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• Alternatieve namen: Beauclerc, Beauclerc, Henry I King of England
• Roepnaam Henry I [illegitimate] 'Beauclerc, The Scholar' of.
• Hij is geboren september 1068 in Selby, West Riding, Yorkshire, England, Great Britain.Bronnen 8, 10, 13, 14, 15
• Hij werd gedoopt op 5 augustus 1100.
• Hij is gedoopt in Selby, West Riding, Yorkshire, England, Great Britain.
• Gedoopt (op 8-jarige leeftijd of later) door het priesterschapsgezag van de LDS-kerk op 22 mei 1877.
• Beroepen:
• Duc.
• Roi.
• tussen 1100 en 1135 King of England.Bronnen 8, 9, 10
• tussen 1100 en 1135 Duke of Normandy.Bron 10
• (Property) : Angleterre.
• (Property) : Normandie.
• (Ruled) : 1100-1135.
• Hij is overleden op 1 december 1135 in Lyons-la-Forêt, Eure , Haute-Normandie, France, hij was toen 67 jaar oud.Bronnen 8, 10, 13
• Hij is begraven op 4 januari 1136 in Reading Abbey, Reading, Berkshire, England, Great Britain // Selby, Yorkshire, England.
• Een kind van Wiliiam 'the conquerer' [illegitimate] de Normandie en Mathilde van Vlaanderen
• Deze gegevens zijn voor het laatst bijgewerkt op 2 april 2023.

Gezin van Henry I [illegitimate] 'Beauclerc The Scholar' of (Henry I [illegitimate] 'Beauclerc, The Scholar' of) Normandie King of England (1100-1135)

(1) Hij is getrouwd met Mathilde Atheling Edith Canmore [Dunkeld] of Scotland.

Zij zijn getrouwd op 11 november 1100 te Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, Middlesex, England, Great Brittain, hij was toen 32 jaar oud.Bron 11

6/8 London.ENGLAND
Mariage : ou 11 novembre 1100 à Westminster Abbey London ENGLAND

Kind(eren):

1. Maud van Engeland van Normandie Beauclerk  1102-1167 
2. Willem [Normandie] van Engeland  1103-1120

(2) Hij is getrouwd met Adelisa (Adelheid ) van Leuven.

Zij zijn getrouwd op 29 januari 1121 te Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, Middlesex, England, Great Brittain, hij was toen 52 jaar oud.Bronnen 13, 14

29/1
Mariage : 29 Janvier 1122 (1121 vieux style)

(3) Hij is getrouwd met Elisabeth (Isabelle) de Beaumont le Roger.

Zij zijn getrouwd rond 1130 te Not Married, Mistress.Bron 16

(4) Hij is getrouwd met Sibylle Corbet.

Zij zijn getrouwd te Not Married.

Kind(eren):

1. Reinald (Reginald) [illegitimate] Fitzroy de Dustanville  1110-1175 
2. Elisabeth Beauclerc de Normandie  ± 1101-???? 
3. Sibylle [illegitimate by Sybil Corbet] of England  1092-1122 
4. Rohaise [illegitimate Normandie] FitzHerbert  ± 1115-???? 

(5) Hij is getrouwd met Edith Nn.

Zij zijn getrouwd te Not Married, Mistress.

Kind(eren):

1. Robert Fitz [illegitimate] Edith  ± 1115-???? 
2. Maud FitzEdidt [illegitimate] van Engeland  1086-1120 
3. Eustacia of England  ± 1106-???? 

(6) Hij is getrouwd met Nesta verch Rhys Tewdr.

Zij zijn getrouwd te Unmarried.

1  _MSTAT Other

Kind(eren):

1. Robert [illegitimate by Nesta Tewdwr] van Caen  ± 1088-1147 
2. Henry Fitz [illegitimate] Henry  ± 1105-1157 
3. Emma [illegitimate] van Engeland  ± 1115-???? 
4. William I [illegitimate Normandy] Tracy  ± 1091-± 1135 
5. Maud [illegitimate] of England  ± 1103-± 1150 
6. Constance [illegitimate] Plantagenêt  ± 1095-± 1145 
7. Reinald (Reginald) [illegitimate] Fitzroy de Dustanville  1110-1175 
8. Alice [illegitimate] of England  ± 1115-± 1141 
9. Eustatia (Mabile Richilde) [illegitimate] van Engeland  ± 1100-± 1150 

(7) Hij is getrouwd met Nn Nn.

Zij zijn getrouwd te Unmarried.Bronnen 17, 18

Kind(eren):

1. Maud [illegitimate] of England  ± 1103-± 1150 

(8) Hij is getrouwd met Edith (later Mathilde) van Scotland.

Zij zijn getrouwd op 6 augustus 1100 te London England, hij was toen 31 jaar oud.

6/8 London.ENGLAND
Mariage : ou 11 novembre 1100 à Westminster Abbey London ENGLAND

(9) Hij is getrouwd met Edith Sigulfson.

Zij zijn getrouwd

(10) Hij is getrouwd met Nn Nn.

Zij zijn getrouwd.

(11) Hij is getrouwd met Concubine I+ Nn.

Zij zijn getrouwd.

(12) Hij is getrouwd met Amicie De+ Guader.

Zij zijn getrouwd

(13) Hij is een partner van Edith+ Fitzforne.

Ze werden partners te Relationship.

(14) Hij is getrouwd met Ansfride Nn.

Zij zijn getrouwd

Kind(eren):

1. Richard de Normandie  ????-1120

(15) Hij is getrouwd met Gieva de Tracy.

Zij zijn getrouwd.

Kind(eren):

1. William I [illegitimate Normandy] Tracy  ± 1091-± 1135 

(16) Hij is getrouwd met Lady Elizabeth of Leicester.

Zij zijn getrouwd.

Notities over Henry I [illegitimate] 'Beauclerc The Scholar' of (Henry I [illegitimate] 'Beauclerc, The Scholar' of) Normandie King of England (1100-1135)

Profession : Roi d'Angleterre de 1100 à 1135, Duc de Normandie.

euweb.dir of England, 1100-1135, Duke of Normandy, 1100-1135

G4. HENRY I "Beauclerc", King of England (1100-35) -cr 5.8.1000, *Selby, Yorkshire IX.1068, +St.Denis-le-Fermont, nr Rouen 1.12.1135, bur Reading Abbey; 1m: Westminster Abbey 6.8.1100 Matilda of Scotland (*1080 +1.5.1118); 2m: Westminster Abbey 29.1.1122 Adelize de Louvain (*ca 1105 +after 1157)
H1. [1m.] William III "The Atheling", Duke of Normandy, *Winchester II.1102, +drowned Barfleur, Normandy 25.11.1120; m.Lisieux, Normandy VI.1119 Isabel de Gatinais (*1107 +1154)
H2. [1m.] Empress MATILDA, Queen of England (IV.-XI.1141), *Winchester 7.2.1102, +Rouen 10.9.1167/69, bur Bec Abbey, France; 1m: Mainz 7.1.1114 Emperor Heinrich V of Germany (*1086 +1125); 2m: Le Mans 26.8./3.4.1127 Geoffrey V Plantagenet (*23.8.1113 +7.9.1151)
H3. [illegitimate] Fulk de Normandy
H4. [illegitimate by Nest verch Rhys] Henry FitzHenry, +k.a.1157
H5. [illegitimate by Sybil Corbet] Sybil, *Domfront, Normandy ca 1092, +Isle of the Woman -Eileen ham Bam-, Loch Tay 12/13.7.1122, bur there/Dunfermline Abbey; m.Alexander I of Scotland (*1078 +25.4.1124)
H6. [illegitimate] Alice; m.1126 Mathieu de Montmorency (+1060)
H7. [illegitimate] Constance/Maud; m.Vcte Roscelin de Beaumont (+ca 1176)
H8. [illegitimate] Richilde; m.Guillaume III Gouet, Seigneur de Montmirail
H9. [illegitimate] Maud; m.ca 1112 Conon III de Bretagne (*ca 1071 +1148)
H10. [illegitimate] Gilbert, fl 1142
H11. [illegitimate] William of Tracy, +ca 1135
I1. Sir William de Tracy, +after 1170; m.N, a dau.of Henry de la Pomeroy
J1. Rose de Tracy, fl 1237; m.Henry de Chamberon (+ca 1210)
I2. Grace de Tracy; m.John de Sudeley
H12. [illegitimate] Emma; m.Guy IV de Laval
H13. [illegitimate] Isabel
H14. [illegitimate] Robert Fitzedith, +1172; m.Matilda d'Avranches (+1173)
I1. Mary Fitzedith, +1224; m.Reginald de Courtenay
H15. [illegitimate] Gundred, fl 1130
H16. [illegitimate] Juliane; m.1103 Eustache de Pacy
H17. [illegitimate by Sybil Corbet] Rochese Fitzroy, +ca 1176; m.before 1146 Henri de la Pomerai (+before 1167)
H18. [illegitimate] Reinald de Dunstanville, Earl of Cornwall 1141, +1.7.1175; m.Beatrice Fitzwilliam
I1. Reginald de Dustanville, +1175
J1. Alan de Dustanville
K1. Cecilia de Dustanville; m.William Basset
I2. Sarah of Cornwall
I3. Ursula of Cornwall
I4. Maud of Cornwall
I5. Denisa of Cornwall
I6. Emma of Cornwall
H19. [illegitimate] Maud FitzEdidt, +drowned in the ship wreck 25.11.1120; m.1103 Cte Rotrou I du Perche (+IV.1144)
H20. [illegitimate by Nesta Tewdwr] Robert de Caen, Earl of Gloucester, *Caen ca 1090, +Bristol 31.10.1147, bur there; m.1119 Maud Fitzhammon (+1157)
I1. Philip FitzRobert
I2. Robert FitzRobert
I3. Richard FitzRobert
I4. Hamon FitzRobert, +k.a.1158
I5. Richard FitzRobert, Archbp of Rouen, +1142
I6. Roger FitzRobert, Bp of Worchester, +1179
I7. William FitzRobert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester, +23.11.1183; m.1150 Havise de Beaumont (+1197)
J1. Robert, +1166
J2. Amicia, +1.1.1225; m.1180 (div before 1200) Richard de Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford
J3. Mabel, +1188; m.1170 Amaury de Montfort (+1182) /OR Gruffydd Ap Ifor Bach
J4. Isabella, Countess of Gloucester, *ca 1170, +XI.1217, bur Canterbury Cathedral; 1m: Marlebridge 29.8.1189 (div 1199) John of England; 2m: 1214 Geoffrey de Mandeville, Earl of Essex (+1216); 3m: ca X.1217 Hugh de Burgh, Earl of Kent (+1243)
I8. Mabel FitzRobert; m.Aubrey de Vere
I9. Maud FitzRobert, +1189; m.1141 Ranulph des Gernons
H21. [illegitimate] Richard, Earl of Suffolk, *before 1101, +in ship wreck 1120
H22. [illegitimate] William, *ca 1120, +after 1187
H23. [illegitimate by Sybil Corbet] Reginald Fitzroy de Mortain, *1105/10, +1.7.1175; m.ca 1140 Mabel de Mortain

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1  NAME Henry I King of /England/
1  NAME /Henry/ I
1  BIRT
2  DATE 1068
1  DEAT
2  DATE 1135

BIOGRAPHY: Henry was in reality a usurper. He imprisonedhisolderbrother,Robert in Card i f f Castle in Wales, and it is saidhehadRobert's eyesput out. Henry reigned thirty-five ye a r s, notonlyoverEngland, but overone third of France. In 1120 the White Shipwentdown o n a h idden rock inthe English Channel with the Crown Princeonboardand it is said Henr y I is nev er known to have smiled again. Hehadonlyone child left,Maude-Matilda, then a wido w o f th e GermanEmperorHenryV. For politicalreasons she was next married to Geoffrey ofAnj ou, a b oyof sixteen, tenyears her junior. After the death of Henry Itherewascivil war betwe e nMat ilda and her nephew Stephen, who got thethronefornineteen years. Atone point in th i s conte st Matilda had toescapefromthe Robert Doyleytower of Oxford Castle by sliding do w n a ropewithgloved hands, the ropeheld by her favorite knight, Alain. She,withafew othe r s dresse d inwhite to avoid detection, crossed inthesnowynight over the frozenThames. T h e conditio n of the Englishpeoplewasdeplorable during thereign of Henry I, owing to the bl ood-curdlingcruelty of the Barons.Henry established a vigorous policesystemtocheck this, a n d tried t ostop counterfeiting the money bymutilations.Heoppressed his people bytaxation.

BIOGRAPHY: Henry I was born in the year 1068---a factorhehimselfregardedas highly signif i c ant, for he was the only son oftheConquerorbornafter the conquest of England, and to He n r y this meanthewas heirto thethrone. He was not an attractive proposition: hewasdissol u t e toadegree, producing at least a score of bastards; butfarworse he wasproneto sadist i c c ruelty---on one occasion, forexample,personallypunishinga rebellious burgher by throwi n g h im fromthe wallsof histown.

BIOGRAPHY: At the death of William the Conqueror, Henry wasleftnolands,merely 5,000 pou n d s of silver. With these he bought landsfromhiselderbrother Robert Curthose, Duke of Norm a n dy, only to seethemtakenbackagain a few years later by Robert, in unholy alliance with hi sbrotherWilliam Rufus.

BIOGRAPHY: Henry could do little to avenge such treatment, butinEnglandhefound numerou s b a rons who were tired of the exactionsandambitionsoftheir king. He formed alliances wit h so m e of these,notablywiththeimportant De Clare family. He and some of the De Clareswer e wit hWilliamRufus on his last hunting expedition, and it is thoughtthattheking'sdeath wa s t h e result of Henry's plotting.

BIOGRAPHY: Certainly he moved fast to take advantage ofit;leavingRufus'sbody unattend e d i n the woods, he swooped downonWinchester totakecontrol of the treasury. Two days lat e r h e wasinWestminster,beingcrowned by the Bishop of London. His speedisunderstandable w h e nonerealises that his elder brother,Robert[Curthose], was returningfromthe crusade, a n d c laimed, withgoodreason, to be the true heir.

BIOGRAPHY: Henry showed great good sense in his first actionsasKing.Hearrested Ranulph F l a mbard, William's tax-gatherer,andrecalledAnselm,the exiled Archbishop. Furthermore, he i s s ued aCharterofLibertieswhich promised speedy redress of grievances, and areturn tothe g o odgovernment of the Conqueror. Putting aside for themomenthismanymistresses, he marrie d t h e sister of the King of Scots,whowasdescendedfrom the royal line of Wessex; and lest t h e Normanbaronsshould thinkhim too pro-English in this action, he canged hernamefromEdi t h to Matilda. No one could claim that he did not aim toplease.

BIOGRAPHY: In 1101 Robert Curthose invaded, but Henry met himatAlton,andpersuaded hi m t o g o away again by promising him an annuityof#2,000.Hehad no intention of keeping up th e p aym ents, buttheproblemwastemporarily solved.

BIOGRAPHY: He now felt strong enough to move againstdissidentbaronswhomight give troub l e i n the future. Chief amongstthese wastheviciousRobert of Bellbme, Earl of Shrewsbury , w ho m Henryhad knownformanyyears as a dangerous troublemaker. He set up a number ofcharg e sagainsthim in the king's court, making it plain that if heappearedfortrial hewould be co n vic ted and imprisoned. Thus Robertandhiscolleagues wereforced into rebellion at a time n o t o ftheirownchoosing, were easilydefeated and sent scuttling back to Normandy.

BIOGRAPHY: In Normandy Robert Curthose began to wreak hiswrathonallconnected with his br o t her, thus giving Henry anexcellentchancetoretaliate with charges of misgovernment and in v a de.Hemadetwoexpeditions in 1104-5, before the great expedition of1106onwhichRober t w a s defeated at the hour-long battle ofTinchebrai,ontheanniversary of Hastings. No one h a d e xpected such aneasyvictory,butHenry took advantage of the state of shock resulting fr om the battletoannex Normandy. Robert was imprisoned (in some comfort, itbesaid);helive d o n fo r 28 more years, ending up in Cardiff castlewhilingawaythelong hours learning Welsh . H is s on William Clitoremained afreeagent,to plague Henry for most of the rest of his rei gn.

BIOGRAPHY: In England the struggle with Anselm over thehomageofbishopsran its course un t i l the settlement of 1107. Inmattersofseculargovernment life was more simple: Henry had f o undabrilliantadministrator, Roger of Salisbury, to act as Justiciarforhim.Roger hadan i n v entive mind, a keen grasp of affairs, andtheability tosingle outyoung men of promise . H e q uickly built up ahighlyefficientteam ofadministrators, and established new routine s an dfo rmsoforganisationwithin which they could work. To him we owe theExchequeranditsrec ord in g system of the Pipe Rolls, the circuitsofroyaljusticiarsspreading the king's peace , an d t he attemptsatcodificationof law.Henry's good relationships with his barons, and withth e burgeoning newtowns owed much to skilful administration.Certainlyhe wasable to gaina l arg e r and more reliable revenue this waythan bythecrude extortionhis brother had used.

BIOGRAPHY: In 1120 came the tragedy of the White Ship.Thecourtwasreturning to England , a n d the finest ship in the landwasfilled withitsyoung men, including Henry's son and hei r W illiam.Riotously drunk,theytried to go faster and faster, when suddenlythe shipfounder e d .Allhands except a butcher of Rouen were lost, andEngland waswithoutanheir.

BIOGRAPHY: Henry's only legitimate child was Matilda, but shewasmarriedtothe Emperor He n r y V of Germany, and so could not succeed.Butin 1125herhusband died, and Henry brough t h e r home and forcedthebarons toswearfealty to her---though they did not like the prospe c to fa womanruler.Henry then married her to Geoffrey of Anjou,theNormans'traditional enem y, a nd the barons were lesshappy---especiallywhen thenewly-weds had aterrible row, and Geo f fre yordered her out ofhis lands.In 1131 Henry,absolutely determined, forcedthe baron s t o swear fealtyonce more, andthe fact that they did so istestimoney of hiscontrollingpowe r . Mati ldaand Geoffrey were reunited,and in 1133 sheproduced a sonwhom she namedfor his g r andfat her. Ifonly Henry couldlive on until hisgrandson wasold enough to rule, allwoul d b e well.

BIOGRAPHY: But in 1135, against doctor's orders, he ate aheartymealoflampreys, got acu t e i ndigestion, which turned into fever,anddied.Hewas buried at his abbey in Reading---so m e sa id in asilvercoffin,forwhich there was an unsuccessful search at theDissolution. [So urce :Who'sWho in the Middle Ages, John Fines, Barnes &Noble Books, NewYork,1995]

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1  NAME Henry I King of /England/ 1  NAME /Henry/ I 1  BIRT 2  DATE 1068 1  DEAT 2  DATE 1135

Henry was in reality a usurper. He imprisoned his older brother, Robert in Cardiff Castle in Wales, and it is said he had Robert's eyes put out. Henry reigned thirty-five years, not only over England, but over one third of France. In 1120 the White Ship went down on a hidden rock in the English Channel with the Crown Prince on board and it is said Henry I is never known to have smiled again. He had only one child left, Maude-Matilda, then a widow of the German Emperor Henry V. For political reasons she was next married to Geoffrey of Anjou, a boy of sixteen, ten years her junior. After the death of Henry I there was civil war between Matilda and her nephew Stephen, who got the throne for nineteen years. At one point in this contest Matilda had to escape from the Robert Doyley tower of Oxford Castle by sliding down a rope with gloved hands, the rope held by her favorite knight, Alain. She, with a few others dressed in white to avoid detection, crossed in the snowy night over the frozen Thames. The condition of the English people was deplorable during the reign of Henry I, owing to the blood-curdling cruelty of the Barons. Henry established a vigorous police system to check this, and tried to stop counterfeiting the money by mutilations. He oppressed his people by taxation.
Henry I was born in the year 1068---a factor he himself regarded as highly significant, for he was the only son of the Conqueror born after the conquest of England, and to Henry this meant he was heir to the throne. He was not an attractive proposition: he was dissolute to a degree, producing at least a score of bastards; but far worse he was prone to sadistic cruelty---on one occasion, for example, personally punishing a rebellious burgher by throwing him from the walls of his town.
At the death of William the Conqueror, Henry was left no lands, merely 5,000 pounds of silver. With these he bought lands from his elder brother Robert Curthose, Duke of Normandy, only to see them taken back again a few years later by Robert, in unholy alliance with his brother William Rufus.
Henry could do little to avenge such treatment, but in England he found numerous barons who were tired of the exactions and ambitions of their king. He formed alliances with some of these, notably with the important De Clare family. He and some of the De Clares were with William Rufus on his last hunting expedition, and it is thought that the king's death was the result of Henry's plotting.
Certainly he moved fast to take advantage of it; leaving Rufus's body unattended in the woods, he swooped down on Winchester to take control of the treasury. Two days later he was in Westminster, being crowned by the Bishop of London. His speed is understandable when one realises that his elder brother, Robert [Curthose], was returning from the crusade, and claimed, with good reason, to be the true heir.
Henry showed great good sense in his first actions as King. He arrested Ranulph Flambard, William's tax-gatherer, and recalled Anselm, the exiled Archbishop. Furthermore, he issued a Charter of Liberties which promised speedy redress of grievances, and a return to the good government of the Conqueror. Putting aside for the moment his many mistresses, he married the sister of the King of Scots, who was descended from the royal line of Wessex; and lest the Norman barons should think him too pro-English in this action, he canged her name from Edith to Matilda. No one could claim that he did not aim to please.
In 1101 Robert Curthose invaded, but Henry met him at Alton, and persuaded him to go away again by promising him an annuity of Ð2,000. He had no intention of keeping up the payments, but the problem was temporarily solved.
He now felt strong enough to move against dissident barons who might give trouble in the future. Chief amongst these was the vicious Robert of Bellême, Earl of Shrewsbury, whom Henry had known for many years as a dangerous troublemaker. He set up a number of charges against him in the king's court, making it plain that if he appeared for trial he would be convicted and imprisoned. Thus Robert and his colleagues were forced into rebellion at a time not of their own choosing, were easily defeated and sent scuttling back to Normandy.
In Normandy Robert Curthose began to wreak his wrath on all connected with his brother, thus giving Henry an excellent chance to retaliate with charges of misgovernment and invade. He made two expeditions in 1104-5, before the great expedition of 1106 on which Robert was defeated at the hour-long battle of Tinchebrai, on the anniversary of Hastings. No one had expected such an easy victory, but Henry took advantage of the state of shock resulting from the battle to annex Normandy. Robert was imprisoned (in some comfort, it be said); he lived on for 28 more years, ending up in Cardiff castle whiling away the long hours learning Welsh. His son William Clito remained a free agent, to plague Henry for most of the rest of his reign.
In England the struggle with Anselm over the homage of bishops ran its course until the settlement of 1107. In matters of secular government life was more simple: Henry had found a brilliant administrator, Roger of Salisbury, to act as Justiciar for him. Roger had an inventive mind, a keen grasp of affairs, and the ability to single out young men of promise. He quickly built up a highly efficient team of administrators, and established new routines and forms of organisation within which they could work. To him we owe the Exchequer and its recording system of the Pipe Rolls, the circuits of royal justiciars spreading the king's peace, and the attempts at codification of law. Henry's good relationships with his barons, and with the burgeoning new towns owed much to skilful administration. Certainly he was able to gain a larger and more reliable revenue this way than by the crude extortion his brother had used.
In 1120 came the tragedy of the White Ship. The court was returning to England, and the finest ship in the land was filled with its young men, including Henry's son and heir William. Riotously drunk, they tried to go faster and faster, when suddenly the ship foundered. All hands except a butcher of Rouen were lost, and England was without an heir.
Henry's only legitimate child was Matilda, but she was married to the Emperor Henry V of Germany, and so could not succeed. But in 1125 her husband died, and Henry brought her home and forced the barons to swear fealty to her---though they did not like the prospect of a woman ruler. Henry then married her to Geoffrey of Anjou, the Normans' traditional enemy, and the barons were less happy---especially when the newly-weds had a terrible row, and Geoffrey ordered her out of his lands. In 1131 Henry, absolutely determined, forced the barons to swear fealty once more, and the fact that they did so is testimoney of his controlling power. Matilda and Geoffrey were reunited, and in 1133 she produced a son whom she named for his grandfather. If only Henry could live on until his grandson was old enough to rule, all would be well.
But in 1135, against doctor's orders, he ate a hearty meal of lampreys, got acute indigestion, which turned into fever, and died. He was buried at his abbey in Reading---some said in a silver coffin, for which there was an unsuccessful search at the Dissolution. [Source: Who's Who in the Middle Ages, John Fines, Barnes & Noble Books, New York, 1995]

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     Henry I, called Beauclerc, seems to have made a much better king
than his elder brother William.  During his reign (1100-1135) the royal administration was expanded and the rule of law solidified. The Court of the Exchequer was formed to handle financial matters. It took its name from the checkered cloth or table on which the accounts were handled. One of the ways Henry raised money was by selling charters to towns. Charters were a special grant that enabled towns to build walls, raise local taxes and elect their own local administrators.  During Henry's reign a new wave of monastic settlements began, beginning in 1128 when the Cistercians arrived from France. Many of the great monasteries, now ruined, are from this time period. One of the easiest ways of identifying buildings from this early Norman period is by the shape of their window, door, and arch openings, which are smoothly rounded.  The language of the court, schools, the law, and the aristocracy was Norman French. It was not until the loss of Normandy in 1204 that the Normans began to learn English and a melding of the two languages began.

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