Introduction: A surfeit of lampreys --1 -- 1 'Born in the purple' -- 20 -- 2 'By the grace of God, king of the English' -- 42 -- 3 Testing times, 1101-1103 -- 60 -- 4 Conquest of Normandy, 1104-1107 -- 78 -- 5 Reform and reconstruction, 1107-1108 -- 96 -- 6 Defence of his dominions, 1108-1115 -- 118 -- 7 Triumph and disaster, 1116-1120 -- 138 -- 8 Surviving the wreck, 1120-1124 -- 168 -- 9 Matilda and the succession, 1125-1128 -- 190 -- 10 Rescuing the marriage, 1129-1135 -- 206 -- 11 Ruler -- 224 -- 12 'Guardian of the church' -- 254 -- 13 Court and court culture -- 284 -- Conclusion: 'Once the peace and glory of the world' -- 307 -- Appendix I Inheritances and family trees -- 322 -- 1 Family of Henry I -- 322 -- 2 Illegitimate children of Henry I -- 323 -- 3 Family of Queen Matilda -- 324 -- 4 Claimants to the honour of Breteuil -- 325 -- 5 Counts of Evreux -- 326 -- 6 Claims to the county of Flanders in 1128 -- 327 -- 7 Capetian kings -- 328 -- 8 Dynasty of Powys -- 329 -- 9 Robert de Belleme and his family -- 330 -- 1 Normandy in the early twelfth century -- 331 -- 2 Western Normandy -- 332 -- 3 Southern marches of Normandy -- 333 -- 4 Evreux and the valley of the river Eure -- 334 -- 5 Vexin -- 335 -- 6 Barfleur -- 336 -- 7 Midlands and southern England -- 337 -- 8 Northern England and southern Scotland -- 338 -- 9 Wales in the early twelfth century -- 339.