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Battle of Tinchebray
On 28 September 1106, King Henry I of England defeated and captured his brother Robert Curthose, Duke of Normandy, at Tinchebray, ending the divided …
Timeline
- 1105–1106Normandy · NormandyAfter the death of William the Conqueror, the eldest son Robert took Normandy and the second son William II took England. After Henry I succeeded to the English throne in 1100, the brothers contested Normandy. Henry crossed the sea to invade in 1105–1106, and most Norman nobles turned to Henry.
- 1106Tinchebray · NormandyOn 28 September 1106, Henry routed Robert at Tinchebray. The battle was brief and decisive; Robert himself was captured and imprisoned in England until his death in 1134. Normandy was absorbed into Henry's rule, and the Anglo-Norman composite monarchy was reestablished.
Sources
- Battle of Tinchebrai https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Tinchebrai
- Henry I — C. Warren Hollister (2001)
- The Ecclesiastical History of Orderic Vitalis — Orderic Vitalis