Henry I
/ˌhenri ðə ˈfɜːst/
/ˌhenri ðə ˈfɜːrst/
- (1068-1135) king of England (1100-35). The youngest of three sons of William I, he became king when his eldest brother William II died, because his other brother Robert was away on a Crusade. Henry improved the administrative system of the country and established a system by which judges travelled around the country deciding cases.
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Henry I