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| 1135 |
| | | On the death of Henry I, his nephew Stephen moves quickly to keep Henry's daughter Matilda off the English throne | |
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| c. 1136 |
| | | Walter FitzAlan takes a post as steward with the Scottish king, thus establishing the Stewart family and later dynasty | |
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| 1154 |
| | | Henry II, coming to the throne of England, is king or feudal overlord of an unbroken swathe of territory from the Tweed to the Pyrenees | |
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| 1162 |
| | | Thomas Becket, Lord Chancellor to Henry II, is forced by the king to accept the vacant post of archbishop of Canterbury | |
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| 1164 |
| | | Thomas Becket, having offended the king by his firm stand as archbishop of Canterbury, flees to a monastery near Paris | |
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| c. 1170 |
| | | The English exchequer grows in importance under Henry II, taking its name from the table on which financial calculations are made | |
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| 1170 |
| | | Henry II arranges for the archbishop of York to crown his son, the 'Young King', as a joint ruler | |
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| 1170 |
| | | Thomas Becket, in France, suspends the English bishops who have participated in the coronation of the 'Young King' | |
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| 1170 |
| | | After an apparent reconciliation with Henry II, Thomas Becket leaves France and returns to Canterbury | |
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| 1170 |
| | | Four knights, acting on an unguarded hint from Henry II, murder Thomas Becket on December 29 in his cathedral at Canterbury | |
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