Henry I

Definitive life of Henry I and evocation of his court.

Autorentext
Judith A. Green is Professor of Medieval History at the University of Edinburgh. She is the author of The Government of England under Henry I (1986) and The Aristocracy of Norman England (1997) and is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

Klappentext
Definitive life of Henry I and evocation of his court.


Zusammenfassung
This first comprehensive biography of Henry I, an elusive figure for historians, provides a rich and compelling account of his tumultuous life and reign and presents a significant new perspective on his court, showing how it was shaped by his fascinating, if repellent, personality.

Inhalt
Introduction: a surfeit of lampreys; 1. 'Born in the purple'; 2. 'By the grace of God, king of the English'; 3. Testing times, 1101-3; 4. The conquest of Normandy, 1104-7; 5. Reform and reconstruction, 1107-8; 6. Defence of his dominions, 1108-15; 7. Triumph and disaster, 1116-20; 8. Surviving the wreck, 1120-4; 9. Matilda and the succession, 1125-8; 10. Rescuing the marriage, 1129-35; 11. The ruler; 12. 'Guardian of the church'; 13. The court and court culture; Conclusion: 'once the peace and glory of the world'.

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