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Henry II EQ2 - How had Henry II resolved The Anarchy by 1162?

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Question 1
1.

Why were the barons' adulterine castles such a threat to Henry?

Question 2
2.

What military technology did Henry invest in?

Question 3
3.

What was Henry II's nickname after he resolved the issue of the barons' castles

Question 4
4.

Henry II's nickname suggests

Question 5
5.

What is a marcher baron?

Question 6
6.

To fortify means to

Question 7
7.

Every castle in England was under Henry II's control by

Question 8
8.

What did Henry II do to castles held by marcher barons?

Question 9
9.

How much did Henry spend on making sure his own castles were stronger than the barons?

Question 10
10.

Escheat was an ancient law that allowed

Question 11
11.

What two huge earldoms did Henry gain by using Escheat

Question 12
12.

In 1154 there were 22 earldoms and duchies, but by the end of Henry's reign there were only

Question 13
13.

Why did Henry want to reclaim the cities of London, Lincoln, York and Winchester, Exeter, Oxford and Leicester from barons?

Question 14
14.

Why was Henry II so eager to raise funds at the start of his reign?

Question 15
15.

Rent from the barons was

Question 16
16.

Why was Henry's destruction of baronial fiefdoms great for finances?

Question 17
17.

What is purpresture

Question 18
18.

Henry did not just reclaim the forest and farm, what else did he do to increase revenue?

Question 19
19.

What is The Forest?

Question 20
20.

What is The Farm?

Question 21
21.

Tallage was a tax introduced by Henry II in

Question 22
22.

Tallage taxed who?

Question 23
23.

Tallage was...

Question 24
24.

Danegeld was an ancient tax introduced in

Question 25
25.

Danegeld taxed

Question 26
26.

Danegeld was

Question 27
27.

Why were barons not willing to pay the Danegeld tax for 24% of English land?

Question 28
28.

Why was the Danegeld deemed unfair?

Question 29
29.

Who did Henry II hire as treasurer?

Question 30
30.

What did Bishop Nigel invent?

Question 31
31.

How did the treasurers increase scrutiny over English finances?

Question 32
32.

According to Richard fitzNigel, England's finances had changed from

Question 33
33.

By 1154 there were 47 mints, but Henry II centralised this system, reducing them to just

Question 34
34.

Stephen I

Question 35
35.

Stephen's war with Matilda enabled...

Question 36
36.

During The Anarchy, barons

Question 37
37.

By 1154, how many Welsh princes supported Henry?

Question 38
38.

Homage means

Question 39
39.

Henry launched his first campaign in Wales in

Question 40
40.

Owain Gwynedd and Lord Rhys had become

Question 41
41.

During Henry II's first campaign in Wales, he

Question 42
42.

After this, Owain...

Question 43
43.

During Stephen's reign, the Scottish

Question 44
44.

King Malcolm IV saw Henry II's army and...

Question 45
45.

After this, Malcolm IV...

Question 46
46.

What is the Curia Regis?

Question 47
47.

What role did the Curia Regis play?

Question 48
48.

What is a magnate?

Question 49
49.

What is a Justiciar?

Question 50
50.

Who was Henry II's Justiciar in 1154?

Question 51
51.

Who was Henry II's Treasurer in 1154?

Question 52
52.

Who was Henry II's Chancellor in 1154?

Question 53
53.

Richard de Lucy was...

Question 54
54.

Richard de Lucy was often trusted as "Regent". What does this mean?

Question 55
55.

What is was the role of Chancellor?

Question 56
56.

Why was Thomas Beckett a good choice for Chancellor?

Question 57
57.

In 1154, what was the relationship like between Henry II and Thomas Beckett?

Question 58
58.

How did Beckett revolutionise government?

Question 59
59.

What did Henry II do to Trials by Ordeal and Trials by Oath in 1155?

Question 60
60.

Henry II...

Question 61
61.

Standardised writs...

Question 62
62.

The most popular standardised writ under the reign of Henry II was...

Question 63
63.

Novel Disseisin...

Question 64
64.

Mort d'Ancestor...

Question 65
65.

What had Henry II done to the system of itinerant justices developed by Henry I?

Question 66
66.

What had Henry II added to court procedure to increase judgement accuracy?

Question 67
67.

Sheriffs were given Articles of Eyre. What were these?

Question 68
68.

What community did Henry II's judicial reforms have no impact on?

Question 69
69.

Between 1153-64 at least 100 serious crimes were committed by the clergy which went without trial. What crime was this?