3. Henry I

(1100-35) 'Against this man, no one could prevail except God himself’. The skillful, intelligent monarch championed not crushing warfare and submission but calming, shrewd diplomacy to meet his objectives. However, the nature of kingship and volatility of medieval life meant control over his biggest objective was dashed. CHARACTERS Henry I – King of England Matilda of Scotland – first wife of Henry I Adelaide of Louvrain – second wife of Henry I William II (Rufus) – King of England (1087-1100), brother of Henry I Robert Curthose – duke of Normandy, brother of Henry I William I (The Conqueror) – King of England (1066-87), father of Henry I Matilda of Falaise – mother of Henry I William Adelin – eldest son of Henry I, duke of Normandy Matilda – only legitimate daughter of Henry I, Holy Roman Empress Geoffrey Plantagenet – second husband of Empress Matilda, count of Anjou Juliane – illegitimate daughter of Henry I Eustace – husband of Juliane William Clito – son of Robert Curthose Ranulf Flambard – Bishop of Durham and favourite of William II Edgar the Aetheling – claimant to the English throne Stephen of Blois – nephew of Henry I Anselm – Archbishop of Canterbury Roger of Salisbury – Lord chancellor Alfred the Great – King of Wessex (886-899) Edward the Confessor – King of England (1042-66) Harold II (Godwinson) – King of England (1066) William of Malmesbury – chronicler Henry of Huntingdon - chronicler Credits Music: Entertainment by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License Freesound.org xserra – Notre-dame-paris soundmary – wild-horses-running yadronoff – axe chop inspectorj – water pouring tomlija – epic laughter huggy13ear – rope pull 2 johnsonbrandediting – human male scream