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Philip II's Break with England
In 1188 French King Philip II formally broke his alliance with England's Henry II and instead backed Henry's rebellious sons, driven by territorial d…
Timeline
- 1188Borderlands of France and England · FranceThe papacy called for the collection of the Saladin Tithe to support the crusade; Henry and Philip clashed over the sharing of the levy and the ownership of territories such as Normandy and Aquitaine, and their diplomatic negotiations broke down.
- 1188Paris · Île-de-FrancePhilip II publicly broke with Henry II, instead sheltering and financing Richard and his brothers; France and England shifted from allies jointly governing Normandy and other territories to full-scale confrontation, and Henry's continental power base rapidly disintegrated.
Sources
- Encyclopædia Britannica: Philip II, king of France https://www.britannica.com/biography/Philip-II-king-of-France
- Gillingham, John. Richard Coeur de Lion: Kingship, Chivalry and War in the Twelfth Century — John Gillingham (1994)