Henry II

1. Henry II Regaining control

2. Control of Barons �������� Destroyed all castles that were built illegally during Stephen�s reign �������� Took back royal lands �������� Disbanded all baronial armies �������� Removed unpopular sheriffs during the �Inquest of Sheriffs�, especially those that had stole royal money

3. Justices �������� Henry regained control of the justice system by creating Justicars �������� They travelled around dealing out the KING�S justice, expanding it beyond the royal lands The Assizes of Clarendon: - Established a common law from local customs and set out rules for trying cases in England & re defined the writ system �������� The Assizes of Northampton � Attempted to control abuse of law by the church

4. Church �������� Church had gained a lot of power during the civil war �������� Henry was angered of the issue of criminal clerics �������� Henry eventually managed to gain control of the church courts, but he could not stop appeals going to the pope

5. Angevin Empire �������� Henry was forced to allow officials and relatives to run his empire �������� This meant that his sons were able to rebel against him, because they had the support of parts of the empire �������� Henry eventually crushes his sons rebellion at the battle of Rouen

6. Mercenary Army/Reorganisation of army �������� The new army was made up of mercenaries, rather than knights who would only stay for 40 days �������� This meant that it was easier to garrison castles with troops, they weren�t going to leave half way through a siege �������� Instead of soldiers, knights became the leaders of the new army, their commanders, and this was a job that paid a lot of money �������� This army was more effective than just feudal knights alone