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Henry I ( c. 1068 – 1 December 1135), also known as Henry Beauclerc, was King of England from 1100 to his death in 1135. He was the fourth son of William the Conqueror and was educated in Latin and the liberal arts. On William's death in 1087, Henry's elder brothers Robert Curthose and William Rufus inherited Normandy and England ...
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Henry I (21 September 1068 — 29 November 1135), also called Henry Beauclerc (meaning good scholar), was the King of England from his older brother, William II 's assassination in 1100 until his death in 1135. He was also the Duke of Normandy from 1106 where he defeated his older brother Robert Curthose until his death in 1135.
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He married Princess Matilda(originally called Edith but re-named Matilda in honour of his mother), daughter of Malcolm III, King of Scots and his wife St Margaret, in Westminster Abbey on 11th November 1100. Their only son William was drowned in the wreck of the White Ship. His second bride was Adeliza, daughter of Godfrey, Count of Louvain in Janu...
The oath at his coronation, which took place on 5th August 1100, was based on traditional texts but was the first to be actually written down. He undertook to reform abuses of his predecessor and to "restore the law…as my father made counsel with the barons". The Archbishop of Canterbury was in exile so the ceremony was performed by the Bishop of L...
He was staying in Normandy when he died from eating too many lampreys (eels) on 1st December 1135. The body was returned to England for burial at Reading Abbey, which Henry had founded.
Queens Consort of Westminster Abbey Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 2004 www.englishmonarchs.co.uk
Jun 28, 2017 · An energetic, decisive and occasionally cruel ruler, Henry centralised the administration of England and Normandy in the royal court, using 'viceroys' in Normandy and a group of advisers in England to act on his behalf when he was absent across the Channel.
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Henry I (21 September 1068 — 29 November 1135), also called Henry Beauclerc (meaning good scholar), was the King of England from his older brother, William II 's assassination in 1100 until his death in 1135. He was also the Duke of Normandy from 1106 where he defeated his older brother Robert Curthose until his death in 1135.
11 min read. Born around 1068, very little is known of Henry’s early life: as the youngest son of William the Conqueror he had never expected to be king. Inheriting the throne from his eldest brother William II, Henry embraced his new found role in an enthusiastic manner, introducing modernising reforms and centralising the powers of the crown.
Henry I (c. 1068 – December 1, 1135) was the fourth son of William the Conqueror and the first born in England after the Norman Conquest of 1066. He succeeded his elder brother William II as King of England in 1100, and defeated his eldest brother, Robert Curthose, to become Duke of Normandy in 1106.
