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3. Henry I
(1100-35) 'Against this man, no one could prevail except God himself’. The skillful, intelligent monarch championed not crushing warfare and submission but calming, shrewd diplomacy to meet his objectives. However, the nature of kingship and volatility of medieval life meant control over his biggest objective was dashed.
CHARACTERS
Henry I – King of England
Matilda of Scotland – first wife of Henry I
Adelaide of Louvrain – second wife of Henry I
William II (Rufus) – King of England (1087-1100), brother of Henry I
Robert Curthose – duke of Normandy, brother of Henry I
William I (The Conqueror) – King of England (1066-87), father of Henry I
Matilda of Falaise – mother of Henry I
William Adelin – eldest son of Henry I, duke of Normandy
Matilda – only legitimate daughter of Henry I, Holy Roman Empress
Geoffrey Plantagenet – second husband of Empress Matilda, count of Anjou
Juliane – illegitimate daughter of Henry I
Eustace – husband of Juliane
William Clito – son of Robert Curthose
Ranulf Flambard – Bishop of Durham and favourite of William II
Edgar the Aetheling – claimant to the English throne
Stephen of Blois – nephew of Henry I
Anselm – Archbishop of Canterbury
Roger of Salisbury – Lord chancellor
Alfred the Great – King of Wessex (886-899)
Edward the Confessor – King of England (1042-66)
Harold II (Godwinson) – King of England (1066)
William of Malmesbury – chronicler
Henry of Huntingdon - chronicler
Credits
Music: Entertainment by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License
Freesound.org
xserra – Notre-dame-paris
soundmary – wild-horses-running
yadronoff – axe chop
inspectorj – water pouring
tomlija – epic laughter
huggy13ear – rope pull 2
johnsonbrandediting – human male scream
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(1100-35) 'Against this man, no one could prevail except God himself’. The skillful, intelligent monarch championed not crushing warfare and submission but calming, shrewd diplomacy to meet his objectives. However, the nature of kingship and volatility of medieval life meant control over his biggest objective was dashed.
CHARACTERS
Henry I – King of England
Matilda of Scotland – first wife of Henry I
Adelaide of Louvrain – second wife of Henry I
William II (Rufus) – King of England (1087-1100), brother of Henry I
Robert Curthose – duke of Normandy, brother of Henry I
William I (The Conqueror) – King of England (1066-87), father of Henry I
Matilda of Falaise – mother of Henry I
William Adelin – eldest son of Henry I, duke of Normandy
Matilda – only legitimate daughter of Henry I, Holy Roman Empress
Geoffrey Plantagenet – second husband of Empress Matilda, count of Anjou
Juliane – illegitimate daughter of Henry I
Eustace – husband of Juliane
William Clito – son of Robert Curthose
Ranulf Flambard – Bishop of Durham and favourite of William II
Edgar the Aetheling – claimant to the English throne
Stephen of Blois – nephew of Henry I
Anselm – Archbishop of Canterbury
Roger of Salisbury – Lord chancellor
Alfred the Great – King of Wessex (886-899)
Edward the Confessor – King of England (1042-66)
Harold II (Godwinson) – King of England (1066)
William of Malmesbury – chronicler
Henry of Huntingdon - chronicler
Credits
Music: Entertainment by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License
Freesound.org
xserra – Notre-dame-paris
soundmary – wild-horses-running
yadronoff – axe chop
inspectorj – water pouring
tomlija – epic laughter
huggy13ear – rope pull 2
johnsonbrandediting – human male scream
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