Red haired English kings.

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Red haired English kings.

Legg inn av Gjest » 17 nov 2004 18:51:02

Let's see, someone (don't recall who and it really doesn't matter) indicated
that Henry VIII was the only English king who sported red hair. The
following excerpt from the Internet issue of History Today seems to indicate
otherwise. Verdad?

Gordon Hale
Grand Prairie, Texas



Nicholas Vincent celebrates the founder of the Plantagenet dynasty who was
crowned 850 years ago this month.




Eight hundred and fifty years ago, on December 19th, 1154, a reddish
haired, quick-tempered and hyper-active young man was crowned at Westminster Abbey
as King Henry II. For the previous twenty years, under the reign of the
usurper Stephen, the Anglo-Norman realm had been plunged into a civil war fought
out between the adherents of Stephen and those of Henry’s mother, the Empress
Matilda. Northern England had been seized by the Scots.

Tony Hoskins

Re: Red haired English kings.

Legg inn av Tony Hoskins » 17 nov 2004 19:01:02

Remember William II *Rufus*?

GRHaleJr@aol.com> 11/17/04 09:44AM
Let's see, someone (don't recall who and it really doesn't matter)

indicated
that Henry VIII was the only English king who sported red hair. The
following excerpt from the Internet issue of History Today seems to
indicate
otherwise. Verdad?

Gordon Hale
Grand Prairie, Texas



Nicholas Vincent celebrates the founder of the Plantagenet dynasty who
was
crowned 850 years ago this month.




Eight hundred and fifty years ago, on December 19th, 1154, a reddish

haired, quick-tempered and hyper-active young man was crowned at
Westminster Abbey
as King Henry II. For the previous twenty years, under the reign of
the
usurper Stephen, the Anglo-Norman realm had been plunged into a civil
war fought
out between the adherents of Stephen and those of Henry's mother,
the Empress
Matilda. Northern England had been seized by the Scots.

Alan C. Wright

Re: Red haired English kings.

Legg inn av Alan C. Wright » 17 nov 2004 19:21:01

In the 2000 book "Eleanor of Aquitaine" by Alison Weir, she also mentions
that King Henry II had red hair.

Alan

Gjest

Re: Red haired English kings.

Legg inn av Gjest » 17 nov 2004 20:51:01

In a message dated 11/17/2004 12:59:33 PM Eastern Standard Time,
hoskins@sonoma.lib.ca.us writes:

Remember William II *Rufus*?




Yes, and there were several others than those named so far, I just cannot
recall which ones, as of now.

Gordon Hale
Grand Prairie, Texas

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