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4 days ago · Henry I (nos. 57–96) 57.* Charter of H I, taking the abbey into his protection; acknowledging it as the coronation church, and confirming its liberties and privileges.
2 days ago · May 26, 2024. In 1534, England experienced a seismic shift in religious power dynamics when King Henry VIII made the unprecedented move of breaking away from the Roman Catholic Church and declaring himself Supreme Head of the Church of England. This bold act would transform England, setting off a chain of events known as the English Reformation ...
5 days ago · Henry I (r. 1100-1135) is best known for strengthening royal justice and administration. Henry I, also known as Henry Beauclerc, was the fourth son of William the Conqueror. He became king after the death of his brother, William II, in a hunting accident.
4 days ago · It is merely a confirmation of the charter of Henry II of about the year 1173, which simply recapitulated the great charter of Henry I. It was sealed at Rouen on the 24th March by the Bishop of Ely, he then being the chancellor.
2 days ago · Henry VIII (born June 28, 1491, Greenwich, near London, England—died January 28, 1547, London) was the king of England (1509–47) who presided over the beginnings of the English Renaissance and the English Reformation.
4 days ago · Henry I's accession was the exception to this on both counts. Henry in turn designated his son William as his successor. The lay baronage did homage to him without becoming tenurially dependent on him, and the higher clergy took a solemn oath to transfer the kingdom and crown to him on his father's death.
5 days ago · Twelfth-century York, then, was a community in which the king had a financial stake and which possessed its own court, the portmoot. It was ruled by the Sheriff of Yorkshire, who answered for it at the Exchequer and must also have been in principle the president of its court. From an early date, however, the sheriff had assistants in ruling the ...
