Overview

1. Background; 2. The youngest brother, 1068-1100; 3. King of the English, 1100-1106; 4. The conquest of Normandy, 1106; 5. The governance of the Anglo-Norman regnum; 6. Henry and the Church; 7. Rebellion and disaster, 1118-1124; 8. The chroniclers: Orderic Vitalis, William of Malmesbury, and others; 9. Henry's personality, family, and environment; 10. The end of the reign and its aftermath. Students taking the course will study these topics using both primary sources and the modern historiography.

Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrate a wide-ranging knowledge of the life and reign of Henry I between 1068 and 1135.

• Illustrate a detailed knowledge of specific aspects of the period and subject

• Judge between the alternative historical interpretations of the period, including current historiographic positions

• Synthesize historical arguments about developments in the Anglo-Norman regnum (in degree essays); and present detailed historical arguments about specific aspects of the period and subject (in the exam).

• Use primary sources as an integral part of historical argument.