Cassell's History of England, Vol. 1 (of 8) From the Roman Invasion to the Wars of the Roses
CHAPTER XVII.
THE REIGN OF HENRY II.
Accession of Henry Plantagenet--Royal Entry into Winchester--Expulsion of the Flemings--Henry's Dealings with the Barons--Siege of Bridgenorth Castle--The King's Quarrel with Geoffrey--Henry's Magnificence--War with, and Submission of, the Welsh--The King in Brittany--Alarm of the King of France at Henry's Schemes of Aggrandisement--Henry's Designs on Toulouse--Origin of _Scutage_--Peace with Louis--The People of Languedoc--Louis' Third Marriage--Fresh Rupture between the Two Kings--Marriage of Henry's Son and Louis' Daughter--The Two Popes--Renewed Reconciliation 180