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btw in general when i say Matilda I mean Empress 'maude' Matilda unless specified otherwise (eg. Queen Matilda)

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btw in general when i say Matilda I mean Empress 'maude' Matilda unless specified otherwise (eg. Queen Matilda)

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William 'the Conqueror' invades England and defeats Harold II in the battle of Hastings

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Henry I born

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William I 'the Conqueror' dies

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Stephen Born

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William II 'Rufus' killed while out hunting

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Empress Matilda born

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Stephen had a large part in the Battle of Tinchebray which landed him in Henry I's good books and was subsequently knighted

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Matilda marries Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor. Becomes Empress Matilda

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William Adelin, Matilda’s brother, dies in the White Ship disaster, leaving no sure heir for england
Matilda left only legitimate child of Henry I

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Stephen marries Matilda of Boulogne

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Henry V died, Matilda kind of takes over Rome sort of

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Henry I tried to get the baronage, including Stephen, to accept Matilda has heir and they had to take an oath

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Matilda marries Geoffrey of Anjou

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future Henry II born

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Henry I dies after eating too many lampreys and a week of illness

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Stephen crowned, usurping Matilda

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David I of Scotland (Matilda's uncle) invades on the news of Henry I's death, taking Carlistle, Newcastle, and a couple other places including Northumbria and Cumberland - but Stephen intervened and met David at Durham, where they agreed David would return most of the land, excluding Carlistle.

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Stephen holds his first royal Court.

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Geoffrey attempts to invade Normandy twice, second time simply burning estates rather than attempting to hold the land, and Stephen offers to pay him 2000 marks a year in exchange for peace along the borders

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Robert of Gloucester revolts against Stephen and officially announces his support of Matilda (also declares war)

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Geoffrey and Matilda secured much of Normandy at the time, while Stephen created more earldom to prepare for the oncoming warfare and expand his support with more loyal men

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Matilda and her army arrive in England, Supported by her half brother Robert of Gloucester and King David I of Scotland, and officially beginning full on Civil War

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Stephen besieges Arundel Castle and traps Matilda inside. A bit later, he agrees to a truce his brother, Henry of Blois proposed. Stephen releases Matilda and allows her and her knights to go to the southwest, where they reunite with Robert of Gloucester.

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Nigel, Bishop of Ely, rebels against Stephen as well but is defeated

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the (maybe) infamous battle of Lincoln resulted in Stephen being captured by Robert of Gloucester, who moved him first back to Gloucester, then to Bristol castle.

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Matilda attempts to have herself crowned, but the archbishop refuses and also she and Geoffrey of Anjou were pretty much chased out of the city to Oxford, but she came pretty close to getting an actual coronation, though at this point she earned the title "Lady of the English"

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Geoffrey invades Normandy (again) and takes control of all of the duchy south of the River Seine

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Queen Matilda (stephen's wife) takes over london after Empress Matilda's failed coronation and continued to support Stephen and his cause, even while he was captured.

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Queen Matilda ended up battling Empress Matilda's army, and the Empress was defeated, and Robert of Gloucester was captured. With an incentive on both sides, negotiations were agreed upon that the prisoners would be "swapped" so stephen would go back to matilda and robert to matilda

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Stephen falls ill and people think he died, but he hasn't - and he convinces Ranulf of Chester (who I failed to mention earlier because he's not that important) to change to his side. he then spends the summer attacking castles such as Bampton and Wareham.

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the (somewhat) infamous Seige of Oxford, when Matilda was trapped in the castle at oxford by Stephen's men. Matilda made a daring escape by being lowered down a rope in the freezing weather - unnoticed by virtue of wearing a white dress in the snow - and made it across the icy river Thames on foot back to wallingford.

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Stephen was beseiged at Wilton Castle, and broke out, beginning the battle of Wilton

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Geoffrey is arrested, threatened, freed, and immediately leads ANOTHER campaign

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Ranulf of Chester revolts against Stephen AGAIN

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Robert of Gloucester dies (peacefully in his bed)

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Stephen gives his son, Eustace, the County of Boulogne

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Henry (future Henry II) attempts to invade England but loses and also because he can't pay his men
Stephen ends up paying for him and escorting him home

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Matilda goes back to normandy where she remains for the rest of the war

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Henry came back to england, made an alliance with Ranulf of Chester, marched to York, and dissolved when Stephen marched there too

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Henry marries Eleanor of Aquitaine

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Stephen tries to have Eustace crowned, but Theobald refuses to take the oath

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Henry comes back to England and beseiges Stephen at malsbury

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Eustace, Stephen son dies and Henry is basically secured as the heir after Stephen's second son, William, renounces his claim to the throne

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Stephen officially makes Henry his heir, issues new currency, etc.

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Stephen dies of a stomach disorder (runs in the family huh)(not really)

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Henry's first royal court

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Richard the Lionheart born (from Henry II)

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King John (the disappointment) born (from Henry II)

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Matilda dies :(