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Aspects of the reign of King Henry re-examined, from royal
biography to administrative history. It is a testament to C. Warren
Hollister's ongoing influence that the reign of Henry I, until his
work on the period relatively neglected, is now a vibrant field of
inquiry - to which this collection, a special volume of the Haskins
Society Journal dedicated to his memory, makes a significant
contribution. Its distinguished contributors, many former Hollister
students, cover a wide range of areas: royal biography; political
history, including Church-Staterelations and relations with
neighbors such as Maine and Ireland as well as the English people
Henry ruled; administrative history, including fiscal management;
and prosopography, especially of the major developments in the
Anglo-Norman aristocracy under Henry's reign. This volume thus
continues and extends Hollister's scholarly legacy. Contributors:
ROBERT S. BABCOCK, RICHARD E. BARTON, STEPHANIE MOOERS CHRISTELOW,
DAVID CROUCH, RAGENA C. DE ARAGON, LOIS L. HUNEYCUTT, DAVID S.
SPEAR, HEATHER J. TANNER, KATHLEEN THOMPSON, ANN WILLIAMS, SALLY N.
VAUGHN.
A study of Matilda of Scotland (wife to Henry I) and the political
acumen and personal skills she brought to the role of queen.
Matilda of Scotland was the daughter of Malcolm II of Scotland and
his Anglo-Saxon queen Margaret. Her marriage to Henry I of England
in 1100 thus brought to Henry, descendant of the conquering
Normans, a direct and politically desirable link to Matilda's
ancestor Alfred the Great. Her life makes clear that Matilda had
outstanding talents. She was educated in the exclusive convents of
Romsey and Wilton, a grounding which enabled her to further the
literate court culture of the twelfth century, and under her
control was a substantial demesne that allowed her to exercise both
lay and ecclesiastical patronage. In the matter of ruling, she was
an active partner in administering Henry's cross-channel realm,
served as a member of his curia regis, and on occasion acted with
what amounted to vice-regal authority in England while Henry was in
Normandy. Chroniclers of the twelfth and thirteenth centuriesoften
refer to her as Mathilda bona regina, or Matildis beatae memoriae,
and for a time she was popularly regarded as a saint. Huneycutt's
study shows how Matilda achieved such acclaim, both because the
political structures of her day allowed her the opportunity to do
so and because she herself was skilled at manipulating those
structures. This study will be valuable to those interested in not
only English political history, but also to historians of women,
the medieval church, and medieval culture. LOIS HUNEYCUTT is
professor of history at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
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