A Royal Son: Henry the Young king

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​What is it like to be a king but still have to answer to your father? In the twelfth century, Henry the Young King lived in the shadow of one of Europe’s most powerful monarchs: Henry II of England. This episode delves into the life of a man who was crowned twice but never ruled the kingdom.

Podcaster: Christine
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​Note: Human Footnotes, the RadioPublic Playlist mentioned in this episode, can be found here.

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Further Reading

Thomas Asbridge, The Greatest Knight: The Remarkable Life of William Marshal, The Power Behind Five English Thrones, Ecco, (2014).

Richard Barber, The Devil’s Crown: A History of Henry II and His Sons, Combined Books, (1996).

Elizabeth Hallam, ‘Henry (1155–1183)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, (2004; online edn, May 2006).

R. J. Smith, "Henry II's Heir: The Acta and Seal of Henry the Young King, 1170-83", The English Historical Review, 116:466 (2001): 297-326. 

Matthew Strickland, Henry the Young King, 1155-1183, Yale University Press, (2016).

W.L. Warren, Henry II, University of California Press, (1973).

​Music: "Evening Melodrama" by Kevin Macleod (www.incompetech.com)

Henry II and his legitimate children, from a Geneological Roll of the Kings of England, 14th century (via British Library: http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=49987)

Seal of Henry the Young King, from a reproduction in The Great Seals of England from the Earliest Period to the Present Time (1887)