| Timeline |
| 1068 |
Born in September, the fourth son of William the Conqueror |
| 1086 |
Knighted by his father |
| 1090 |
Suppresses a revolt fomented by Rufus |
| 1100 |
Brother William (II) dies, Henry siezes the throne before his older brother Robert Curthose returns from the Crusades; issues Charter of Liberties; marries Edith (she takes the name Matilda), daughter of Malcolm Canmore, King of Scotland |
| 1101 |
Robert's invasion; Henry agrees to pay Robert a pension to keep England |
| 1102 |
Revolt of the Montgomeries, Robert de Belleme expelled; daughter Adelaide born |
| 1103 |
Son William (known as the Aetheling) born |
| 1106 |
Battle of Trenchbrai - Henry's brother Robert Curthose is captured and spends the rest of his life in captivity |
| 1106 |
Defeats Duke Robert, conquers Normandy for England |
| 1107 |
Renounces lay investiture but insists that prelates continue to pay homage to the king |
| 1114 |
Henry's daughter, Adelaide, marries the Emperor of Germany, Henry V (she changes her name to Matilda) |
| 1118 |
Henry spends the year in Normandy defending it against attack from the King of France, the Count of Anjou and the Count of Flanders; Henry's wife, Matilda dies |
| 1120 |
Son William dies in the wreck of the White Ship |
| 1121 |
Henry marries Adeliza [Adela, Adeleine, Adelaide], daughter of Geoffrey, Count of Louvain, Duke of Lower Brabant and Lower Lorraine |
| 1125 |
Emperor Henry V, of Germany, husband to Henry's only surviving legitimate daughter Matilda, dies. Matilda is recalled to England, the barons are forced to swear to acknowledge the unpopular Matilda as rightful Queen in the event of his death. |
| 1128 |
Matilda is married to Geoffrey Plantagenet |
| 1135 |
Henry dies at Rouen in December |
