henry II plickers

updated as covered in class

which noble died in 1153?

ranulf of Chester

who succeeded David of scotland in 1153?

Malcolm IV

which area of england could Henry assert control over more easily due to Malcom’s accession?

northumbria

who did Henry distance himself from?

his mother

the breakdown of what system had undermined henry’s ability to implement justice?

justice in eyre

what position was in danger of becoming hereditary?

sheriff

who still held a claim against Henry for the English throne?

William of Boulogne

which church member still held influence in england, albeit waning?

Henry of Blois

what is the term given to the land encroached upon by the barons?

royal demesne

what were castles built or strengthened without the king’s permission called?

adulterine

how many times did Henry have to invade Wales before the welsh princes submitted to him at the council of Woodstock in 1163?

3

when did Henry seize the castles of William Boulogne and Hugh Bigod?

1157

what were the names of henry’s chief justiciars?

Robert Beaumont and Richard de Lucy

who did Henry appoint to reestablish the exchequer system?

Nigel of Ely

when did Henry restore confidence in england’s coinage?

1158

what did Henry introduce to ensure he received the correct levels of knight service or scutage?

carta baronum

how much did Henry borrow from 1154-1166?

£12,000

what percentage of sheriffs were dismissed in 1155?

2/3

what type of writ did Henry introduce?

returnable

what was the name given to the set of laws introduced in 1166?

assize of Clarendon

what type of kingship was not possible without the clergy’s administrative role?

administrative

what standardised canon law in 1140?

Gratian’s decretals

compared to the 1 level of appeal per year in 1046, how many letters of appeal did Innocent III receive by 1154?

280

compared to 0 papal appointments made in 1050, how many were made by Clement VI in 1342?

100,000

who did theobald manage to get elected as bishop of Exeter?

Bartholomew

what fraction of men could claim to trial in an ecclesiastical court?

1/6

who was the most famous criminous clerk?

Philip de Broi

how much land did the English church hold following the Norman conquest?

¼

what rate of knight service was charged by Henry as scutage in 1159 and 1162?

2 marks

how much was paid in gifts by the bishops in total?

£2,233

who was the king of france?

Louis VII

in 1158, who was promised to Henry II’s son, Henry, as part of a marriage agreement with france?

Margaret

where did Henry unsuccessfully invade in 1159?

Toulouse

which crucial territory was part of the dowry for young Henry and Margaret of France’s marriage?

the Vexin

how many knights did the 1163 treaty with france pledge to Henry?

1000

in which part of Henry’s kingdom did he struggle to influence the church?

Normandy

who did Henry support which eventually enabled him to take control over Brittany?

Conan

which one of Henry’s sons was married to Conan’s daughter?

Geoffrey

which territory did Henry gain authority over due to his marriage?

Aquitaine

who opposed Henry’s campaign against Toulouse?

Louis of France

which council did Henry copy to reaffirm the ancient rights of kings such as William I and Henry I?

Lillebonne

which council did Henry unsuccessfully demand that the English bishops uphold his interpretation of the customs of England?

Winchester

which council did Becket refuse to pay sheriff’s aid directly to the exchequer?

Woodstock

which bishops were excommunicated by Becket?

• York

• Salisbury

• London

which council did Henry set a trap for Becket by demanding he sign and attach his seal to a chirography?

Clarendon

who crowned young Henry in 1170?

Roger of York

how many murders by criminous clerks had gone unpunished in the 9 years of Henry’s reign?

100

which pope oversaw most of the dispute?

Alexander III

how much did Henry argue Becket owed following the 1159 Toulouse campaign?

500 marks

where had Becket acted as an ambassador for Henry?

Paris

where did the papal legate place an interdict on?

Normandy

where did Henry promise not to prevent appeals to?

Rome

how many Knights Templar did Henry have to pay to maintain?

200

which council did Henry’s compromise over rights and customs refer to?

Clarendon

what was the name of the right to grant a church and its lands to a particular priest when it fell vacant?

advowson

what was the papal bull issued in the 1150s, ordering Henry to invade Ireland?

Laudabiliter

which compromise was Henry able to reach due to his actions in Ireland?

avranches

who did young Henry marry in 1160?

Margaret of france

what area of land was given to Geoffrey by his father?

Brittany

which region of france did John receive castles in from Henry II?

Anjou

what area of Aquitaine did Henry II use for his daughter’s dowry without consulting Eleanor?

gascony

what policy had given the sheriffs more power over the barons, resulting in bad will towards HII?

assize of Clarendon

what area of england was promised to the count of Flanders by young Henry?

kent

in 1170 which territory was Richard invested with?

acquitaine

what was Raoul de Faye’s title?

seneschal

where was young Henry made seneschal of in 1169?

france

who did the count of Toulouse pay homage to first?

Henry

which law strengthened henry’s control over england’s military power?

assize of arms

three examples of petty assizes

• darrein presentment

• novel disseisin

• mort d’ancestor

what was the name for a jury of 12 knights of the shire reporting to a royal court?

grand assize

what was the name of the set of laws introduced by Henry in 1176?

assize of Northampton

what was the name of Henry’s chief justiciar from 1180-1189?

ranulf de glanvill

what type of court became well established during Henry II’s reign?

king’s bench

which petty assize allowed people to dispute a claim over land?

novel disseisin

what did a freeman have to obtain in order to access the king’s justice in a royal court?

writ praecipe

whose influence did the grand assize seek to limit?

barons

whose influence did the assize of Northampton seek to limit?

sheriffs