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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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hollister, C. Warren (Charles Warren), 1930-1997
Other Authors: Frost, Amanda Clark
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, 2001.
Series:Yale English monarchs.
Subjects:
Henry > I, > King of England, > 1068-1135.
Great Britain > History > Henry I, 1100-1135.
Great Britain > Kings and rulers > Biography.
Henry, > I, > King of England, > 1068-1135.
Henri > Ier, > roi d'Angleterre, > 1068-1135.
Rois et souverains > Grande-Bretagne > Biographies.
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 1100-1135 (Henri Ier)
Henry > I, > King of England, > 1068-1135
Kings and rulers.
Great Britain.
Politieke geschiedenis.
1100-1135
Biography
History.
Biographies.
Online Access:Table of contents
Contributor biographical information
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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.
Physical Description:xvii, 554 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, 1 map ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 507-534) and index.
ISBN:0300088582
9780300088588
9780300098297
0300098294