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This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Decumanus (talk | contribs) at 05:00, 16 January 2004. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Loren -

I have reverted your correction as regards Richard and William. I agree that the evidence for Richard is very slender ( it pretty much consists of a reference to Richard, the son of Queen Matilda, in her will) but it is there. The slenderness of his existance is noted in the article. Arno 07:35, 31 Jul 2003 (UTC)

There is a factual discrepancy between this article and White Ship: this article describes Richard as legitimate while the other says the opposite. I don't know which one is correct, so I don't think I should change it myself. - rsutphin 00:50, 9 Jan 2004 (UTC)

I've rewritten the article to remove the contradiction. Thanks for pointing it out. Arno 05:16, 9 Jan 2004 (UTC)

--- I've written parts of the article to smooth out some of the paragraphs, specifically to put things in a more orderly time sequence. I also included:

  • a boldface Beauclerk and a mentioning origin of term
  • brief synopsis of major accomplishments of his reign in opening paragraph
  • discussion of how William divided up his kingdom, leading to eventual succession issues.
  • mentioning of Charter of Liberties (arguably most important thing in his reign)
  • mentioning of Treaty of Alton
  • clarification of events leading up to Battle of Tinchebray
  • clarification of succession issues with Mathilda and Stephen
  • inclusion of references and external sites

I think there's a lot more to be done and fleshed out. I didn't touch the paragraphs about his marriages and children. I am not at all sure about that "holding the record for illegitimate children." I would like to see a source on that. I also avoided the verb "usurp" (which I think was in the article previously) which although is probably technically true, has a perjorative ring about it, especially considering that up through Anglo-Saxon times, the designation of an heir by an existing king still had to be ratified by the witan.

The articlea as it stands is basically a discussion of how he achieved the throne and kept it, and well as the mess of passing it on to an heir. I'm planning in the near future to expand the section on his governmental reforms, which I think are the most important features of his reign.

Decumanus 04:49, 16 Jan 2004 (UTC)

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