Philip II
World Encyclopedia | Date: 2005
Philip II ( Augustus) (1165–1223) King of France (1180–1223). Greatest of the French medieval kings, he increased the royal domain by marriage, by exploiting his feudal rights, and by war. His main rival was
Henry II of England. Philip supported the rebellions of Henry's sons, fought a long war against
Richard I and, during the reign of
John, occupied Normandy and Anjou. English efforts to regain these lands were defeated at Bouvines in 1214. Philip persecuted Jews and Christian heretics, joined the Third
Crusade but swiftly withdrew, and opened the Crusade against the
Albigenses in
s France.
© World Encyclopedia 2005, originally published by Oxford University Press 2005.
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The Grand Strategy of Philip II.(Review)
History Today; 7/1/1999; Marsden, Gordon; 785 words
; The Grand Strategy of Philip II Geoffrey Parker Yale University Press ... imperium fold into each other. The sweep of Philip II's grasp on territories in three continents ... empire in history' was well understood by Philip's opponents. Parker records Francis Drake ... Obis' (The World is Not ...
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Possessing the sacred: monarchy and identity in Philip II's relic collection at the Escorial.
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The Seventh Window: The King's Window Donated by Philip II and Mary Tudor to Sint Janskerk in Gouda, 1557.(Book review)
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; ... Window: The King's Window Donated by Philip II and Mary Tudor to Sint Janskerk in Gouda ... windows' large upper expanses. In 1557 Philip II, giddy from his victory over the French ... describing the political situation in which Philip II found himself in 1557. Particularly informative ...
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