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1 giorno fa · Henry II (5 March 1133 – 6 July 1189), also known as Henry Fitzempress and Henry Curtmantle, was King of England from 1154 until his death in 1189. During his reign he controlled England, substantial parts of Wales and Ireland, and much of France (including Normandy, Anjou, and Aquitaine), an area that altogether was later called the Angevin Empire, and also held power over Scotland and the ...
4 giorni fa · In 1162, he attempted to re-establish what he saw as his authority over the English Church by appointing his friend Thomas Becket as Archbishop of Canterbury upon the death of the incumbent archbishop, Theobald.
5 giorni fa · Enemies that Henry II had made previously now joined the conflict with Louis, including King William of Scotland, Count Philip of Flanders, Count Matthew of Boulogne and Count Theobald of Blois. Henry II emerged victorious; his wealth meant he could recruit large numbers of mercenaries.
4 giorni fa · Henry won the contests for expansion against the counts of Blois and Anjou, turning the latter, who had been enemies, into allies (pp. 110–11). After earlier setbacks Henry consolidated his power in the Ile de France by recovering almost all of the territory he had lost.
2 giorni fa · The first was by Theobald V, Count of Blois and Chartres on the night of 21 March as she passed through his lands at Blois, but she escaped by taking a boat down the Loire to Tours.
4 giorni fa · Most of the local barons in the eastern and southern borderlands of Champagne, united under Erard of Brienne claiming succession by marrying Theobald IV's cousin Philippa. Duchy of Lorraine: 1221 1221 Jōkyū War: Kamakura Shogunate. Hōjō clan. Emperor Go-Toba: 1221 1222 Battle of Genter: Kingdom of Tumapel: Kingdom of Kediri: 1228 1229 Sixth ...
3 giorni fa · The enthusiasm of the crusading movement challenged what had been conventional theology. This can be seen in a letter from Sigebert of Gembloux to Robert II, Count of Flanders.
