The Illegitimate Royals: The many children of Henry I
25th July 2019
Henry I of England was the son of William
the Conqueror and reigned from 1100 to 1135. Henry had two
legitimate children with his first wife Matilda of Scotland:
Matilda and William. Sadly Henry’s heir William died at sea leaving
Matilda as Henry’s chosen heir. This decision was very unusual for
the time and led to decades of civil war upon Henry’s death after
his nephew, Stephen seized the…

