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c. 1097 CEKing Stephen of England is born in Blois, France.
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1102 CEMatilda (aka Empress Matilda), daughter of Henry I of England, is born. With no male heir, the king nominates her as his successor.
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c. 1125 CEFuture King Stephen of England marries Matilda of Boulogne.
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1135 CE - 1154 CEReign of King Stephen of England (aka Stephen of Blois) with a brief interruption in 1141 CE.
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1 Dec 1135 CEHenry I of England dies of natural causes at Saint Denis-le-Fermont in Rouen, Normandy.
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26 Dec 1135 CEStephen of Blois is crowned king of England in Westminster Abbey.
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1137 CEKing Stephen of England invades Normandy but is forced to withdraw due to lack of baronial support.
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Apr 1138 CEAn uprising by followers of Robert Fitzroy, Earl of Gloucester, is quashed by King Stephen of England.
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Aug 1138 CEKing Stephen of England wins a decisive victory against David I of Scotland near Northallerton in Yorkshire at the battle of the Standard.
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1139 CEKing Stephen of England arrests Roger, Bishop of Salisbury on suspicious of treason.
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1 Nov 1141 CEEmpress Matilda, then queen, is obliged to release King Stephen of England in exchange for Robert Fitzroy, the Earl of Gloucester’s freedom.
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25 Dec 1141 CEKing Stephen of England receives a second coronation, this time in Canterbury Cathedral.
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Apr 1141 CERobert Fitzroy, Earl of Gloucester, arrests and imprisons King Stephen of England.
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8 Apr 1141 CEEmpress Matilda is elected queen of England at Winchester.
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2 Feb 1141 CEKing Stephen of England loses the battle of Lincoln to the Earl of Chester.n
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Dec 1142 CEEmpress Matilda is besieged at Oxford, only to escape in a snowstorm by wearing a white cloak.
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1146 CEThe Welsh brothers Cadell ap Gruffydd and Maredudd win victories against armies of King Stephen of England.
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1147 CEDeath of Robert Fitzroy, Earl of Gloucester, one of the main rivals to King Stephen of England.
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1147 CEHenry of Anjou (future Henry II of England) invades England but runs out of money and is forced to withdraw.
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1149 CEHenry of Anjou (future Henry II of England) attacks the north of England with the assistance of David I of Scotland but is defeated by King Stephen of England.
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1153 CEHenry of Anjou (future Henry II of England) invades England.
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6 Nov 1153 CEKing Stephen of England signs with Henry of Anjou (future Henry II of England) the Treaty of Wallingford which recognises Henry as Stephen's heir.
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25 Oct 1154 CEKing Stephen of England dies at Dover.
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19 Dec 1154 CEHenry of Anjou is crowned king of England at Westminster Abbey to become Henry II of England.
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1097 CE: King Stephen of England is born in Blois, France.
1102 CE: Matilda (aka Empress Matilda), daughter of Henry I of England, is born. With no male heir, the king nominates her as his successor.
1125 CE: Future King Stephen of England marries Matilda of Boulogne.
1135 CE - 1154 CE: Reign of King Stephen of England (aka Stephen of Blois) with a brief interruption in 1141 CE.
1135 CE: Henry I of England dies of natural causes at Saint Denis-le-Fermont in Rouen, Normandy.
1135 CE: Stephen of Blois is crowned king of England in Westminster Abbey.
1137 CE: King Stephen of England invades Normandy but is forced to withdraw due to lack of baronial support.
1138 CE: David I of Scotland invades northern England.
1138 CE: An uprising by followers of Robert Fitzroy, Earl of Gloucester, is quashed by King Stephen of England.
1138 CE: King Stephen of England wins a decisive victory against David I of Scotland near Northallerton in Yorkshire at the battle of the Standard.
1139 CE: King Stephen of England arrests Roger, Bishop of Salisbury on suspicious of treason.
1141 CE: Empress Matilda, then queen, is obliged to release King Stephen of England in exchange for Robert Fitzroy, the Earl of Gloucester’s freedom.
1141 CE: King Stephen of England receives a second coronation, this time in Canterbury Cathedral.
1141 CE: Robert Fitzroy, Earl of Gloucester, arrests and imprisons King Stephen of England.
1141 CE: Empress Matilda is elected queen of England at Winchester.
1141 CE: King Stephen of England loses the battle of Lincoln to the Earl of Chester.
1142 CE: Empress Matilda is besieged at Oxford, only to escape in a snowstorm by wearing a white cloak.
1146 CE: The Welsh brothers Cadell ap Gruffydd and Maredudd win victories against armies of King Stephen of England.
1147 CE: Death of Robert Fitzroy, Earl of Gloucester, one of the main rivals to King Stephen of England.
1147 CE: Henry of Anjou (future Henry II of England) invades England but runs out of money and is forced to withdraw.
1149 CE: Henry of Anjou (future Henry II of England) attacks the north of England with the assistance of David I of Scotland but is defeated by King Stephen of England.
1153 CE: Henry of Anjou (future Henry II of England) invades England.
1153 CE: King Stephen of England signs with Henry of Anjou (future Henry II of England) the Treaty of Wallingford which recognises Henry as Stephen's heir.
1154 CE: King Stephen of England dies at Dover.
1154 CE: Henry of Anjou is crowned king of England at Westminster Abbey to become Henry II of England.
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