Henry I / C. Warren Hollister; Amanda Clark Frost.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hollister, C. Warren (Charles Warren), 1930-1997, Author.

Contributor:

Frost, Amanda Clark, Editor.

Series:

Yale English monarchs.

The English Monarchs Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Henry I, King of England, 1068-1135.

Henry.

Rois et souverains--Biographies--Grande-Bretagne.

Rois et souverains.

Great Britain--History--Henry I, 1100-1135.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Kings and rulers--Biography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (575 p.)

Place of Publication:

New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, [2008]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Henry I, son of William the Conqueror, ruled from 1100 to 1135, a time of fundamental change in the Anglo-Norman world. This long-awaited biography, written by one of the most distinguished medievalists of his generation, offers a major reassessment of Henry's character and reign. Challenging the dark and dated portrait of the king as brutal, greedy, and repressive, it argues instead that Henry's rule was based on reason and order.C. Warren Hollister points out that Henry laid the foundations for judicial and financial institutions usually attributed to his grandson, Henry II. Royal government was centralized and systematized, leading to firm, stable, and peaceful rule for his subjects in both England and Normandy. By mid-reign Henry I was the most powerful king in Western Europe, and with astute diplomacy, an intelligence network, and strategic marriages of his children (legitimate and illegitimate), he was able to undermine the various coalitions mounted against him. Henry strove throughout his reign to solidify the Anglo-Norman dynasty, and his marriage linked the Normans to the Old English line.Hollister vividly describes Henry's life and reign, places them against the political background of the time, and provides analytical studies of the king and his magnates, the royal administration, and relations between king and church. The resulting volume is one that will be welcomed by students and general readers alike.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

FOREWORD

EDITOR'S PREFACE

NOTE AND ON ABBREVIATIONS REFERENCES

MAP

THE ANGLO-NORMAN FAMILY

CHAPTER 1. SETTING AND SOURCES

CHAPTER 2. CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH

CHAPTER 3. KINGSHIP AND DEFENSE

CHAPTER 4. THE LOSS OF INVESTITURE AND THE WINNING OF NORMANDY

CHAPTER 5. ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS AND INTERNATIONAL TRIUMPHS

CHAPTER 6. THE WHEEL OF FORTUNE

CHAPTER 7. THE LAST BATTLES

CHAPTER 8. KING AND MAGNATES

CHAPTER 9. LAW AND GOVERNANCE

CHAPTER 10. KING AND CHURCH

CHAPTER 11. FINAL YEARS AND CONCLUSION

APPENDIX: CHARTER ATTESTATIONS AND THE ROYAL ENTOURAGE

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9780300143720

OCLC:

1121055425