The abbey became the coronation site of Norman kings, but none were buried there until Henry III, intensely devoted to the cult of the Confessor, rebuilt the abbey in Anglo-French Gothic style as a shrine to venerate King Edward the Confessor and as a suitably regal setting for Henry's own tomb, under the highest Gothic nave in England.

The presence of such eagle motifs points directly to Henry's coronation oil and his ideological association with St Thomas.

She lived to see the coronation of Mary I of England, outlasting the rest of Henry's wives.

On 21 February, Henry's coronation was held.

Gabrielle sits up nude in a bath, holding ( presumably ) Henry's coronation ring, whilst her sister sits nude beside her and pinches her right nipple.

She lived in relative obscurity until becoming Henry's first wife after his coronation.

At Messina, amid the fighting between the Genoese and Pisan fleets, Vaqueiras protected his lord with his own shield – an act which helped the troubador win a knighthood from Boniface that year, after the campaign's successful conclusion: Henry's coronation in Palermo.

Henry's successors imitated this practice, and were called Romanorum Rex before and Imperator Romanorum after their Roman coronation.

It wasn't until Henry's death in 1024, that Bolesław was able to acquire the papal consent for his coronation as Polish king.

" He served as proctor for the king at the trial at Dunstable Abbey 10 – 17, 1533 which definitively nullified Henry's first marriage in time for the coronation of Anne Boleyn.

After King Henry's death in 1547, the Earl was Lord High Constable at Edward VI's coronation.

Robert returned from the Holy Land after Henry's coronation, and encouraged by his advisor Ranulf Flambard, he invaded the Kingdom of England in order to claim the throne.

At the same time, he was also involved in national political affairs, and acted as steward at the coronation of Henry's queen Catherine on 24 February 1421.

Soon after Henry's coronation Gerard was appointed to the recently vacant see of York, and became embroiled in the long-running dispute between York and the see of Canterbury concerning which archbishopric had primacy over England.

Gerard was present at Henry's coronation that same day, along with Maurice, Bishop of London.

Neville was made Earl Marshal of England on the day of Henry's coronation and a knight of the Order of the Garter in 1403.

Although he briefly joined in the scheme of his brother Charles, Cardinal de Bourbon, to form a third party in the kingdom, he attended Henry's coronation in 1594.

However, when Henry's second son, also named Henry, was crowned coregent the coronation was performed by the Archbishop of York which was a significant affront to Becket's authority.

His advancement faltered on the death of the king in January 1547, but Perrot did receive a knighthood at the coronation of Henry's successor, King Edward VI in the following month.

The terms were very similar to those conceded to the ecclesiastical princes or bishops in the Confoederatio cum principibus ecclesiasticis at the time of the Henry's coronation ( in 1220 ), conferring similar rights.

William was adamant on one point: under no circumstances would he allow the Negroes to remain on the plantation with his and Henry's slaves if they were told of their coming freedom.

Diplomacy further strengthened the reconciliation by the marriage of Alexander to Henry's sister Joan of England on 18 June or 25 June 1221.

Henry's allegiance was to be the last example of Byzantine political control on peninsular Italy.

Eventually, Becket was murdered inside Canterbury Cathedral by four knights who believed themselves to be acting on Henry's behalf.

In fact, Henry's chief effect on the development of the English monarchy was to increase the jurisdiction of the royal courts at the expense of the feudal courts.

" Hawks's third film of 1952 was a contribution to the omnibus film O. Henry's Full House, which includes short films based on the stories by the writer O. Henry made by various directors.

His reign was punctuated by numerous rebellions and civil wars, often provoked by incompetence and mismanagement in government and Henry's perceived over-reliance on French courtiers ( thus restricting the influence of the English nobility ).

Meanwhile, James IV of Scotland ( despite being Henry's other brother-in-law ), activated his alliance with the French and declared war on England.

He allied himself with the Duke of Aquitaine and son of Henry II — Richard Lionheart — and together they launched a decisive attack on Henry's castle and home of Chinon and removed him from power.

Until Henry's time, Cape Bojador remained the most southerly point known to Europeans on the unpromising desert coast of Africa, although the Periplus of the Carthaginian Hanno the Navigator described a journey farther south about 2, 000 years earlier.

From 1444 to 1446, as many as forty vessels sailed from Lagos on Henry's behalf, and the first private mercantile expeditions began.

Towards evening Robert tried to retreat but was captured by Henry's men at a place three kilometres ( just under two miles ) north of Tinchebray where a farm named " Prise " ( grip or capture ) stands today on the D22 road.

It was unclear what would happen to the empire on Henry's death.

Retaliation by Henry IV on the Strata Florida Abbey followed, but eventually led to Henry's retreat.

After Henry's death in 936, his widow Saint Mathilda founded a religious community for women (" Frauenstift ") on the castle hill, where daughters of the higher nobility were educated.

Torrential rain forced Henry's army to retreat in disorder without fighting a major battle, and Henry vented his spleen on the hostages, having Rhys's son Maredudd blinded.

Matilda and Geoffrey suspected that they lacked genuine support in England, and proposed to Henry in 1135 that the king should hand over the royal castles in Normandy to Matilda whilst he was still alive and insist on the Norman nobility swearing immediate allegiance to her, thereby giving the couple a much more powerful position after Henry's death.

David I of Scotland invaded the north on the news of Henry's death, taking Carlisle, Newcastle and other key strongholds.

Stephen issued a new royal charter, confirming the promises he had made to the church, promising to reverse Henry's policies on the royal forests and to reform any abuses of the royal legal system.

Stephen announced the Treaty of Winchester in Winchester Cathedral: he recognised Henry FitzEmpress as his adopted son and successor, in return for Henry doing homage to him ; Stephen promised to listen to Henry's advice, but retained all his royal powers ; Stephen's remaining son, William, would do homage to Henry and renounce his claim to the throne, in exchange for promises of the security of his lands ; key royal castles would be held on Henry's behalf by guarantors whilst Stephen would have access to Henry's castles ; and the numerous foreign mercenaries would be demobilised and sent home.

Despite the issuing of new currency and administrative reforms, Stephen might potentially have lived for many more years, whilst Henry's position on the continent was far from secure.

A decade before the break the king wrote a book in defence of Catholic doctrine for which the Pope rewarded him with the title of Defender of the Faith, a title revoked by the Pope following Henry's break with Rome but still claimed and held by English and, after 1707, British monarchs after being bestowed on the monarch by Parliament.