ed ▁by ▁contempor aries ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁har sh ▁but ▁effective ▁r uler , ▁Henry ▁sk il fully ▁manip ulated ▁the ▁bar ons ▁in ▁England ▁and ▁Norm andy . ▁In ▁England , ▁he ▁drew ▁on ▁the ▁existing ▁Ang lo - S ax on ▁system ▁of ▁justice , ▁local ▁government ▁and ▁tax ation , ▁but ▁also ▁strength ened ▁it ▁with ▁additional ▁institutions , ▁including ▁the ▁royal ▁ex che quer ▁and ▁it iner ant ▁just ices . ▁Norm andy ▁was ▁also ▁govern ed ▁through ▁a ▁growing ▁system ▁of ▁just ices ▁and ▁an ▁ex che quer . ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁officials ▁that ▁ran ▁Henry ' s ▁system ▁were ▁" new ▁men ", ▁relatively ▁low - born ▁individuals ▁who ▁rose ▁through ▁the ▁ranks ▁as ▁administr ators . ▁Henry ▁encourag ed ▁ecc les iast ical ▁reform , ▁but ▁from ▁ 1 1 0 1 ▁he ▁also ▁became ▁em bro iled ▁in ▁a ▁serious ▁dispute ▁ ▁with ▁Arch bishop ▁An sel m , ▁which ▁was ▁resolved ▁through ▁a ▁comprom ise ▁solution ▁in ▁ 1 1 0 5 . ▁He ▁supported ▁the ▁Cl un iac ▁order ▁and ▁played ▁a ▁major ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁selection ▁of ▁the ▁senior ▁cler gy ▁in ▁England ▁and ▁Norm andy . ▁ ▁Stephen , ▁Mat ilda ▁and ▁the ▁An archy ▁( 1 1 3 5 – 5 4 ) ▁ ▁Henry ' s ▁only ▁legit imate ▁son , ▁William , ▁died ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁White ▁Sh ip ▁in ▁the ▁dis aster ▁of ▁ 1 1 2 0 , ▁spark ing ▁a ▁fresh ▁succession ▁crisis .