Henry I : King of England and Duke of Normandy (Hardcover)

Introduction: a surfeit of lampreys; 1. 'Born in the purple'; 2. 'By the grace of God, king of the English'; 3. Testing times, 1101?3; 4. The conquest of Normandy, 1104?7; 5. Reform and reconstruction, 1107?8; 6. Defence of his dominions, 1108?15; 7. Triumph and disaster, 1116?20; 8. Surviving the wreck, 1120?4; 9. Matilda and the succession, 1125?8; 10. Rescuing the marriage, 1129?35; 11. The ruler; 12. 'Guardian of the church'; 13. The court and court culture; Conclusion: 'once the peace and glory of the world'.