Brian Cox: Henry II

Quotes 

• Henry II : He's renounced the bishopric. I've made him Chancellor.

  Eleanor of Aquitaine : Chancellor? I though you always wanted to be a bishop?

  Geoffrey Bastard : No - that was Father.

  Eleanor of Aquitaine : Oh. It seemed a rather strange ambition, seeing your mother was a whore. As Chancellor, it's quite the other way about. I'm sure you'll serve the King as skillfully as she did.

• Henry II : [having redistributed his lands among his surviving children]  Now you'll have England!

  Richard Lionheart : England? What the hell is England? A land of hovels and pigs and whores, barbarians - you can piss on England. Poitou and Aquitaine are mine!