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Anarchy: The civil war of Stephen and Matilda (1135-1154)

Anarchy: The civil war of Stephen and Matilda (1135-1154)

  1. Henry I dies, succession crisis begins

    Labels: Henry I, Succession Crisis

  3. Scottish invasion checked at Battle of the Standard

    Labels: Battle of, David I

  4. Treaty of Durham makes peace with Scotland

    Labels: Treaty of, Stephen

  5. Matilda lands in England to press her claim

    Labels: Matilda, Robert of

  6. Stephen captured at the Battle of Lincoln

    Labels: Battle of, Stephen

  7. Church council backs Matilda at Winchester

    Labels: Winchester Council, Henry of

  8. London resists Matilda, blocking her coronation

    Labels: London, Matilda

  10. Stephen released in exchange for Robert of Gloucester

    Labels: Prisoner Exchange, Stephen

  11. Matilda escapes the siege of Oxford

    Labels: Siege of, Matilda

  12. Eustace’s death opens the way to peace talks

    Labels: Eustace, Stephen

  13. Treaty of Wallingford names Henry as heir

    Labels: Treaty of, Henry of

  14. Stephen dies, ending the Anarchy’s central conflict

    Labels: Stephen, Death of

  15. Henry II crowned, beginning Plantagenet rule

    Labels: Henry II, Coronation