Henry II of England authorizes Dermot MacMorrough to levy forces Size:XS: 30 x 30cm 12th September 1965

12th September 1965

A merry making scene outside the closed iron gate of Covent Garden Theatre

his sons and his heirs

stands with hands in pockets and tongue sticking out

A long-awaited boiled egg arrives

Henry II of England authorizes Dermot MacMorrough to levy forces Size:XS: 30 x 30cm 12th September 1965Henry II of England authorizes Dermod MacMorrough to levy forces, 1170 (1864). Henry II (1133 1189), the first Plantagenet king of England, ruled from 1154. Here he is authorising Dermot MacMorrough, banished king of Leinster, to levy forces from among the English to try to regain his crown. In return, Dermot pledged his allegiance to Henry. The resultant invasion brought part of Ireland under English control for the first time.