A book I have, British Kings and Queens, The Complete Biographical Encyclopedia of the Kings & Queens of Great Britain, by Mike Ashley, states that Matilda was originally called "Edith." It says: "Henry (I) Beauclerc, King of England 3 August 1100 - 1 December 1135. Crowned: Westminster, 6 August 1100. Titles: King of England, Duke of Normandy (from 1106) and Lord of Donfront (from 1092). Born: Selby, Yorkshire, September 1068; Died: St. Denis-le-Fermont, near Rouen, 1 December 1135, aged 67. Buried: Reading Abbey. Married: (1) 11 November 1100, Matilda (formerly Edith), daughter of Malcolm III of Scotland; 4 children; (2) 29 January 1121, Adeliza, dau. of Geoffrey VII, Count of Louvain; no children. Henry had at least 25 illegitimate children by eight or more other women." This book lists them all, their mothers and their descendants. It is a very long list! Has anyone else used this book? It has an amazing amount of detail and is exhaustive. It covers not only all the kings and queens of England and Scotland, but starts back at the Pre-Roman Conquest of Britain, and covers everything forward. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barbara" <ladybbug@earthlink.net> To: <PLANTAGENET-DESCENDANTS-PROJECT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 6:11 PM Subject: RE: [PDP] Family Tree Maker > Le, I answered to quickly. After I thought about it, I went back into my > records - > Malcolm Canmore and Margaret, who was named a saint after her death, also > had daughters: Matilda (1079-1118) who married Henry I Beauclerc, King of > England. And daughter, Mary who married the crusader, Count Eustace III of > Bologne. > I am inputing material in my family tree maker file The House of Anjou, > can someone tell me if Maud and Matilda are alternate names for the daughter > of Malcolm Canmar and Margaret Aetheling. I have some names in this new > family file I created. I started with myself, and am now on Foulques V line. > Le > > > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237