Henry II and Eleanor'srelation

A detailed Summary of Henry II and Eleanor'srelation

The relationship between Henry, Geoffrey, and John with their parents, Henry II and Eleanor

Henry II's family was a family that was considered anything but dysfunctional. During this era of the medieval period, there was no such thing as succession to the throne; thus, the current king had the option of choosing any of his sons to be the next ruler of the realm. During this time, Henry had 3 sons, Richard, Geoffrey, and John. All were unique in their own way but in some cases that uniqueness each had resulted in unwonted consequences. Richard was a warrior to the heart, hence his nickname, "Lion-Hart." Geoffrey was commented as being nothing but a machine-a political machine that always knew where to strike, who to kill, and what alliances were worth keeping. John was not a smart man to say the least. Toward the beginning of the film, he was the successor to the throne so Henry said but by the end, we saw otherwise.

Richard "Lion Heart" was the knight of the royal family. He was the one who would in almost any case result to violence instead of peaceful negotiating. Albeit his warrior-like instinct, he took on a role that involved much less dialogue compared to that of his two brothers. . To see how he re

Toward the beginning of "Lion in the Winter", Henry wanted John to become the next king but it was obvious that John was not suited for the throne. In our days, John would have been considered one who had a mental handicap such as dyslexia and would also have been a likely candidate for sclerosis due to his hunched back. Both his parents loved John, but it was always odd to see him as the likely successor to the throne in the early part of the movie due to the fact that he was very simple-minded. He was bossed around by both his brothers and was tricked into the whole Geoffrey-Phillip fiasco. In the dungeon scene toward the end of the film, we saw John with his two other brothers try to attack Henry, but John was quickly cornered out and within seconds had the blade of Henry lined up with the skin of his throat. John was angry with his father around the time of the dungeon scene, but who wasn't then? Eleanor got her children to hate their father and she was blissful because of that.

lated to his parents was at times vague due to the fact of his reticence, but it was obvious toward the end of the film that his abomination of his father reigned supreme over that for his mother, Eleanor. It was obvious that Eleanor loved Richard much more than his father did simply due to the fact that from the start of the movie-and history-that she wanted Richard on the throne after Henry passed on. Richard didn't necessarily loathe his father until he was

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