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 related

Geoffrey, being the middle child, was another of the likely candidates for the throne of greater Great Britain. Geoffrey was the net-weaver of the royal children. He was one who delighted in working behind the curtain and pulling the strings of his political puppets (which would have been Richard or John). He was the one who at times would appear as your best friend, but in actual reality would be trying to use you for his purpose. Geoffrey arranged a deal with Richard that if Richard became the next king, he would make Geoffrey his chancellor. Thus, Geoffrey would exercise his power and ultimate manipulation controls on Richard and would have a clandestine touch that would influence the greatest empire of Europe since the Holy Roman Empire. Geoffrey's attitude toward his parents was very nebulous and at times very hard to follow especially due to the fact of his owns manipulative and ever-changing personality. We saw Geoffrey as a clean-shaven man who instead of fight!

ing in an army like Richard would; he would control the army from as far away as possible. Geoffrey was upset that not one of his parents mentioned Geoffrey and the throne in the same sentence.

Henry's children were always a bickering a lot, but before Succession, that was how most royal children were. They all wanted to rule because they all thirsted for power. Henry's children were very predictable in their tr

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