Henry I, also known as Henry Beauclerc, was King of England from 1100 to his death in 1135. He was the fourth son of William the Conqueror and was educated in Latin and the liberal arts.
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13th-century depiction of Henry
Depiction of Bishop Odo (wielding club at centre) who imprisoned Henry from 1088 to 1089. From the Bayeux Tapestry.
Mont Saint-Michel in Normandy, site of the 1091 siege
A 17th-century manuscript drawing of Henry's coronation.
Henry's first wife, Matilda of Scotland
Early 14th-century depiction of Henry
The village of Tinchebray in Normandy in 2008; the site of the Battle of Tinchebray in 1106In their orbit 13
About this person
Henry I, also known as Henry Beauclerc, was King of England from 1100 to his death in 1135. He was the fourth son of William the Conqueror and was educated in Latin and the liberal arts. On William's death in 1087, Henry's elder brothers Robert Curthose and William Rufus inherited Normandy and England, respectively, thereby leaving Henry landless. He subsequently purchased the County of Cotentin in western Normandy from Robert, but his brothers deposed him in 1091. He gradually rebuilt his power base in the Cotentin and allied himself with William Rufus against Robert.
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