Great Revolt of the Angevin Empire

Timeline

1. 1173French royal court and Aquitaine · FranceHenry the Young King, holding a royal title but no real lands, together with Richard and Geoffrey defected to Louis VII, and Eleanor also supported her sons. Henry II intercepted the queen in Aquitaine and kept her under long house arrest; the revolt then spread simultaneously on the continent and in Britain.
2. 1173–1174Normandy, northern England, and Aquitaine · Western EuropeLouis VII and the Count of Flanders attacked Normandy, Richard fought in Aquitaine, English nobles such as those of Leicester rose in England, and King William of Scotland marched deep into Northumberland. Henry II shuttled between both sides, holding on with mercenaries and a network of castles loyal to the crown.
3. 1174Alnwick · NorthumberlandIn July 1174, after publicly doing penance for Becket at Canterbury, Henry II returned to military operations. King William of Scotland was captured by English forces near Alnwick, the northern threat was lifted, castles across England surrendered in succession, and the continental rebels lost their counterpart.
4. 1174Montlouis (Touraine) · TouraineHenry II, his sons, and the French king reached the Treaty of Montlouis: the sons received money and nominal fiefs but were not to maintain independent courts. The Scottish king separately submitted by the Treaty of Falaise. Eleanor remained imprisoned. The Angevin Empire's territories were preserved, but suspicion between father and sons became a foreshadowing of later conflicts between Richard and John.