Bear in mind at all times that Henry, while being a Good King, was a tyrant. Still, he was a tyrant who ran a mean administrative system for the time.Read More
monarchy
30 Henry I – Barons, Warfare and Wales
The fight with Robert gave Henry a great chance to replace the old conquest families with his own men, and particularly in the Welsh Marches. And this week we alsoRead More
17 Cnut the Conqueror
The reign of the Northern Emperor
16 Edmund Ironside and Cnut
The last Anglo Saxon champion slugs it out with the Danish invader