Affairs of State
The illegitimate children of Henry I
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11892919 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kathleen Thompson (a Sheffield Hallam University , Sheffield S1 1WB, UK, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 129-151 |
| Publication date | 2003-05-19 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Medieval History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0304-4181 • E-ISSN: 1873-1279 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1016/s0304-4181(03)00015-0 |
| OpenAlex | W2053966663 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
The use of illegitimate children to further political designs was not unusual among medieval kings, but the number of Henry I of England’s offspring was remarkable, even by contemporary standards. There is no indication that he chose his partners from the diverse racial groups within the Anglo-Norman realm as a political gesture and they were mostly taken from the same social grouping that provided his ‘new men’. Henry’s peripatetic lifestyle made the maintenance of multiple partnerships and families possible and there are signs of family solidarity among his children. Some amendments to, and new interpretations of, the Complete Peerage list of Henry’s children are given
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| Citations per year | 0.05 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2007 - 2007 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |