Wednesday, February 15, 2023

 

Henry II, King of England and his Justiciar.

Henry II (reigned in England 1154-1189) and Ranulf de Glanville (died 1190), Chief Justiciar of England beginning in 1180 had a good working relationship and Ranulf was known as the King's "eyes".  He was Henry's right hand man, learned, clever, talented and faithful.  For Henry faithfulness would be very important.

There is some disagreement over whether or not Ranulf wrote the document shown below: ‘Treatise on the Laws and Customs of England’.

In his many roles in the service of the crown and himself he succeeded and even survived the transfer of power upon Henry II's death to Richard I. When Richard I took the throne in 1189 or shortly thereafter Ranulf left on Crusade where he died. 

But we are getting way ahead in the story as a matter of fact the part where these two men are dead is indeed the end.



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