Preparations for Henry II's Accession

Name: Preparations for Henry II's Accession
Start: 1154

Type Event Region England Time 1154

In 1154, after the Treaty of Wallingford confirmed his claim, Count of Anjou Henry Plantagenet prepared to take the English throne, crossing from Nor…

Timeline

1154Dover · KentKing Stephen of England died at Dover; under the 1153 Treaty of Wallingford, and with his eldest son Eustace already dead, the throne legally passed to Henry Plantagenet.
c. 1154Westminster · LondonAfter assembling his army and household in Normandy, Henry crossed to England and on December 19 was crowned King Henry II of England at Westminster Abbey by Archbishop of Canterbury Theobald.

Sources

Henry II https://www.britannica.com/biography/Henry-II-king-of-England
The Angevin Empire — John Gillingham (1984)