Becket returns to England, landing at Sandwich. December 1 – Henry II sends word, saying that the conflict with Thomas Becket is at an end, and his lands will be restored.This results in Becket's partial restoration. July 22 – Henry II and Thomas Becket meet near Fréteval, France, where they come to an agreement to end their differences.He is responsible for protecting, training and running the military household of the heir. William Marshal is appointed head of the household of Henry ( the Young King).The Becket dispute forces Henry to reconcile his quarrel with Thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury, who finds this act a violation of Canterbury's privilege of coronation. June 14 – King Henry II has his 15-year-old son Henry ( the Young King) crowned by Roger, archbishop of York, as Junior King and heir to the English throne.Saladin sends an Egyptian squadron up the Gulf of Akaba, which captures the Crusader outpost of Aila, at the head of the Gulf.But the citadel is too strong for Saladin, and he is forced to retreat back to Egypt.
Saladin raises the siege and marches on Gaza, where he captures the lower town (despite the stiff resistance ordered by Lord Miles of Plancy), and massacres the inhabitants. King Amalric I withdraws his Templar garrison from Gaza, to assist him in defending Darum. Its defenses are weak and though Saladin has no siege-engines with him, its fall seems imminent. Winter – Egyptian forces led by Saladin invade Palestine and besiege Darum on the Mediterranean coast.