England under the reign of King Henry I of England and Duke of Normandy. Despite two wives, a legion of mistresses, 22 illegitimate children, his only legitimate heir would die in a shipwreck thrusting England into a succession crisis and a 20 year civil war with Normandy.
A fascinating multiple biography of eight English kings united by a name, including Henry VIII and his successors as King Harry.
The life of the warrior king and the Battle of Agincourt 1415
New paperback edition - The bitter civil war for the English throne, which drew in Scotland and Normandy, when a princess's rightful throne was seized by her male cousin, and plunged England into 'the Anarchy'.
1066 saw three kings of England, the last of whom was William, Duke of Normandy. The origins, course & outcomes of William the Conqueror's conquest of England 1051-1087.
Exploring a selection of lives that disproves the stereotype of medieval women as subordinate to men.