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title: Tomb of Henry II of England & Eleanor of Aquitane
author: Mark Cartwright
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11539/tomb-of-henry-ii-of-england--eleanor-of-aquitane/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2022-08-16
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# Tomb of Henry II of England & Eleanor of Aquitane

_Authored by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/)_

## Image File

[![Tomb of Henry II of England & Eleanor of Aquitane](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11539.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11539.jpg)

## Image Caption

The effigies of [Henry II of England](https://www.worldhistory.org/Henry_II_of_England/) (r. 1154-1189) and his wife [Eleanor of Aquitaine](https://www.worldhistory.org/Eleanor_of_Aquitaine/) (l. c. 1122-1204 CE). Fontevraud Abbey, France.

#### Editorial Review

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## About the Author

Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Cartwright, M. (2019, November 30). Tomb of Henry II of England & Eleanor of Aquitane. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11539/tomb-of-henry-ii-of-england--eleanor-of-aquitane/>
### Chicago
Cartwright, Mark. "Tomb of Henry II of England & Eleanor of Aquitane." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 30, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11539/tomb-of-henry-ii-of-england--eleanor-of-aquitane/>.
### MLA
Cartwright, Mark. "Tomb of Henry II of England & Eleanor of Aquitane." *World History Encyclopedia*, 30 Nov 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11539/tomb-of-henry-ii-of-england--eleanor-of-aquitane/>.

## License & Copyright

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