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Henry II -key dates
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- 1Henry II becomes king of England; in France he already has Normandy, Aquitaine, Anjou, Maine and Touraine.1154
- 2Henry becomes Duke of Normandy1151
- 3Henry marries Eleanor of Aquitaine1152
- 4Treaty of Winchester (Westminster) makes Henry II heir to Stephen's throneNovember 1153
- 5Decommissioning of illegal castles begins1155
- 6All foreign mercenaries, including those employed by the Crown, are sent home1155
- 7Henry confiscates the castles of Hugh Bigod and William Blois in East Anglia1157
- 8Henry replaces half of England's sheriffs1162
- 9Henry goes north to force William le Gros, count of Aumale, earl of York, to surrender his mini-kingdom in YorkshireFebruary 1155
- 10Henry called a Great council where, according to chronicler Roger of Howden, he confronted those who still held castles which he deemed to be within his royal rightsEarly 1155
- 11Cartae Baronum1166
- 12Henry's first expedition to Wales (ends in success)1157
- 13Henry's second expedition to Wales, involving the capture of Phys of Deheubarth1163
- 14Assize of Clarendon1166
- 15Henry replaces 21 of England's sheriffsSeptember 1155
- 16Rhys of Deheubarth seizes Llandovery Castle1162
- 17Henry's third expedition to Wales (ends in disaster)1165
- 18Rhys of Deheubarth and Owain of Gwynedd make gains at the expense of the Marcher barons1166-68
- 19Owain of Gwynedd dies, leaing Rhys of Deheubarth to become the most important of the Welsh princes (as Owain's sons turn against each other)1170
- 20Henry agrees peace terms with Rhys of Deheubarth1171
- 21Rhys of Deheubarth becomes justiciar for South Wales1172
- 22Sheriffs became royal appointments and accountable to the Crown(From) 1170
- 23King David I of Scotland knights Henry of Anjou in Carlisle + Henry promises to honour the concessions granted to Scotland in 139 regarding Northumberland and the north-western regions of Cumberland and Westmoreland as well as a claim to Huntingdonshire1149
- 24King David I of Scotland dies and is replaced by 12-year-old Malcolm IV1153
- 25Malcolm IV surrenders the lands promised to Scotland by Henry II in 11491157
- 26Malcolm IV joins the Welsh princes in giving Henry homage publicly at Woodstock and he provides hostages, including his youngest brother, David1163
- 27Malcolm IV dies and is succeeded by his brother, William, known as 'The Lion', causing for relations with Henry to deteriorate quickly1165
- 28William of Scotland proposes an alliance with Louis VII of France1168
- 29Coronation of Henry II's eldest son, Henry, as King of England1170
- 30Pope Adrian IV issues a papal bull supporting Henry II should he invade. A council at Winchester discusses the possibility but nothing comes of it1155
- 31The position of he kings of Munster and Leinster, who have joined forces to reform Ireland, is weakened in the face of conflict from other Irish kings, especially Rory O'Connor of Connacht1161
- 32Muirchertach Mac Lochlainn's power in Munster (South of Ireland) collapses1161
- 33Dermost MacMurrough, king of Leinster, is forced from Dublin by Rory O'Connor of Connacht1166
- 34Dermot MacMurrough approaches Henry II for support against Rory O'Connor to which Henry agrees1167
- 35Richard fitz Gilbert de Clare (Strongbow) is approached by the Irish king, Dermot MacMurrough of Leinster, to join his forces against another Irish king, Rory O'Connor of Connacht1168
- 36Anglo-Norman forces led by Stongbow (Richard fitz Gilbert de Clare) arrive in Ireland and defeat Rory O'Connor1170
- 37Strongbow (Richard fitz Gilbert) is given Dermot MacMurrough's daughter's hand in marriage1170
- 38Thomas Becket is murdered in Canterbury Cathedral29 December 1170
- 39Dermot MacMurrough dies and Stongbow (Richard fitz Gilbert) claims the kingdom of Leinster as his successorMay 1171
- 40Henry II leaves Ireland for Normandy to reconcile with the Church after Thomas Becket's death1172
- 41Numerous Irish Kings and bishops make their submission to Henry; exceptions are Rory O'Connor and the kings of Meath and Ulster1171
- 42Henry confiscated Stongbow's lands in England and prepared for an expedition to IrelandOctober 1171
- 43After an appeal for help from the Bretons, Henry's brother Geoffrey is installed in Nantes1156
- 44Geoffrey, Henry's brother, dies and Henry inherits Brittany1158
- 45Henry secures the Vexin through marriage of his eldest son, Henry, to Louis VII' daughter, Margaret1160
- 46Birth of Louis VII's son and heir, Philip1165
- 47Henry quashes rebellion in Brittany and makes his son Geoffrey duke via a marriage alliance1166-67
- 48The Peace of Montmirail between Louis VII and Henry II in France1169
- 49Thomas Becket becomes archbishop of Canterbury and resigns as Chancellor, signalling the start of poor Crown-Church relations1162
- 50Henry appoints Nigel, bishop of Ely to restore the Exchequer1154
- 51Henry instigated detailed inquires to determine losses of demesne by purpresture and escheat and return it to Crown controlBetween 1154 and 1165
- 52The total number of mints was greatly reduced over the course of Henry's reign, from 47 in _____ to 29 in _____1154, 1158
- 53Henry's first recoinage1158
- 54Henry's second recoinage1180 (lasted until 1182)
- 55Assize of Northampton1176
- 56Assize of the Forest1184
- 57England's first law textbook is written by Ranulf de Glanvill ('Treatise on the laws and customs of the Realm of England')1187-89
- 58Grand Assize now includes option of trial by jury of recognition1179
- 59Establishment of the King's bench at Westminster1178
- 60The Assize of Arms1181
- 61The death of Pope Adrian IV results in a papal schism; Alexander III becomes the pope, while Victor IV becomes the antipope1159
- 62Archbishop Theobald of Canterbury dies1161
- 63Henry Ii arrives back in England and receives hundreds of complaints against criminous clerksJanuary 1163
- 64Council of WestminsterOctober 1163
- 65Pope Alexander III sends envoys to Becket asking him to reconcile with the king to which Becket agreesDecember 1163
- 66Becket attends king's court at Northampton to answer charges against him (embezzlement + other financial misdeeds)October 1164
- 67Becket flees to FranceOctober 1164
- 68Henry summons Becket to his court in the case of John fitz GilbertSeptember 1164
- 69Henry takes action against Becket, his family and household by taking all of his property and all the incomes from the lands of Becket's family or clerksDecember 1164
- 70Henry and Becket meet at Montmirail but fail to settle their disputeJanuary 1169
- 71Becket excommunicates the bishops of London and Salisbury as well as several members of the Royal householdEaster 1169
- 72Henry issues decrees severing links between England and Alexander + BecketSeptember 1169
- 73Henry and Becket meet at Montmartre, ParisNovember 1169
- 74Henry and Becket are reconciled at FretvalJuly 1170
- 75Becket returns to England after exile1 December 1170
- 76Henry performed a public ceremony of penance at Avranches Cathedral21 May 1172
- 77The Church approves Henry's choice of bishops for Ely, Bat, Winchester and Norwich1173
- 78Canonisation of Thomas Becket1173
- 79Louis VII calls upon the pope to launch military action against Henry II; the Pope refuses1170
- 80The first major Angevin family crisis and the Great Rebellion begins1173
- 81The Great Rebellion ends; Henry is victorious over his wife, sons, the kings of France and Scotland and several English barons1174
- 82Louis VII falls ill and is incapacitated; Philip II assumes the crown1179
- 83Louis VII dies1180
- 84The second Angevin family crisis begins as Henry's sons fall out; The Young King turns against Richard and their father1182
- 85The Young King dies, ending his rebellion; Henry refuses to name a new principal heir1183
- 86Investiture of Richard as duke of AquitaineJune 1172
- 87The Young King slips away from Henry II and joins Louis VII's court in Paris, followed by Richard and GeoffreyFebruary 1173
- 88Eleanor of Aquitaine is captured en route to ParisApril 1173
- 89William the Lion begins raiding the North of EnglandJuly 1173
- 90William the Lion is captured
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