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Henry II, what the hell?

posted by LockeProposal on HistoryAnecdotes

Henry looked positively regal in his sackcloth compared to the spectacle he made of himself over a conflict with King William of Scotland. The scene is preserved in a letter written by John of Salisbury: “I heard that when the king was at Caen and was vigorously debating the matter of the king of Scotland, he broke out in abusive language against Richard du Hommet for seeming to speak somewhat in the king of Scotland’s favor, calling him a manifest traitor. And the king, flying into his usual temper, flung his cap from his head, pulled off his belt, threw off his cloak and clothes, grabbed the silken coverlet off the couch, and sitting as it might be on a dungheap, started chewing pieces of straw.”

Source:

Farquhar, Michael. “Strange Reigns.” A Treasury of Royal Scandals: The Shocking True Stories of History's Wickedest, Weirdest, Most Wanton Kings, Queens, Tsars, Popes, and Emperors. Penguin Books, 2001. 173-74. Print.

Further Reading:

Henry II of England

William the Lion

>[Henry](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f9/Church_of_Fontevraud_Abbey_Henry_II_effigy.jpg) looked positively regal in his sackcloth compared to the spectacle he made of himself over a conflict with [King William of Scotland](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/52/William_I%2C_King_of_Scots_%28seal_01%29.png). The scene is preserved in a letter written by John of Salisbury: “I heard that when the king was at Caen and was vigorously debating the matter of the king of Scotland, he broke out in abusive language against Richard du Hommet for seeming to speak somewhat in the king of Scotland’s favor, calling him a manifest traitor. And the king, flying into his usual temper, flung his cap from his head, pulled off his belt, threw off his cloak and clothes, grabbed the silken coverlet off the couch, and sitting as it might be on a dungheap, started chewing pieces of straw.” ____________________________________ **Source:** Farquhar, Michael. “Strange Reigns.” *A Treasury of Royal Scandals: The Shocking True Stories of History's Wickedest, Weirdest, Most Wanton Kings, Queens, Tsars, Popes, and Emperors*. Penguin Books, 2001. 173-74. Print. _____________________________________ **Further Reading:** [Henry II of England](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_II_of_England) [William the Lion](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_the_Lion)

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