Henry I Flashcards
5 main features
court and household personnel and contacts exchequer law and justice church and religion
payment: chapel under chancellor VS writing office
5 s a day, 1 sextary of desert wine, 1 sextary of ordinary wine, 1 large wax candle, 40 candle-ends
10d a day, half sextary of ordinary wine, 1 large candle, 12 candle-ends
Scribes in Henry’s writing office
at least 4 before 1120
Walter Map
wrote that Henry had a systemised approach to government, keeping track of earls and barons, fixing them with allowances of bread etc
“reconstructed baronge”
What Hollister described as keeping close allies whilst bolstering enemies
Roger of Salisbury’s sons
Alexander advanced to wealthy bishopric of Lincoln, and played major role in royal entourage administration
Nigel became first treasurer of England and Normandy
Surviving charters
1500, compared to 500 of William the Conqueror and Rufus
Southern
Patronage was his most fundamental contribution to English history
How Henry drew people into his net
marriage, forgiveness, delay of debts, exemptions from taxes, granting of wordships, etc
What the Sheriff accounted for in the 1130 Pipe Roll
borough revenues, royal estates, taxes, profits of justice
Hollister on the exchequer
“fundamental step forward in English administrative history”
important law compliations
Textus Roffensis
Quadripartitus
Leges Henrici Primi
Leges Edwardi Confessori
multiple courts existed
kings court, church court, shire courts, hundred courts
Henry was generous in his benefactions to the church
Wrote a major rebuilding programme of immense Church- Cluny III
Henry enjoyed friendly correspondence with main figures in court
Bernard of Clairvaux
