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The best studies of Philip are John W. Baldwin, The Government of Philip Augustus: Foundations of French Royal Power in the Middle Ages (1986); and Jim Bradbury, Philip Augustus: King of France, 1180–1223 (1998).

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Anniversary information added. Aug 17, 2024
Anniversary information added. Jul 10, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Apr 02, 2024
Add new Web site: Academia - Philip Augustus and the Angevin Empire: the Scandinavian Connexion. Dec 21, 2023
Add new Web site: Catholic Online - Philip II (Augustus). Jul 14, 2023
Add new Web site: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - Philippe Auguste II King of France. Jan 25, 2022
Changed the start of his reign from "1179" to "1180." Jul 18, 2013
Media added. Apr 23, 2009
Added new Web site: The Catholic Encyclopedia - Biography of Philip II. Jul 17, 2007
Bibliography revised. Jul 02, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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