Philip’s Military Conquests Against John (1202–1204) Philip…

Philip’s Military Conquests Against John (1202–1204)

• Philip II launched his war against John in 1202, justifying it by claiming that John had violated feudal law by murdering Arthur of Brittany and refusing to answer summons to Philip’s court.
• Over the next two years, Philip systematically conquered the Angevin lands in France, annexing:
  • Normandy
  • Maine
  • Anjou
  • Touraine
  • Brittany
  • Poitou
  • Most of Aquitaine
• By the end of 1204, nearly all of John’s French possessions were lost, with only Gascony remaining under English control.