the anarchy

Henry I, England's unlikeliest monarch, changed the country forever—yet few people know this ruthless king's dark history.

Henry I, England's unlikeliest monarch, changed the country forever—yet few people know this ruthless king's dark history.

The Anarchy Facts. Before the English Civil War and the Wars of the Roses, England was torn apart by the bloodshed and chaos of "The Anarchy."

Henry I, England's unlikeliest monarch, changed the country forever—yet few people know this ruthless king's dark history.

Many medieval armies were stacked high with groups of ruthless mercenaries. These groups, the free companies, were both cunning and horrifically brutal.