Historical Births On This Day - March 5th
Historical Births On This Day In History On This Day in 1133, King Henry II of England was born. Henry was also called Henry Curtmantle, Henry FitzEmpress, and Henry Plantagenet. Plus Henry-Squirrel-Feet, Henry-The-Hoover, and Only-Spank-Me-On-The-Left-Cheek. Henry helped his mother, the Empress Matilda-Probably-A-Witch try to claim the Kingdom of England for her own. She was in a civil war known as The Anarchy with her cousin, King Stephen-The-First-And-Only-Step-Hen. Henry's mother failed in her attempt to take control of the English throne, but it eventually went to Henry anyway. So all's well that ends well. Henry married Eleanor of Aquitaine in 1151, the cast-off of King Louis VII of France. Did You Know: Double dipping in French Mayonnaise has been illegal in England since the 8th century. But Henry was the King of England and going second wasn't an issue. The two produced eight children. And those child...