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| 1133 | Birth |  |
| 5th Mar Le Mans Birth of Henry II, eldest son of Geoffrey of Anjou & Matilda, daughter of Henry I |
| 1150 | Rule of Normandy | |
| Normandy Geoffrey of Anjou conquered Normandy and in 1150 invested Henry with the Duchy |
| 1150 | Succession | |
| Normandy Geoffrey of Anjou conquered Normandy and in 1150 invested Henry with the Duchy |
| London Succeeds as King of England |
| 1151 | Death | |
| Death of Geoffrey of Anjou, Henry II's father |
| 1151 | Succession | |
| Anjou Succeeds as Count of Anjou |
| 1152 | Marriage | |
| 18th May Bordeaux Marries Eleanor of Aquitaine |
| 19th Dec Poities Given Aquitaine as part of the marriage dowry, remains English until 1452 |
| 19th Dec Poities Henry II's marriage is celebrated in the Cathedral of Poitiers |
| 19th Dec London Marries Eleanor of Aquitaine, daughter of the late Duke of Aquitaine |
| 1152 | Rule of Aquitaine | |
| 19th Dec Aquitaine Given Aquitaine as part of the marriage dowry, remains English until 1452 |
| 1153 | Death | |
| 17th Aug Death of Eustace, followed by reconcilliation between Stephen & Henry II |
| 1153 | Peace | |
| 6th Nov Winchester Barons conclude peace, the treaty recognizes his succession to the English throne |
| 1153 | Succession | |
| London Succeeds as King of England, Adopted as successor by Stephen |
| London Succeeds as King of England |
| 6th Nov Winchester Stephen names Henry II as his successor |
| 1153 | Treaty of Westminster | |
| Westminster Stephen is allowed to keep the throne under the condition that Henry become his heir |
| 1153 | Treaty of Winchester | |
| 6th Nov Winchester Barons conclude peace, the treaty recognizes his succession to the English throne |
| 6th Nov Winchester Eustace dies, Stephen loses interest in the succession & the treaty ends the war |
| 1154 | Accession | |
| 19th Dec Accedes to the throne upon the death of his second cousin, Stephen |
| 1154 | Coronation | |
| 19th Dec Westminster Abbey The 1st Angevin King |
| 19th Dec Westminster Abbey The Count of Anjou, son of Matilda daughter of Henry I & Geoffrey Plantagenet |
| 1154 | Death | |
| 23rd Oct Death of Stephen |
| 1154 | Parliament | |
| Bermondsey Orders an early form of Parliament to open at Bermondsey Abbey |
| 1154 | Rule of Bordeaux | |
| Bordeaux Bordeaux comes under English rule, 1154-1453 |
| Bordeaux Comes under English rule after Henry's marriage to Eleanor of Aquitaine in 1152 |
| 1154 | Succession | |
| 25th Oct London Succeeds as King of England |
| 1155 | Rule of Ireland | |
| Pope Adrian IV issues a Papal Bull to Henry II granting his overlordshi of Ireland |
| 1157 | Restoration | |
| Obtains the restoration of Northern Counties from Malcolm of Scotland |
| 1157 | Rule of Northern Counties | |
| Obtains the restoration of Northern Counties from Malcolm of Scotland |
| 1158 | Charter Norwich | |
| Norwich Norwich is granted its 1st charter |
| 1158 | Le Mans Cath | |
| Le Mans Dedicates the nave of the cathedral |
| 1158 | Succession | |
| 17th Nov Henry II declares Mary of Scots Queen over England & Ireland |
| 1159 | Battle of Toulouse | |
| Toulouse Henry II is defeated |
| 1159 | Invasion of France | |
| Toulouse Becket leads an English invasion of Toulouse to assert Eleanor of Aquitaine's rights |
| 1159 | Siege of Toulouse | |
| Toulouse Becket leads an English invasion of Toulouse to assert Eleanor of Aquitaine's rights |
| Toulouse Henry II is defeated |
| 1160 | Battle of Vexin | |
| Vexin Takes a strip of land between the Duchy of Normandy & the French Royal lands |
| 1160 | Capture of Vexin | |
| Vexin Takes a strip of land between the Duchy of Normandy & the French Royal lands |
| 1160 | Marriage | |
| 2nd Nov The marriage is orchestrated by Henry's father, Henry II, in order to gain control over Marguerite's dowry, the strategically vital castles of the Vexin region between Normandy & Paris |
| 1160 | Rule of Vexin | |
| Vexin Takes a strip of land between the Duchy of Normandy & the French Royal lands |
| 1160 | Treaty of Peace | |
| Henry II & Louis VII agree an unsteady peace |
| 1162 | Danegeld | |
| Danegeld is collected for the last time |
| 1163 | Arrest | |
| Rhys ap Gruffydd is imprisoned by Henry II |
| 1163 | Council Westminster | |
| 1st Oct London Claims power to punish criminal clerics after their conviction by Church orders |
| 1163 | Council Woodstock | |
| 8th Oct Woodstock Thomas a Becket defeats Henry II's attempts to raise a land tax |
| 1163 | Rebellion | |
| Wales rebels against English rule, the rebellion is suppressed |
| 1164 | Constitution | |
| London The Constitutions of Clarendon place limitations on the clergy |
| Clarendon The legal rights of the Church & State are codified at the Council of Clarendon |
| 1164 | Council Clarendon | |
| Clarendon The legal rights of the Church & State are codified at the Council of Clarendon |
| 1164 | Council Northampton | |
| 8th Oct Northampton Thomas Becket is accused of embezzlement & contempt of court |
| 1164 | Exile of Henry II | |
| 8th Oct Becket flees to Louis VII of France |
| 1165 | Capture of Wales | |
| Captures Wales |
| 1166 | Assizes | |
| Orders the creation of jails in all English counties at the Assize of Clarendon |
| 1166 | Papal Legate Beckett | |
| Vatican Pope Alexander III appoints Thomas Beckett Papal legate against the will of Henry II |
| 1166 | Reform | |
| London Issues the Assize of Clarendon, 22 articles setting au a jury system |
| Orders the creation of jails in all English counties at the Assize of Clarendon |
| 1167 | Marriage | |
| London Henry & Louis reconcile after betrothal of his son Richard to Louis ' daughter Alice |
| 1167 | Treaty of Peace | |
| London Henry & Louis reconcile after betrothal of his son Richard to Louis ' daughter Alice |
| 1169 | Rebellion | |
| Wexford Norman-Welsh barons land at Wexford supporting Dermot of Leinster |
| 1169 | Rule of Anjou | |
| Anjou Henry II inherits Anjou |
| 1169 | Rule of Normandy | |
| Normandy Henry II inherits Normandy |
| 1169 | Succession | |
| London Henry II will inherit England, Normandy & Anjou |
| Richard will inherit Poitou & Geoffrey will inherit Brittany |
| London Succeeds as King of England |
| 1170 | Assassination | |
| Canterbury Thomas Becket is murdered by 4 of Henry's knights |
| London Thomas Becket is murdered by four of Henry's knights |
| 1170 | Coronation | |
| 22nd July Westminster Abbey Crowned by Archbishop Roger of York in violation of the rights of Thomas a Becket |
| 22nd July Westminster Abbey Offers Becket the chance to return to England & recrown Prince Henry, Becket accepts |
| 1170 | Exile of Henry II | |
| July Offers Becket the chance to return to England & recrown Prince Henry, Becket accepts |
| 1170 | Succession | |
| 14th June London Has his son Prince Henry crowned joint-king to ensure the succession |
| 14th June London Never ruled & not counted in the monarchs of England, known as Henry the Young King |
| 1171 | Dublin Castle | |
| Dublin Commences the construction of Dublin Castle |
| 1171 | Invasion of Ireland | |
| Appoints his son John as Lord of Ireland to rule on his behalf |
| Capture of southeastern Ireland |
| Cross es to Ireland & forces Richard Strongbow to pay homage |
| Invades Ireland with the full approval of the Pope & subjects it to his rule |
| 1171 | Rule of Ireland | |
| Cross es to Ireland & forces Richard Strongbow to pay homage |
| Waterford Receives the feality of the Kings of Ireland |
| 1171 | Succession | |
| London Declares himself Lord of Ireland |
| 1172 | Assassination | |
| Canterbury Absolved of the murder of Thomas a Becket by Pope Alexander III |
| 1172 | Diplomacy | |
| Avranches Forced to reconcile with the Pope of Eleanor's rebellion in Aquitaine |
| 1172 | Homage | |
| Cashel Receives homage from the Irish |
| 1172 | Rebellion | |
| Aquitaine Eleanor of Aquitaine raises a rebellion against her husband |
| 1172 | Reconcilliation | |
| Absolved of the murder of Thomas a Becket by Pope Alexander III |
| 1173 | Arrest | |
| Arrested when fleeing to Louis VII to hoin the rebellion against Henry II |
| 1173 | Canonization | |
| Thomas a Becket is canonized |
| 1173 | Rule of Chinon | |
| Chinon Gives Chinon to John in a marriage settlement, angers Henry & causes war with France |
| 1173 | Rule of Loudin | |
| Loudin Gives Chinon to John in a marriage settlement, angers Henry & causes war with France |
| 1173 | Rule of Mirabeau | |
| Mirabeau Gives Mirabeau to John in a marriage settlement, angers Henry & causes war with France |
| 1173 | Succession | |
| Succeeds as King of England |
| 1174 | Assassination | |
| Canterbury Makes a public penance for Becket's murder |
| 1174 | Rebellion | |
| Defeats the coalition of Prince Henry, Richard, Geoffrey & Eleanor |
| 1174 | Shrine | |
| Canterbury Becket's tomb becomes a shrine & place of pilgrimage |
| 1174 | Treaty of Falaise | |
| Falaise William I agrees to Henry's terms for his release by becoming a vassal |
| 1175 | Invasion of Ireland | |
| All the native Kings of Ireland are forced to pay homage to Henry II |
| 1175 | Rule of Ireland | |
| Under the treaty of Windsor Rory O'Connor is recognized as King of Ireland |
| 1175 | Treaty of Windsor | |
| Under the treaty of Windsor Rory O'Connor is recognized as King of Ireland |
| 1176 | Famine | |
| Anjou Purchases large amounts of grain to relieve famine in Maine & Anjou |
| 1177 | Alliance | |
| Creates an alliance between Sicily & England |
| 1177 | Marriage | |
| Creates an alliance between Sicily & England |
| Henry's daughter Joanna marries William II of Sicily |
| 1180 | Economy | |
| Henry II reforms the coinage |
| 1180 | Reform | |
| Henry II reforms the coinage |
| 1183 | Death | |
| Death of Henry, the "Young King" |
| 1187 | Birth | |
| Birth of Arthur of Brittany, son of Geoffrey, 4th son of Henry II |
| 1189 | Burial | |
| 6th July Chinon Buried in Fontevrault Abbey, France |
| 1189 | Death | |
| London Death of Henry II |
| 1189 | Invasion of Holy Land | |
| 21st Jan Holy Land Assembles troops for the 3rd Crusade |
| 1189 | Invasion of Maine | |
| Maine Maine is invaded by Phillip II & Henry is forced to surrender |
| 5th July Maine Goes to Chinon where he learns that his favorite son, John, has deserted him |
| 1189 | Succession | |
| 4th July Colombieres Henry II agrees to make Richard his heir, arrange his marriage & pay 20,000 marks |
| 4th July London Succeeds as King of England |
| 1189 | Surrender | |
| Maine Maine is invaded by Phillip II & Henry is forced to surrender |
| 1189 | Treaty of Colombieres | |
| 4th July Colombieres Henry II agrees to make Richard his heir, arrange his marriage & pay 20,000 marks |
