Henry I of England plans for Matilda, the King was succeeded by his nephew, Stephen of Blois, resulting in a period of civil war known as the Anarchy. Henry was probably born in England in 1068, in either the summer or the last weeks of the year, possibly in the town of Selby in Yorkshire. His father was William the Conqueror, the Duke of Normandy who had invaded England in 1066 to become the King of England, establishing lands stretching into Wales. The invasion had created an Anglo-Norman elite, many with estates spread across both sides of the English Channel. These Anglo-Norman barons typically
Henry Albert Harper the only statue not portraying a politician or monarch. In 1906, Mackenzie King published a book "The Secret of Heroism" about his friend whom he recalled in his diary entries as "the man I loved as I have loved no other man, my father and brother alone excepted"In 1909, King's first speech before the House of Commons was preceded by the statement that he marked the eighth anniversary of Harper's sacrifice by placing ten white roses on the base of the statue. His diaries, memos and correspondence with King are kept in the National Archives of Canada. Henry Harper is