End of Hostilities in 1204: The Capetian Triumph

• By the time Philip ceased hostilities in 1204, he had:
  • Permanently ended English rule in Normandy, Anjou, and Brittany.
  • Restored nearly all of France’s continental lands to Capetian control.
  • Weakened the Plantagenet dynasty, securing French dominance in Western Europe.

The fall of Normandy and the Angevin lands in 1204 marked the end of England’s dominance in France and the beginning of a more centralized and powerful French monarchy under Philip II. Though England would continue to claim its lost territories, the Anglo-French balance of power had permanently shifted in favor of the Capetians.