1152 Henry’s marriage and increased power, 85 =The Church sides with him=, 85 1153 Meeting of the armies at Wallingford, 85 =The Church mediates a Compromise=, 86 1154 Death of Stephen, 86 Quotations from Chroniclers showing the miseries of the Reign, 86 RECONSTITUTION OF THE MONARCHY--FORMATION OF THE NATION. HENRY II. 1154-1189. 1154 =Main Objects of Henry’s Reign=, 89 =He restores order in the State=, 90 Friendship with Adrian IV., 90 1157 Master of England, Henry attacks Wales, 91 Rise of Thomas à Becket, 92 1158 He is employed in foreign negotiations, 92 1159 Nevertheless there is war with France, 92 Interesting points in it, 92 The Scotch King serves Henry, 93 =Introduction of Scutage=, 93 =Having reduced the State to order, Henry turns to the Church=, 93 General friendship of England and France with the Pope, 94 1161 Election of Becket to Archbishopric, 95 He upholds the Encroachments of the Church, 95 1164 =Quarrel with Becket, and Constitutions of Clarendon=, 95 Becket refuses them, 96 Lukewarmness of Alexander III., 96 The quarrel takes a legal form, 97 Comes before the Council, 97 Henry presses him with charges, 97 Becket leaves the Court before judgment is given, 98 1165 He is received by the Pope, 98 But Henry refuses to oppose Alexander, 99 1166 Meanwhile he attacks Wales, and secures Brittany, 99 Becket excommunicates his enemies, 99 1167 The Pope temporizes, 99 Critical position of Henry, 100 1170 =Coronation of young Henry=, 100 Finding this step unpopular, 101 =Henry submits=, 101 Becket ventures to return to England, 101 Becket’s death, 101 =Henry retires to the Invasion of Ireland=, 102 Condition of Ireland, 102