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Hace 2 días · As she had no surviving brothers, Elizabeth had the strongest claim to the crown as de facto heiress of the House of York, but while she became queen consort, she did not rule as queen regnant; for the last attempt a female made at ruling in her own right had resulted in disaster when Henry II's mother, Empress Matilda, and her cousin, Stephen of Blois, fought bitterly for the throne in the ...
- 1485; 538 years ago
- Henry VII (first Tudor king)
Hace 5 días · Empress Matilda Holy Roman Empress c. 1102 –1167 r. 1141 Disputed: Henry V 1086–1125 Holy Roman Emperor: William Adelin 1103–1120 Duke of Normandy: Matilda of Anjou c. 1111 –1154: Louis VII 1120–1180 King of France: Constance of France 1124–1176 Countess of Toulouse and Countess of Boulogne: Eustace IV c. 1129 –1153 Count of ...
Hace 4 días · Forces of Empress Matilda, led by her illegitimate half brother Robert, first Earl of Gloucester invade the city to do battle with soldiers fighting to defend the city for King Stephen. The opening section portrays the vigorous fighting between the two armies in the city streets.
Hace 2 días · Henry's only legitimate son, William, died aboard the White Ship disaster of 1120, sparking a fresh succession crisis: Henry's nephew, Stephen of Blois, claimed the throne in 1135, but this was disputed by the Empress Matilda, Henry's daughter.
In this scenario, Margaret Tudor still marries King James IV of Scotland in 1503, but between 1503 and 1513, her brother Prince Henry, Duke of York (later King Henry VIII with the death of King Henry VII in 1509) dies without leaving any heirs.
Hace 2 días · St. Monica. St. Monica is probably one of the most famous saintly mothers of all time and a testament to the power of prayer. Born in North Africa around 331 AD, Monica was raised in a Christian household but was married as a teenager to Patricius, a pagan with a fiery temper. Monica was verbally mistreated by her husband and mother-law who ...
Hace 4 días · Henry I married his widowed daughter, then known as the Empress Matilda to Geoffrey Plantagenet, the Count of Anjou. The English king died seven years later, in 1135. Succeeding him was his brother, Stephen, who had promised to support Matilda's claim to the throne but reneged on that vow, prompting the Anarchy.
