Events Tagged: "Henry I"

Battle of Val-ès-Dunes - William with French King Henry I defeats Norman rebels, secures his duchy

Death of Henry I - Philip I becomes king at age 8, regency of Baldwin V of Flanders

Henry I crowned three days after Rufus dies - issues Charter of Liberties to win support, promises to end Rufus's abuses

Henry I marries Matilda of Scotland - descendant of Anglo-Saxon kings, unites Norman and Saxon royal lines

Death of Henry I - dies in Normandy from 'surfeit of lampreys', Stephen seizes throne while Matilda in Anjou