Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 554 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, 1 map |
Series |
Yale English monarchs series |
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Yale English monarchs.
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Contents |
List of illustrations -- Foreword by Jeffrey Burton Russell -- Editor's preface -- Note on abbreviations and references -- Map: the Norman Empire -- The Anglo-Norman family -- Setting and sources -- Childhood and youth -- Kingship and defense -- The loss of investiture and the winning of Normandy -- Administrative reforms and international triumphs -- The wheel of fortune -- The last battles -- King and Magnates -- Law and governance -- King and Church -- Final years and conclusion -- Appendix: Charter attestations and the royal entourage -- Bibliography -- Index |
Summary |
This work provides a biography of Henry I, who ruled from 1100 to 1135. It offers a reassessment of Henry's character and reign, challenging the dated portrait of the king as brutal, greedy and repressive, arguing that his rule was based on order |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 507-534) and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Henry I, King of England, 1068-1135.
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SUBJECT |
Henry I, King of England, 1068-1135 fast |
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical.
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Great Britain.
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HISTORY -- General.
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Kings and rulers
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Politieke geschiedenis.
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SUBJECT |
Great Britain -- History -- Henry I, 1100-1135.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056744
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Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056863
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Subject |
Great Britain
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Genre/Form |
History
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Biographies
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Frost, Amanda Clark
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ISBN |
9780300143720 |
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0300143729 |
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