Map of England and France under Henry II
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This map shows the extent of the English and French possessions of king Henry II. As you can see, significant amounts of modern France were under the control of (or at least claimed by) Henry. France itself was very limited in size, not at all like what we see today. Disputes over land led to frequent warfare, something Pope Gregory VIII hoped to stop by calling the Third Crusade. These disputes also kept Richard the Lionheart and Philip Augustus of France from uniting completely when they went on the Crusade.
