Geoffrey de Clinton

But there were others Orderick was probably right about.

Chief among them in Henry's earliest years was a man named Geoffrey de Clinton.

Initially though, Geoffrey wasn't a major player, but it was in these early years of Henry's reign that Geoffrey was brought into Henry's court and raised among the knights.

You'll see this happen again and again with Henry.

And he earned Henry's respect by building out Kenilworth to rival the dreaded Belem.

This says a lot about what kind of men Henry was raising.

By 1118, Geoffrey de Clinton would have been well-versed in Henry's administration and organization, and he would become one of Henry's greatest new men.

For a time, that is.