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15 August 1100
Henry I crowned
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On learning of William II's death,
his younger brother Henry I acts immediately
to secure the kingdom for himself by seizing the Treasury – an absolute
must for any medieval king. Robert, duke of Normandy (see 9
September 1087), lands at Portsmouth the following year, with support
from leading nobles, but his claim is bought off by Henry, who is backed
by the Church. As a result of the battle of Tinchebrai in 1106, the kingdoms
of England and Normandy are reunited and Robert is taken prisoner.
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