100)
  • thomas a becket (Roman Catholic Church) archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170; murdered following his opposition to Henry II's attempts to control the clergy (1118-1170)
  • louis vii king of France who led the unsuccessful Second Crusade and fought frequent wars with Henry II of England (1120-1180)
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