A succession crisis that tore England apart (2023)

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The Succession Crisis That Tore England Apart

Following the death of Henry I, medieval England was plunged into a civil war that reduced the country to a charred ruin. With the barons split between rival claimants, the people suffered.

Catherine Hanley | Published in History Today Volume 73 Issue 6 June 2023

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