King Stephen of England Timeline

King Stephen of England is born in Blois, France.

Matilda (aka Empress Matilda), daughter of Henry I of England, is born. With no male heir, the king nominates her as his successor.

Future King Stephen of England marries Matilda of Boulogne.

Reign of King Stephen of England (aka Stephen of Blois) with a brief interruption in 1141 CE.

Henry I of England dies of natural causes at Saint Denis-le-Fermont in Rouen, Normandy.

Stephen of Blois is crowned king of England in Westminster Abbey.

David I of Scotland invades northern England.

King Stephen of England invades Normandy but is forced to withdraw due to lack of baronial support.

David I of Scotland invades northern England for a second time.

An uprising by followers of Robert Fitzroy, Earl of Gloucester, is quashed by King Stephen of England.

King Stephen of England wins a decisive victory against David I of Scotland near Northallerton in Yorkshire at the battle of the Standard.

King Stephen of England arrests Roger, Bishop of Salisbury on suspicious of treason.

King Stephen of England loses the battle of Lincoln to the Earl of Chester.

Robert Fitzroy, Earl of Gloucester, arrests and imprisons King Stephen of England.

Empress Matilda is elected queen of England at Winchester.

Empress Matilda, then queen, is obliged to release King Stephen of England in exchange for Robert Fitzroy, the Earl of Gloucester’s freedom.

King Stephen of England receives a second coronation, this time in Canterbury Cathedral.

Empress Matilda is besieged at Oxford, only to escape in a snowstorm by wearing a white cloak.

The Welsh brothers Cadell ap Gruffydd and Maredudd win victories against armies of King Stephen of England.

Death of Robert Fitzroy, Earl of Gloucester, one of the main rivals to King Stephen of England.

Henry of Anjou (future Henry II of England) invades England but runs out of money and is forced to withdraw.

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.

Henry of Anjou (future Henry II of England) invades England.

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.

King Stephen of England dies at Dover.

Henry of Anjou is crowned king of England at Westminster Abbey to become Henry II of England.