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The Empress Matilda refusing to release king Stephen, 1141. Artist: J Rogers
The Empress Matilda refusing to release king Stephen, 1141. Flight of Matilda from Oxford, 1142. Stephen (1096-1154), the last Norman King of England, reigned from 1135 to 1154. He supported the claim to the throne of Matilda (1102-1167), the daughter of Henry I, before usurping her when Henry died in 1135 and claiming the throne for himself. England descended into a period of civil war. Stephen was captured after he was defeated by Matilda's army at the Battle of Lincoln in 1141 but was freed in an exchange for the captive Robert, Earl of Gloucester, Matilda's most able lieutenant. Matilda's time on the throne was brief, as a rebellion forced her to flee London. Stephen regained the throne and Matilda was besieged in Oxford, but escaped to Wallingford, camouflaged against the snow by wearing a white cloak. The conflict dragged on until 1148 when Matilda returned to France after the Earl of Gloucester died. Eventually, in 1154, her son was crowned king as Henry II after Stephen died.
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AR948824
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4649px × 3771px
Photo Credit
HIP / Art Resource, NY
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12TH CENTURY
ACTION
Anger
ANGRY
B&W
B/W
Black & White
Black and white
Britain
British
concept
country
COURT
Dismissing
Empress Matilda
Empress Maud
Empress Maude
England
English
Engraving
Female
FURY
J
J Rogers
John Francis
John Francis Rigaud ;Rigaud
KING OF ENGLAND
king stephen
King Stephen I
LADY
Law
law court
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Matilda
Matilda of Boulogne
Maud
Maude
Medieval
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MONARCH
MONARCHY
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People
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QUEEN
Queen Consort of Stephen
RAGE
Refusal
REFUSING
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Rogers
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RULER
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stephen
STEPHEN I
Stephen of England
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