Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Frage 1
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What was the main grievance of the Young King Henry?
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He felt that is father's affairs undermined his mother
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His six year old brother, had been given castles whereas he was given none
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Henry had bullied him as a child, and he felt it was time for payback
Frage 2
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What was the principle motive of Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine in taking part in the great rebellion?
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Henry II had been having an affair with Rosamund Clifford (aka Fair Rosamund) and she wished to get her own back.
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Eleanor was angry at the refusal of her husband to endow her children with a suitable level of power.
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She felt that her homeland of Aquitaine was being undermined by Henry II, and it was not being given the status or power it deserved.
Frage 3
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What went wrong for Eleanor when she attempted to join the rebellion with her sons?
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She became pregnant with Prince John, and was therefore unable to participate.
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She was captured on her way to Paris to join the court of King Louis VII
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Riding, she broke her ankle and was unable to walk to Paris.