Henry strengthened England's borders with Wales and Scotland, and used the country's wealth to fund a long-running war with his rivals in France, but arrangements for his succession once again proved problematic.
Henrik styrkede Englands grænser mod Wales og Skotland, og han brugte landets rigdom til en langtrukken krig med sine rivaler i Frankrig, men endnu engang viste arvefølgen sig at blive problematisk.