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Group: Geuzen (the Beggars)
People: Wang Lei
Topic: 1173–74, Revolt of
Location: Carchemish Turkey

1173–74, Revolt of

Years: 1173 - 1174

The Revolt of 1173–74 is a rebellion against Henry II of England by three of his sons, his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine and rebel supporters.

It lasts 18 months and ends in the revolt's failure: Henry's rebellious family members have to resign themselves to his continuing rule and are reconciled to him.

"Remember that the people you are following didn’t know the end of their own story. So they were going forward day by day, pushed and jostled by circumstances, doing the best they could, but walking in the dark, essentially."

—Hilary Mantel, AP interview (2009)