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
Sir Henry Norton, 2nd Baronet Sir Henry Norton, 2nd Baronet Sir Henry Norton, 2nd Baronet (ca. 1632ca. 1690) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1659. Norton was the son of Sir Gregory Norton, 1st Baronet one of the regicides of King Charles I. He was disinherited by his father for opposing the trial and execution of the King. He succeeded to the baronetcy on the death of his father as his elder brother had predeceased his father. In 1659, Norton was elected Member of Parliament for Petersfield in the Third Protectorate Parliament. Norton married Mabella Norton, daughter of Sir