Henry II - King of England - Age/Date/Why
Henry II failed Military Campaigns in Wales - Dates/Key Battles
1171 - Wales?
Henry II first sent knights to Ireland
1171 - Ireland
1177 - Ireland
1185 - Ireland
Henry II - Brittany - How/When
Henry II - Anjou - Age/Date/Why
Henry II - Normandy - Age/Date/Why
Geoffrey completed conquest of Anjou
Henry made Malcolm surrender Newcastle, Carlisle and all his possessions in the North of England, successfully restoring the old frontier.
Treaty of Falaise
Quit Claim of Canterbury
Henry II - Aquitaine - Age/Date/Why
How many weeks did Henry II spend in
Anjou?
England?
Normandy?
What does it show
Inquest of Sheriffs
When?
What does it demonstrate?
What is the curia regis and what does it demonstrate in terms of Empire
Henry II Justiciars
Destruction of adulterine castles
When?
1176 - Castles
Henry II personal Castle
How did the Ratio of Private:Royal castles change across Angevin Rule
Which dangerous nobles did Henry Seize castles off in 1157?
Average paid in to Exchequer
1130s
1150s
1160s
1180s
Number of Earldoms
1154
1189
Malcolm of Scotland becomes King
Henry's New Penny
When
Style
What does it demonstrate
Henry - Toulouse
When
Why Not
Becket Appointed Chancellor - When
Death of Theobald - when
Becket made Archbishop - When
Sherriff's Aid Dispute
When + Where
Who is a paragon of his species
Becket resigns as Chancellor - When
Constitutions of Clarendon
When
What
Beckets Trial
When
Where
Charged with?
Who was born in 1165
How did Phillips birth weaken the Empire initially
What did Pope Alexander do in August 1165
Assize of Clarendon
When
What
Becket - Papal Legate -When
Vezelay - When + What
Henry's Will - When and What
Montmiral - when and What
Young Henry's Coronation
When
Where
Who
Becket Returns to England - when
Murder of Becket
Knights that murdered Becket
Avranches - When + What
Becket Canonised - when
Henry's Penance
When
What
Assize of Northampton
When
What
Third Lateran Council
When
Phillip Augustus becomes King
When
Rebellion and Death of YH
When
Death of Geoffrey
When
How
Henry II - Death
When Richard captured by Leopold
John and Phillip rebel
When
When Chateau Gaillard completed
Richard dies
When
How
Treaty of Le Goulet
When
Mirabeau
When
John declared 'Contumacious Vassal'
When
Death of Arthur
When
Loss of Chateau Gaillard
When
Death of Eleanor of Aquitaine
Hubert Walter dies
John Excommunicated
When
Bristol Tallage
When
Disputed Canterbury election
What is a Justiciar
What do Justices do
What is Scutage
Saladin Tithe
When
How much did it raise
'the greatest of all medieval kings'
Who on Who
Who argues that Henry II managed the difficulties of his reign through 'skilful handling', 'cool decision' and 'almost uncanny swiftness' of movement
What did Henry aim to do according to his coronation promise
Who argues in relation to the Restoration of Royal Authority that
'Henry was merely renewing the Golden Age of his grandfather'
'Henry's rule was dangerously abrasive...it certainly spawned the baronial malcontents who joined the rebellion'
Who describes Henry's approach as 'High risk'
Who argues Henry had a genuine interest and concern for the legal system and justice
Who opposed Henry II destruction of adulterine castles
William of Aumale
Which castles did William FitzStephen surrender to Henry II and when
By when had Henry II completed his expulsion of foreign mercenaries
Cartae Baronum
When
What
What does Huscroft say about the Cartae Baronum
How many Sheriffs were replaced in the Inquest of Sheriffs
the General Eyre
When
What
Assize of Arms
When
What
Who was Henry II Chief Forester
How many counties were subject to Forest Law by the end of Henry II's reign
How many mints were operating in
1157
1167
In the first 10 years of Henry's reign what did the pipe rolls show
How long was the Great Rebellion
Why does Ralph Diceto argue the Great Rebellion happened
Who does Roger of Howden imply encouraged Young Henry to rebel
Who does Peter of Blois imply encourages Young Henry to rebel
Why does Jones argue Young Henry rebelled
Limoges
When
What
What happened to Geoffrey in 11173
What in 1176 confirmed the Assize of Clarendon
Which of Young Henry's castles did Henry II give away (arguably triggering Great Rebellion)
Who did Henry II give 3 Key castles to in 1174 and why
Who does McLynn argue becomes a pretext for the mighty struggle between 2 Henrys
What important achievements did William of Scotland make in the Great Rebellion
Why does Jones argue Eleanor of Aquitaine rebelled in 1173
What does Professor Boussard argue about the Angevin Empire
What does E. Hallam argue regarding the Angevin Empire
Who argues that Henry and Eleanor never considered their joint accumulation of lands an Empire, as each was subject to its own customs and no capital was more important
Who argue the only measure of unity across the empire was Henry and without Henry there was no empire
How does J.C. Holt describe the Angevin lands as
Who argues Becket's principles were 'outdated' and too extreme, however the consequences of his actions were huge
What does Gilbert Foliot say on Becket
Laudabiliiter
What
When
What happened at Westminster in 1163
Pope confirmed his legates actions
When
25th January 1171 - what?
When does Louis VII dies
1187 - Anjou - What?
Richard joined Phillip - When?
1189 - Maine and Anjou
Colombieres - what + when
When did Phillip gain Gisors
What does Holt argue Phillip and John's relative revenues
What does Gillingham argue John and Phillip's relative revenues
Who argues that despite Longchamp's 'political tactlessness and personal arrogance' he was effective in conducting royal business
'one of the greatest royal ministers of all time. In organising the royal justice, finance, warfare or administration he was supreme, his authority was matched by his competence'
Who is Tyerman talking about
Which historian argues through his absence Richard made England stronger and more efficient administratively
Richard - duchy of Aquitaine - When
Audita Tremendi
When
What
1189 - Worcester
What Happened?
What did Phillip tempt John with in 1192
What was his response
Hubert Walter - How much did he boast to collect in 1193
Example of strategic castle in Anjou Richard takes back from Phillip 1194
Richard's Diplomatic Victory 1196 - Who?
Richards Diplomatic Victory - 1197 - Who?
Richards Diplomatic Victory - 1198 - Who
Carcuage
How much was Richard's Ransom
What level was the tax on moveable property introduced by Eleanor to raise Richards ransom
'The road from Bouvines led directly to Runnymede'
Who
Who says 'John threw away a winning hand' and referring to when
'The most obvious explanation of the fact that a winning war changed into a losing one is a change of commander'
Who?
Key Traitors in 1204
'Foul as it ism Hell itself is defouled by the foulness of John'
Who
Johns Coronation - When
Who secured the Barons loyalty to John - 1199
What did Eleanor do for John in 1199
Where does Phillip attack in Autumn 1203 and why
Chatteau Gaillard lost
When
Rouen captured
When
Where does John raid in 1207
When is England put under Interdict
John is excommunicated- When
Johns attempt to attack Phillip from Poitou fails due to English baronial opposition
When
Damme
What
When
La Rochelle - What - 1214
Louis Invasion
When
What
Johns Death
When
How
Barons formally renounce fealty
When
What
Runnymede
When
What
Magna Carta Annulled
When
Who
Johns 2 Wives
How much did Nicholas de Stuteville pay to succeed his lands
What would Magna Carta set the upper limit to feudal relief to succeed a barony
Scutage - John - How many
Scutage - Henry - How many
Scutage - Richard - How many
When the main threat was in Anjou in 1203 where was John
When the main threat was in the Seinne valley/East Normandy Spring 1203 where was John
When Chatteau Gaillard fell in March 1204, where was John
Etsi Karissmiuss
When
What
Demonstrates?
who is Lothar di Signi
Papal legate who received John's submission to Rome
'The most striking fact about Eleanor is her utter insignificance in Henry II’s reign…For over 35 years she was almost totally eclipsed'
Who?
'Her role before Henry’s death depended on the space Henry allowed her, which in the later part of his reign was none at all'
Who
About Who
What is a Corrody
Who got one
How old was Eleanor when she died
'The bloodsuckers of Christian purses'
Who
On Who
Name 2 Jewish usurers
First victim of Blood Libel
Ringleader of Jewish Pogrom
'a piece of vile commerce and a shameful loss to the English crown'
What was this historian referring to
How much did Richard have to pay annually to his captors to secure his freedom
Who died in 1167
Young Henrys marriage to
Who
When
Gained what
Alnwick - July 1174
What?
Who retreated from Henry II in Normandy August 1174
What happened September 1174
What happened at Poitou in August 1174
Who invaded England Oct 1173
Who defeated the Suffolk invasion Oct 1173
How many of Henry's Sheriffs did Richard Retain?
What does this show
Who did Richard charge £800 for allowing a prisoner to escape