News of Stephen’s Death Reaches Henry
As Torigni capitulated, the tidings of Stephen’s death reached Henry.
Counsel with the Empress Matilda
Henry first took counsel with his mother, the Empress Matilda.
The Assembly at Barfleur
He then summoned his brothers and the Norman barons to meet him at Barfleur, arriving there with Eleanor.
The Delay in Crossing to England
At Barfleur, contrary winds delayed the crossing for an entire month. Henry, however, could afford to wait, as could England.
Archbishop Theobald Guards the Rights of the Crown
The six-week interregnum passed without the disorder that had followed Henry I’s death, because Archbishop Theobald safeguarded the rights of the Crown for one already proven the…
The Landing in Hampshire
On December 8, Henry landed in Hampshire.
Henry’s Reception at Winchester and London
He received a rapturous welcome first at Winchester and then in London.
The Coronation of Henry Fitz-Empress
On the Sunday before Christmas, Henry Fitz-Empress—duke of the Normans, count of Anjou, and duke of Aquitaine—was crowned king of England in Westminster Abbey.
第九章
Chapter IX, “Henry and England” (1154–1157), opens with the Christmas coronation of Henry Fitz-Empress as a watershed moment in English history.…
The Significance of Henry’s Accession (1154)
The Significance of Henry’s Accession (1154) The Christmas-tide of 1154 marked an epoch nearly as decisive as 1066.…
The Task Before the Young King
The Task Before the Young King Henry faced the colossal work of resurrecting the body politic from utter decay.…
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