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1170- Becket dies 1173- Rebellion of Henry the younger against Henry II

1170- Becket dies 1173- Rebellion of Henry the younger against Henry II Many saw this as Henry paying for his treatment of Becket Louis VII of France and Theobald of France supported the uprising. Although the church had pardon Henry much of Christendom had not.

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1170- Becket dies 1173- Rebellion of Henry the younger against Henry II

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  1. 1170- Becket dies 1173- Rebellion of Henry the younger against Henry II Many saw this as Henry paying for his treatment of Becket Louis VII of France and Theobald of France supported the uprising. Although the church had pardon Henry much of Christendom had not. The rebellion was welcomed by some according to Poitevin chronicler “Aquitaine exulted and Poitou was jubilant”. The King of the North was being judged for his crime. (irony that a contributing factor to Beckets death was crowning of Henry the Younger by the AB of Y and now Henry the Younger had turned upon his father) Henry survives the rebellion and forgives Henry the younger. Henry the Young King

  2. Henry the younger would later rebel against his younger brother Richard over his lands in Aquitaine, only to die of fever. When Louis VII died his son Phillip became king of France age 15- Henry II mentored rather than took advantage of him. Phillip would later make alliances with Henry II’s sons that would bring his downfall

  3. Phillip first tried to align himself with Geoffrey. Only for Geoffrey to be killed in a tournament. Geoffrey Plantagenet Phillip II then looked to Richard Duke of Aquitaine. Richard Duke of Aquitaine, later Richard I (The Lionheart)

  4. Phillips grievances- Issues over land in Berry, Auvergne The dowry of his half sister who had been married to Henry the Younger in Normandy Henry’s guardianship of Philips other half sister Alice- who was due to marry Richard but was most likely to be sleeping with Henry. Suggested that maybe John should marry Alice and inherit all of Richards Norman lands. Certainly the rumour put forward by Phillip to get Richard on his side. Henry was forced to sign a truce at Chateauroux. Conceding to Richard, Richard now due to the scheming of Phillip no longer trusted his father and believed he was going to cut him from the succession in favour of John. Phillip and Henry met in 1188 and exchanged kisses of peace- whilst they met, Richard was at home putting down a rebellion he believed it was of his fathers design to keep him away,

  5. Phillip asked Henry to control his son, but Henry was in England and powerless to do so. Phillip invaded successfully. When all three met in November 1188 Phillip was in a much stronger position. He had secretly met with Richard and agreed that Richard should be given control Touraine, Maine and Anjou. Henry refused. Phillip demanded Richard should marry Alice straight away then and be recognised as his fathers heir and receive homage of all the barons. Henry wavered and Richard joined Phillip. At a third meeting Phillip demanded truce on account that both Richard and John go on crusade- Henry could risk losing both sons and refused. All of Phillips demands had been unreasonable but manipulated conflict from within the Angevin family. Richard then supported Phillip in his attacks on Henrys lands including Henrys home town. Richard had to be unhorsed as he came close to capturing the King (Henry II) - a humiliation that would see the son capturing the dad.

  6. Henry was able to flee and meet up with his bastard son Geoffrey. • He was forced eventually to concede that he could fight no more. Tired, old and ill he accepted the terms of Phillip. • He paid homage to Phillip. • Recognise Phillip as his sole heir. • Put Alice in the care of Richard until their marriage, which would be celebrated after a crusade. • Pay 20,000 marks towards Phillips expenses. • Concede the lands of le Mans, Touraine and Chateau-de-Loir.

  7. In return a feverishly ill Henry asked only to see a list of those who had conspired against him. At the top of the list was his favourite son John. He was 56, and although he apparently died of natural causes (blood poisoning), it is likely that the betrayal and pain he felt after having been defeated by his own son played a major part in his demise. With the agony of a broken heart Henry died two days later. His illegitimate son Geoffrey comforting him until the end. His other sons he said were the real bastards. His final words are supposed to have been: Shame - shame on a conquered king.

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