Stephen, King of England succession. Stephen's new Anglo-Norman kingdom had been shaped by the Norman conquest of England in 1066, followed by the Norman expansion into south Wales over the coming years. Both the kingdom and duchy were dominated by a small number of major barons who owned lands on both sides of the English Channel, with the lesser barons beneath them usually having more localised holdings. The extent to which lands and positions should be passed down through hereditary right or by the gift of the king was still uncertain, and tensions concerning this issue had grown during the reign of Henry I.
Norman King (New Zealand politician) Honours, King was made a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for public services. He died on 28 May 2002. Norman King (New Zealand politician) Norman James King, (28 December 1914 – 28 May 2002), was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party, and a cabinet minister. King was born in Auckland in 1914. He had no secondary schooling and lived in a state house. He worked as a storeman in the Minties confectionary factory. In both 1950 and 1953 King stood unsuccessfully on a Labour ticket for the Auckland City Council. King first stood for Parliament in Hobson