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The dating of Henry's birth depends on comparing chronicler accounts and the travels of his parents William and Matilda;
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The chronicler Orderic Vitalis describes a colourful quarrel that is said to have occurred between Henry and his brother
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Historian Warren Hollister doubts that Henry was ever destined for the clergy; Judith Green is less certain.
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Chroniclers varied in reporting the sum as either £2,000 or £5,000, although £5,000 is the more commonly cited figure am
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£5,000 would have formed around 1.5 million silver pennies, a difficult sum to move easily out of the Duchy if opposed.
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Western Normandy had originally been intended for Henry's late brother Richard and was suitably remote from the capital
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Chroniclers vary in their description of the length of the siege, suggesting either a duration of 15 days and six weeks.
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Henry's decision not to join the main campaign may have been because Robert's forces were sufficiently strong to prevent
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David Carpenter regards William Rufus's death as "almost certainly an accident"; Warren Hollister considers "by far the
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The chroniclers Eadmer, Malmesbury and Orderic describe the couple as close, with Eadmer noting that they were in love.
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Anselm was criticised in some quarters for permitting the royal marriage to proceed.
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The only chronicler to suggest a second son is Gervase of Canterbury.
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Bisexuality was also common among this social group, but there is no evidence to suggest that Henry had male partners.
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Most chroniclers reported this sum as 3,000 marks, equivalent to £2,000, but Orderic recorded the agreed amount as £3,00
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Contemporary chroniclers provided several possible dates for the battle, suggesting either 27, 28 or 29 September. Moder
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Geoffrey of Monmouth memorably likened Henry to the "Lion of Justice" in his Historia Regum Britanniae, in a section in
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In 1124, Henry received reports from his soldiers that they had been paid in substandard English silver pennies. He inst
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Historian David Crouch has noted that many of Henry's key advisers and officials later regretted their actions on behalf
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Anselm used the metaphor of the government being a plough pulled by two oxen, the King and the Archbishop, ruling throug
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Assessing Henry's personal attitude towards religion later in his life is challenging. Historian Richard Southern argued
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The chronicler Abbot Suger suggested that the incident was embarrassing for Henry, since he had refused battle, but it w
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The dowry was 10,000 marks in silver, equivalent to £6,666.
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In Latin, the ducal title was dux Normannorum, literally "Duke of the Normans".
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The dating of this campaign is uncertain; Judith Green places it firmly in 1116, while Warren Hollister is less certain,
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In February 1119, Eustace and Juliane, formerly allies of Henry, threatened to rebel unless they were given the castle o
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The submerged rock was probably the Quillebœuf Rock.
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The speed with which Henry's second marriage took place may indicate that he had been planning to remarry anyway, even b
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It is uncertain what led Waleran de Beaumont to rebel against Henry. Waleran may have genuinely believed that William Cl
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Medieval Church law at the time forbade marriage within seven degrees. In practice most of the upper classes were relate
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It is not known precisely what the rumours about Henry's failure to bear children were, and whether the issue lay with o
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Medieval chroniclers' accounts of this oath vary on the points of detail. William of Malmesbury described that those pre
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Work by historian Geoffrey White in the 1940s produced an extensive list of Henry's illegitimate children, which forms t
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Traditionally Henry's mother has been given as Nest ferch Rhys, although more recent work by Kathleen Thompson casts dou
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White argued that Sibyl's mother was Sibyl Corbet, although more recent research by Kathleen Thompson discredits this th
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Rohese may have been Henry's daughter, but it is more probable that her father was Herbert fitz Herbert.
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Sibyl may have been Henry's daughter, but it is more probable that her father was his brother Robert of Normandy.
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Hollister 2003, pp. 30–31; Green 2009, p. 20
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Newman 1988, pp. 21–22; Carpenter 2004, pp. 125–126
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Hallam & Everard 2001, pp. 62–64, 114–118
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Hollister 2003, pp. 32, 40
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Carpenter 2004, p. 128
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Green 2009, p. 21
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Newman 1988, p. 54
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Hollister 2003, p. 35; Green 2009, p. 21; Thompson 2007, pp. 16–17.
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Green 2009, p. 21; Hollister 2003, pp. 35–36
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Hollister 2003, pp. 36–37; Green 2009, p. 22
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Hollister 2003, pp. 33–34
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Hollister 2003, p. 37; Green 2009, p. 23
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Hollister 2003, p. 37
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Hollister 2003, pp. 37–38
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Barlow 1999, p. 162
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Hollister 2003, p. 38
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Hollister 2003, pp. 38–39
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Hollister 2003, pp. 39–40, 46
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Hollister 2003, p. 39; Green 2009, p. 25
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Hollister 2003, p. 39
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Hollister 2003, p. 48
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Hollister 2003, pp. 48–49
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Thompson 2007, p. 17
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Hollister 2003, pp. 40, 47
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Hollister 2003, p. 49
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Green 2009, p. 28
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Hollister 2003, pp. 51–53; Thompson 2007, p. 19
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Hollister 2003, p. 53
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Hollister 2003, p. 50
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Hollister 2003, pp. 56–58, 61
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Hollister 2003, pp. 57–59
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Hollister 2003, p. 56
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Hollister 2003, p. 54
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Green 2009, p. 29
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Hollister 2003, p. 61
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Hollister 2003, p. 62
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Hollister 2003, p. 65
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Hollister 2003, pp. 65–66
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Hollister 2003, pp. 66–68
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Hollister 2003, p. 68
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Hollister 2003, pp. 6–69
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Hollister 2003, p. 69
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Hollister 2003, p. 70
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Hollister 2003, p. 72
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Hollister 2003, p. 73
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Hollister 2003, pp. 74–76
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Hollister 2003, p. 76
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Hollister 2003, pp. 76–77
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Hollister 2003, pp. 78–79
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Hollister 2003, p. 80
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Hollister 2003, pp. 80–81
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Hollister 2003, pp. 81–82
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Hollister 2003, p. 82; Green 2009, p. 32
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Hollister 2003, pp. 82–83
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Hollister 2003, p. 82
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Hollister 2003, p. 85
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Hollister 2003, pp. 85–86
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Hollister 2003, pp. 86–88
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Green 2009, p. 33; Hollister 2003, p. 89
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Hollister 2003, p. 89
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Hollister 2003, pp. 90–91
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Hollister 2003, p. 96
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Hollister 2003, pp. 96–97
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Green 2009, p. 35
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Hollister 2003, p. 99
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Green 2009, p. 36
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Hollister 2003, pp. 98–101; Green 2009, pp. 36–37
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Hollister 2003, pp. 102–103
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Hollister 2003, p. 103
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Hollister 2003, pp. 103–104; Carpenter 2004, p. 134; Green pp. 39–41.
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Carpenter 2004, p. 134; Hollister 2003, p. 104; Mason 2008, pp. 228–231; Green 2009, p. 41; Poole 1993, pp. 113–114
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Hollister 2003, pp. 103–105
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Hollister 2003, p. 104
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Hollister 2003, p. 105
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Hollister 2003, pp. 104–105; Green 2009, p. 43
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Hollister 2003, pp. 104–105
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Holister, p.106.
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Hollister 2003, p. 19; Green 2009, p. 45
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Green 2009, pp. 45–50
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Hollister 2003, pp. 110–112
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Hollister 2003, p. 116
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Hollister 2003, pp. 116–117
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Hollister 2003, p. 117
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Green 2009, pp. 51–52
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Hollister 2003, p. 130
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Hollister 2003, p. 43; Thompson 2003, p. 134; Green 2009, p. 26
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Thompson 2007, p. 24; Huneycutt 2003, p. 27
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Hollister 2003, pp. 126–127; Green 2009, p. 58
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Hollister 2003, p. 127
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Hollister 2003, pp. 126–127
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Hollister 2003, pp. 127–128; Thompson 2003, p. 137
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Hollister 2003, pp. 128–129
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Green 2009, p. 55
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Hollister 2003, p. 130; Thompson 2003, p. 137
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Hollister 2003, p. 130; Green 2009, p. 75
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Green 2009, p. 75
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Thompson 2003, p. 137
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Hollister 2003, p. 43; Green 2009, pp. 26–27, 307–309
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Hollister 2003, p. 45; Thompson 2003, p. 135
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Thompson 2003, p. 135
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Thompson 2003, pp. 130–133
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Hollister 2003, pp. 132–133; Green 2009, p. 61
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Hollister 2003, pp. 133–134
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Hollister 2003, pp. 134–135
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Hollister 2003, pp. 135–136
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Hollister 2003, p. 125
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Hollister 2003, p. 137; Green 2009, p. 63
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Hollister 2003, p. 137
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Hollister 2003, pp. 137–138
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Hollister 2003, p. 138
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Hollister 2003, pp. 139–140
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Hollister 2003, pp. 142–143
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Green 2009, p. 64
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Hollister 2003, p. 145
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Hollister 2003, p. 143
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Hollister 2003, pp. 143–144
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Hollister 2003, p. 157
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Hollister 2003, pp. 157–158
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Hollister 2003, pp. 158–162
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Hollister 2003, pp. 164–165
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Green 2009, pp. 74–77
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Hollister 2003, pp. 178–179
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Hollister 2003, pp. 182–183
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Hollister 2003, pp. 183–184
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Hollister 2003, p. 184; Green 2009, p. 78
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Green 2009, pp. 80–81
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Hollister 2003, p. 185
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Hollister 2003, pp. 184–185; Green 2009, p. 82
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Hollister 2003, p. 186
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Hollister 2003, p. 188
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Hollister 2003, pp. 188–189
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Hollister 2003, pp. 189–190
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Hollister 2003, p. 190; Green 2009, p. 85
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Hollister 2003, p. 198; Green 2009, pp. 88–89
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Hollister 2003, p. 199
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Hollister 2003, pp. 199–200
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Green 2009, p. 93; Hollister 2003, pp. 199–200
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Hollister 2003, pp. 199–201
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Hollister 2003, p. 201
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Hollister 2003, pp. 204–207
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Hollister 2003, p. 207
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Hollister 2003, p. 205
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Hollister 2003, p. 206
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Hollister 2003, pp. 208–209
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Green 2009, p. 96; Green 2003, p. 64
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Green 2009, pp. 224–225
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Green 2009, pp. 226–227; Hollister 2003, p. 126
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Green 2009, p. 226; Davies 1990, pp. 11–12, 48–49
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Green 2009, pp. 98, 105
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Green 2009, p. 228
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Green 2009, pp. 232–233
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Mayr-Harting 2011, pp. 47–48; Green 2009, p. 231
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Green 2009, pp. 232–233; Crouch 1986, p. 17
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Green 2009, p. 314; Hollister 2003, pp. 332, 334
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Hollister 2003, pp. 329, 324–347
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Green 2009, pp. 285–286; Mayr-Harting 2011, p. 69
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Green 2009, pp. 285–286
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Green 2009, pp. 286–287
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Chibnall 1992, pp. 86–89; Prestwich 1992, pp. 102–103, 118
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Green 2009, pp. 289–290
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Green 2009, pp. 294–295, 304–305
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Hollister 2003, pp. 330–331
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Hollister 2003, p. 350
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Green 2009, p. 239; Cooper 2001, pp. 47–51
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Hollister 2003, pp. 351, 356
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Hollister 2003, pp. 356–357
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Hollister 2003, pp. 358–359; Green 2009, p. 319; Newman 1988, p. 24
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Hollister 2003, p. 358
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Hollister 2003, p. 356
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Hollister 2003, p. 354
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Green 2009, pp. 188–189
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Haskins 1918, pp. 86, 93, 105–106
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Newman 1988, p. 20
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Green 2009, pp. 242–243
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Crouch 1986, p. 3
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Vaughn 2007, p. 134
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Green 2009, p. 255
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Vaughn 2007, p. 135
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Green 2009, p. 273
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Mayr-Harting 2011, pp. 51–53
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Mayr-Harting 2011, pp. 52–53
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Mayr-Harting 2011, p. 53; Green 2009, p. 53
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Mayr-Harting 2011, p. 53; Vaughn 2007, p. 142
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Mayr-Harting 2011, p. 53; Vaughn 2007, p. 142; Green 2009, pp. 84–88; Hollister 2003, p. 196
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Hollister 2003, p. 196
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Vaughn 2007, pp. 139–140, 144
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Mayr-Harting 2011, pp. 58–59
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Mayr-Harting 2011, pp. 61–62
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Mayr-Harting 2011, p. 62; Hollister 2003, pp. 272–273
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Green 2009, pp. 262–265
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Brett 1975, p. 106
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Brett 1975, pp. 106–107
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Vaughn 2007, p. 148
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Hollister 2003, pp. 371, 379; Brett 1975, pp. 110–111
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Brett 1975, pp. 111–112
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Green 2009, p. 14
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Mayr-Harting 2011, pp. 44–45; Brett 1975, p. 112
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Brett 1975, p. 112
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Mayr-Harting 2011, pp. 46; Southern 1962, pp. 155, 163, cited in Brett 1975, p. 112; Green 2009, p. 282
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Green 2009, pp. 277–280
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Green 2009, p. 278
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Hollister 2003, pp. 435–438
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Green 2009, pp. 278–280
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Green 2009, p. 14; Bethell 1971, p. 69
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Hollister 2003, p. 221
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Hallam & Everard 2001, p. 153; Hollister 2003, p. 223
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Hollister 2003, p. 223
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Green 2009, p. 120
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Hollister 2003, pp. 221, 224; Hallam & Everard 2001, p. 67
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Hollister 2003, p. 224
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Hollister 2003, pp. 224–225
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Hollister 2003, p. 216
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Hollister 2003, pp. 216–217; Green 2009, p. 118
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Green 2009, p. 118
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Hollister 2003, p. 217
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Hollister 2003, p. 218
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Hollister 2003, p. 225
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Hollister 2003, pp. 225, 228; Green 2009, p. 121
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Hollister 2003, pp. 227–228
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Green 2003, p. 65
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Green 2003, p. 645
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Hollister 2003, pp. 226–227
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Green 2009, p. 123; Hollister 2003, p. 229
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Hollister 2003, p. 230
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Hollister 2003, pp. 231–232
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Carpenter 2004, pp. 38, 140
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Green 2009, p. 132
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Green 2009, pp. 132–133
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Green 2009, p. 133
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Hollister 2003, p. 238
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Hollister 2003, pp. 239–240
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Hollister 2003, p. 246; Green 2009, p. 135
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Hollister 2003, p. 246; Green 2009, pp. 135, 138
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Hollister 2003, pp. 246–248; Green 2009, pp. 135, 143
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Green 2009, pp. 139–140; Hollister 2003, p. 247
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Hollister 2003, pp. 250–251
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Hollister 2003, p. 251
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Hollister 2003, p. 252
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Hollister 2003, p. 253; Green 2009, pp. 143, 146
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Hollister 2003, p. 253
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Hollister 2003, pp. 253–254
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Hollister 2003, p. 254
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Hollister 2003, pp. 254–255
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Hollister 2003, p. 261
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Hollister 2003, p. 261; Green 2009, p. 149
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Hollister 2003, pp. 263–264
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Hollister 2003, p. 264; Green 2009, p. 152
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Hollister 2003, pp. 264–265
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Hollister 2003, pp. 265–266; Green 2009, pp. 153–154
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Hollister 2003, p. 267; Green 2009, p. 157
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Hollister 2003, pp. 267–268
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Hollister 2003, pp. 268–269
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Hollister 2003, p. 274
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Hollister 2003, pp. 276–279
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Hollister 2003, pp. 276–277
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Hollister 2003, pp. 277–278
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Green 2009, p. 66
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Hollister 2003, p. 278; Green 2009, p. 167
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Hollister 2003, p. 280; Green 2009, p. 168
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Hollister 2003, p. 280
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Green 2009, p. 169
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Hollister 2003, p. 281; Thompson 2003, p. 137; Green 2009, p. 169
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Hollister 2003, p. 282
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Hollister 2003, p. 290
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Hollister 2003, p. 292
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Hollister 2003, pp. 292–293; Green 2009, p. 179
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Green 2009, pp. 179–180; Crouch 1986, p. 15
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Hollister 2003, pp. 293–294
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Hollister 2003, pp. 297–298; Green 2009, p. 184
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Hollister 2003, p. 300
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Hollister 2003, pp. 302–303; Green 2009, pp. 186–187
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Hollister 2003, p. 306
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Ward 2006, p. 20
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Hollister 2003, pp. 308–309; Green 2009, p. 170
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Green 2009, pp. 170
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Hollister 2003, p. 310
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Hollister 2003, pp. 312–313
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Hollister 2003, p. 309
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Green 2009, pp. 193–194
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Hollister 2003, p. 318; Green 2009, p. 191
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Green 2009, pp. 196–197
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Green 2009, p. 197
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Hollister 2003, pp. 319–321; Green 2009, pp. 197–198
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Hollister 2003, p. 321
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Hollister 2003, pp. 325–326
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Hollister 2003, p. 326; Newman 1988, pp. 57–58
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Hollister 2003, pp. 324–325; Green 2009, pp. 202–203
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Chibnall 1993, pp. 56, 60
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Hollister 2003, p. 463; Chibnall 1993, p. 57
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Hollister 2003, p. 463; Green 2009, pp. 58–61
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Hollister 2003, p. 465; Green 2009, p. 213
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King 2010, pp. 38–39
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Green 2009, pp. 216–217; King 2010, p. 38; Crouch 1986, p. 162
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Barlow 1999, p. 162; Hollister 2003, p. 467
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