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Considered by contemporaries to be a harsh but effective ruler, Henry skilfully manipulated the barons in England and Normandy. In England, he drew on the existing Anglo-Saxon system of justice, local government and taxation, but also strengthened it with additional institutions.
1068
| 1068 • William the Conqueror takes Exeter after a brief siege. |
1100
Aug 2
Age: 32y
titleEngland ⇓ Henry became King of England following the death of William Rufus, who had been shot while hunting. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1100 • after the failure of the Council of Liubech in 1097, the Congress of Vytechev establishes peace and the feudal system in Kievan Rus, the princes come to an agreement to share the country between them and Sviatopolk II of Kiev becomes the first Grand Prince. |
1100
Nov 11
Age: 32y
marriageMatilda Of Scotland 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1100 • Song Dynasty China's population reaches roughly 100 million. |
1102
Feb 7
Age: 34y
birth of childEmpress Matilda Of England 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1102 • Henry I of England orders the tomb of Edward the Confessor opened; the body is supposedly found undecayed. |
1135
Dec 1
Age: 68y
deathLyons-la-Forêt, France ⇓ Henry travelled to Lyons-la-Forêt in November but fell ill – he ate an excessive number of lampreys against his physician's advice – and his condition worsened over the course of a week. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1135 • Stephen succeeds his uncle Henry I as king of England. Matilda, daughter of Henry I and widow of Holy Roman Emperor Henry V, opposes Stephen and claims the throne as her own. |