The Exception of Henry of Winchester
One prelate was excepted from this general restoration: Henry of Winchester. By neglecting to present himself at Rome within the prescribed six months, he had fallen under the sen…
Theobald’s Offer of Forgiveness
Even to the disgraced Henry of Winchester, Theobald was willing, at Stephen’s request, to extend the hand of fellowship and forgiveness.
End of Henry of Winchester’s Power
Despite Theobald’s offer, Henry of Winchester’s days of king-making were definitively over.…
A New Henry Emerges
With Henry of Winchester’s political power at an end, the stage was set for another Henry to emerge.…
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Chapter VIII covers the period 1149–1154 and traces the early life of Henry Fitz-Empress: his cosmopolitan inheritance and lack of a fixed homeland, his symbolic birth at Le Mans, his first contacts with Normandy, his education under successive masters, Geoffrey’s cession of the…
Henry’s National Identity and Lack of a Fixed Home
The chapter opens by contrasting the silence surrounding Henry’s boyhood with the rich stories preserved for his contemporary Thomas Becket.…
Le Mans as Henry’s Fitting Birthplace
Whether by chance or design, Le Mans was the most fitting birthplace for Henry’s first child.…
Henry’s First Journey to Normandy
Le Mans had a double claim on Henry: as his paternal grandmother’s home and as the scene of his own birth. Yet his earliest recollections were associated with Normandy.…
Education Under Peter of Saintes
With Geoffrey occupied by unsuccessful fighting abroad in Matilda’s interest, the boys’ training devolved chiefly on their mother until late 1138.…
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