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"Himself the heir to a rusty and creaking governmental machine, Henry I passed on to his successors one that was smooth running and well oiled." Comment.
"The secret of Angevin success is to be discovered in the study of the reign of Henry I." Discuss.
"Royal government became more sophisticated and more just in Henry I's reign."Discuss.
"Without the foundations laid by Henry I the English house of Anjou would have been highly unstable." Discuss.
Why did the good order of the realm collapse after the death of Henry I ?
"And men said openly that Christ and his Saints slept." Why did men say this in the reign of Stephen ?
How far was the reign of Stephen a time of anarchy ?
What importance do you attach to the reign of Stephen ?
'In the anarchy of Stephen's reign, the politics of the church were decisive and disastrous. ' Do you agree ?
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JSI/21/08/97
School of History and Welsh History - University of Wales Bangor