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Unless you were the son of a king, the hardest job to get in the Middle Ages was to become a king. Even if you were shrewd and had the backing of a strong army, the chances of successfully seizing the throne were often very low. Yet, in 1135 a nobleman named Stephen of Blois was able to become the King of England. Here is the story of his success.
Search for: 'Stephen' in Oxford Reference ». (c. 1096–1154),king of England (1135–54) and duke of Normandy (1135–44), was the third son of Stephen, count of Blois, and Adela, daughter of William the Conqueror. During his reign England plunged into a civil war in which neither side possessed the resources to achieve outright victory.
10 de oct. de 2004 · The grandson of William the Conqueror died on 25 October 1154. King Stephen of England. Historians have not given King Stephen a good press. As his biographer David Crouch pointed out, he had the misfortune to come between two of England’s most dynamic and successful kings, Henry I and Henry II. Stephen was an attractive character, chivalrous ...
23 de may. de 2021 · The Anarchy was a period of civil war in England between 1135 and 1153, following the death of Henry I. The anonymous 12th-century history Gesta Stephani ( The Deeds of Stephen) paints a dismal picture of the state of the country at this time: “England, formerly the seat of justice, the habitation of peace, the height of piety, the mirror of ...
Gesta Stephani, from Sewell's edition, 1846. Deeds of King Stephen or Acts of Stephen or Gesta Regis Stephani is a mid-12th-century English history by an anonymous author about King Stephen of England and his struggles with his cousin, Empress Matilda, also known as the "Empress Maud". It is one of the main sources for this period in the ...
12 min read. In 1135 Henry I ’s death sparked off a succession crisis leading to a period known as The Anarchy which came to a head during the reign of Stephen of Blois. Stephen was crowned King of England on the 22nd December 1135, usurping his cousin and royal contender to the throne, Empress Matilda. As the daughter of Henry I she had ...
Also known as Stephen of Blois, Stephen was king of England from 1135 to 1154. At an early age, he was sent to the English court of his uncle, Henry I. When the king died, he successfully challenged the ascension of the king’s heir, Empress Matilda. His early rule was largely successful, but by 1139, England descended into civil war, known as ...
