Henry I of England

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🗓️ 25 August 2023

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

The fourth son of William the Conqueror, King Henry I, is remembered as a harsh but effective ruler. He skilfully manipulated the barons in England and Normandy. He strengthened the existing Anglo-Saxon system of justice, local government and taxation, with more institutions including the royal exchequer and itinerant justices. But he may also have been a thief or murderer, a spoilt brat - but definitely a man who knew how to grasp a chance.

In this episode of Gone Medieval, Matt Lewis discusses Henry I with historian Chris Riley.

This episode was edited by Joseph Knight and produced by Rob Weinberg.

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1:22.4	book. Welcome to this episode of Got Medieval, I'm Matt Lewis. He's a bit of a bad boy,
1:31.6	maybe a spoiled brat or is he a gifted tactician? A thief? Maybe a murderer? A man who knew how to
1:37.7	grasp a chance maybe. A hard ruler, but then weren't all successful medieval rulers hard.
1:44.2	And I'm not talking about my guest, I'm talking about the subject of today's podcast.
1:48.8	He is Henry the first and the way that he came to the throne is fascinating unless you happen
1:54.1	to be one of his brothers maybe. I'm joined to explore this episode a bit further by historian Chris
1:59.2	Riley. So welcome to Got Medieval, Chris. Thank you for having me, Matt. I thought that was a
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