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c. 1097King Stephen of England is born in Blois, France.
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1102Matilda (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. 1125Future King Stephen of England marries Matilda of Boulogne.
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1135 - 1154Reign of King Stephen of England (aka Stephen of Blois) with a brief interruption in 1141 CE.
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1 Dec 1135Henry I of England dies of natural causes at Saint Denis-le-Fermont in Rouen, Normandy.
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26 Dec 1135Stephen of Blois is crowned king of England in Westminster Abbey.
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1136David I of Scotland invades northern England.
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1137King Stephen of England invades Normandy but is forced to withdraw due to lack of baronial support.
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1138David I of Scotland invades northern England for a second time.
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Apr 1138An uprising by followers of Robert Fitzroy, Earl of Gloucester, is quashed by King Stephen of England.
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22 Aug 1138King 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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1139King Stephen of England arrests Roger, Bishop of Salisbury on suspicious of treason.
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2 Feb 1141King Stephen of England loses the battle of Lincoln to the Earl of Chester.
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Apr 1141Robert Fitzroy, Earl of Gloucester, arrests and imprisons King Stephen of England.
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8 Apr 1141Empress Matilda is elected queen of England at Winchester.
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1 Nov 1141Empress 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 1141King Stephen of England receives a second coronation, this time in Canterbury Cathedral.
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Dec 1142Empress Matilda is besieged at Oxford, only to escape in a snowstorm by wearing a white cloak.
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1146The Welsh brothers Cadell ap Gruffydd and Maredudd win victories against armies of King Stephen of England.
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1147Death of Robert Fitzroy, Earl of Gloucester, one of the main rivals to King Stephen of England.
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1147Henry of Anjou (future Henry II of England) invades England but runs out of money and is forced to withdraw.
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1149Henry 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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1153Henry of Anjou (future Henry II of England) invades England.
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6 Nov 1153King 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 1154King Stephen of England dies at Dover.
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19 Dec 1154Henry of Anjou is crowned king of England at Westminster Abbey to become Henry II of England.
