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A memorable history of England, comprising all the parts you can remember, including 103 good things, 5 bad kings and 2 genuine dates Credits: Carla Foust and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https: //www. pgdp. net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
HENRY I. A TRAGIC KING
Henry I was famous for his handwriting and was therefore generally called Henry Beau-geste. He was extremely fond of his son William, who was, however, drowned in the White City. Henry tried to console himself for his loss by eating a surfeit of palfreys. This was a Bad Thing since he died of it and never smiled again.