The ground was now clear, and in November the Treaty of Wallingford abolished the evils of the long anarchy.

The castles were to be razed, the crown lands resumed, the foreign mercenaries banished from the country, and sheriffs appointed to restore order.

Stephen was recognized as king, and in turn recognized Henry as his heir.

The duke received at Oxford the fealty of the barons, and passed into Normandy in the spring of 1154.

The work of reformation had already begun.