| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 554 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, 1 map. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Yale English monarchs series
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Yale English monarchs.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 507-534) and index. |
| 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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Henry I, King of England, 1068-1135.
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Henry I, King of England, 1068-1135. |
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Henry, I, King of England, 1068-1135. |
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Henri Ier, roi d'Angleterre, 1068-1135. |
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Great Britain -- History -- Henry I, 1100-1135.
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Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
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Great Britain. |
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Kings and rulers. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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| Added Author |
Frost, Amanda Clark.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Hollister, C. Warren (Charles Warren), 1930- Henry I. 0300088582 (DLC) 2002280779 (OCoLC)45854353 |
| ISBN |
9780300143720 electronic book |
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0300143729 electronic book |
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0300088582 |
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9780300088588 |
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9780300098297 |
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0300098294 |
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