Henry II Flashcards
Henry II was coronated at Westminster Abbey on the…
19th December 1154 by Archbishop Theobald of Canterbury
Henry II’s coronation charter addresses all the great men of realm and assured them…
That he would grant all the concessions, gifts, liberties, and freedoms that Henry I had allowed and that he would abolish evil customs
William of Newburgh wrote in his History of English Affairs that when Henry II was coronated…
“Throughout England, the people shouted, “Long live the King”…”
Gerald of Wales described Henry II as…
“…a man of reddish, freckled complexion, with a large, round head, grey eyes that glowed fiercely and grew bloodshot in anger, a fiery countenance and a harsh, cracked voice…” and also that he loved hunting and hawking
The court writer Walter Mapp described Henry II as…
- having a handsome countenance
- easy to approach
- a keen follower of hounds
- showing little mercy to his household
Henry II married Eleanor of Aquitaine in…
1152
Henry II and Eleanor had __ children….
8 children, including Richard the Lionheart and John Lackland
In 1155, Henry II’s plan to conquer Ireland was approved by…
Pope Adrian IV
In 1156 Henry II captured…
Anjou, in France
In 1157 the king of Scotland, Malcolm IV, surrendered…
Northumberland, Cumberland, and Westmoreland to Henry II
In the spring of 1158, Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine visited Worcester cathedral to…
Place their crowns on the shrine of Wulfstan and vow not to wear them again
In the summer of 1159, Henry II claimed the area around…
Toulouse in the name of his wife, angering King Louis VII
In July 1163 a council was held at Woodstock which saw…
Thomas Becket oppose a plan over the control of payments to sheriffs.
In October 1163, Henry II put forward plans for judicial reform to the council of…
Westminster, which Thomas Becket again opposed
On the 13th October 1163, Henry II moved the body of…
Edward the Confessor
