5. Henry II

Henry II (1154-89) was the absolute image of a king, he was thick set, red-haired, strong, broad and powerful. As a contemporary claimed, he had a face upon which a man might gaze a thousand times and still feel drawn to gaze again. His accomplishments during his 34-year reign were unmatched in English history, he was Europe’s trailblazer. CREDITS Editing – Richard Gough Thomas sofonisbamusic – Trinity College Cambridge - Miserere, Gregorio Allegri visualasylum – unsheathing a short soundmary – wild horses running bone666138 – fanfare jordishaw – stabbing sound klankbeeld – choir singing christe adoramus te cgeffex – whip crack 01 xserra – notre dame paris 1 vedas – fight fighting men ogsoundfx – footsteps walking in chainmail