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The 28 pages that link to Henry II of England, each with the reason it gives.

• Common lawRelated: His reign expanded royal courts and helped form a common law across the realm.

• Kingdom of EnglandRelated: His legal reforms and extensive continental holdings expanded the crown's reach.

• Edward III of EnglandCompared with: Henry II’s continental power came from inheritance and marriage, unlike Edward’s claim through the French royal line.

• Angevin EmpireRelated: His inheritance, marriage, and conquests brought the empire’s lands together.

• Philip II of FranceRelated: Philip inherited a kingdom confronting Henry’s extensive power in France.

• Richard I of EnglandRelated: Richard’s inheritance and conflicts with his father shaped his path to the throne.

• Eleanor of AquitaineRelated: His marriage to Eleanor in 1152 joined his rule to her extensive Aquitanian inheritance.

• Duchy of AquitaineRelated: He inherited Aquitaine through his marriage to Eleanor and held it as a French fief.

• Louis VII of FranceRelated: His French lands and growing power brought him into conflict with Louis.

• Royal demesneRelated: His reforms expanded revenue systems that mattered as direct estate income became less sufficient.

• English lawRelated: His reforms helped establish common procedures and royal courts.

• Henry I of EnglandBroader topic: He succeeded Stephen after the civil war and established the dynasty Henry I’s plans had intended.

• Canterbury CathedralRelated: His penance at Canterbury in 1174 followed the murder and strengthened the shrine’s standing.

• Thomas BecketRelated: He appointed Becket archbishop, then clashed with him over royal authority and church jurisdiction.

• John, King of EnglandNarrower topic: Henry’s inheritance and expansion created the territories John later struggled to retain.

• AquitaineRelated: His marriage to Eleanor brought Aquitaine into the Plantagenet dominions.

• House of PlantagenetBroader topic: His accession in 1154 marks the beginning of Plantagenet rule.

• Pope Alexander IIIRelated: His reconciliation with Alexander helped isolate Frederick's rival papacy.

• Marie de FranceRelated: Marie’s works are often situated within the court culture of Henry II’s reign.

• Treaty of WallingfordRelated: The agreement secured his succession after Stephen’s death.

• Sancho VI of NavarreRelated: Sancho and Alfonso VIII accepted Henry as arbitrator in their border dispute.

• Anglo-Norman invasion of IrelandRelated: His authorization and 1171 expedition turned private military intervention into royal expansion.

• Empress MatildaBroader topic: Matilda’s son became king after Stephen recognized him as successor.

• Windsor CastleRelated: He replaced much of Windsor’s original timber fortification with stone.

• Henry the Young KingRelated: His father crowned him but retained control of the kingdom.

• Ruaidrí Ua ConchobairRelated: His expedition and agreement with Ruaidrí turned the invasion into a contest over English overlordship.

• Pope Adrian IVRelated: Adrian’s grant concerning Ireland later became part of Henry’s justification for intervention there.

• Matilda of BoulogneRelated: The peace settlement she could not prevent transferred the crown to Stephen’s rival’s son.