The Anarchy (English civil war)

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The Anarchy was a mid-12th-century English civil war marked by a bitter succession struggle between King Stephen and Empress Matilda, resulting in widespread lawlessness and political instability across England and parts of Normandy.

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instanceOf English civil war ⓘ
civil war ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
succession crisis ⓘ
alsoKnownAs the Stephen–Matilda civil war ⓘ
the civil war between Stephen and Matilda ⓘ
characterizedBy breakdown of royal authority ⓘ
devastation of the countryside ⓘ
private warfare among barons ⓘ
widespread lawlessness ⓘ
conflict Stephen–Matilda conflict ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
describedIn Anglo-Saxon Chronicle ⓘ
endTime 1153 ⓘ
followedBy reign of Henry II of England ⓘ
follows reign of Henry I of England ⓘ
hasCause contested claim to the English throne ⓘ
succession dispute after the death of Henry I of England ⓘ
location England ⓘ
Normandy ⓘ
mainBelligerent Empress Matilda ⓘ
King Stephen of England ⓘ
linked to: Stephen of England

supporters of Empress Matilda ⓘ
supporters of King Stephen ⓘ
notableBattle Battle of Lincoln (1141) ⓘ
Battle of the Standard (1138) ⓘ
siege of Oxford (1142) ⓘ
notableEvent capture of King Stephen at the Battle of Lincoln ⓘ
escape of Empress Matilda from Oxford Castle ⓘ
temporary enthronement of Empress Matilda in London ⓘ
partOf history of England ⓘ
history of Normandy ⓘ
politicalConsequence accession of the Angevin (Plantagenet) dynasty ⓘ
strengthening of baronial power during the conflict ⓘ
religiousAspect involvement of the English Church in mediating the conflict ⓘ
result Treaty of Wallingford ⓘ
Treaty of Winchester ⓘ
continued reign of King Stephen until his death ⓘ
recognition of Henry Plantagenet as heir to the English throne ⓘ
significantPerson David I of Scotland ⓘ
Empress Matilda (Maud) ⓘ
linked to: Empress Matilda

Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou ⓘ
Henry I of England ⓘ
Henry II of England ⓘ
King Stephen of Blois ⓘ
linked to: Stephen of Blois

Matilda of Boulogne ⓘ
Robert of Gloucester ⓘ
startTime 1135 ⓘ
timePeriod 12th century ⓘ

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David I of Scotland → participatedIn → The Anarchy (English civil war) ⓘ
William d’Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel → participatedIn → the Anarchy (English civil war, 1135–1154) ⓘ
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Brother Cadfael → setting → Anarchy (English civil war) ⓘ
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The Anarchy → alsoKnownAs → the Stephen–Matilda civil war ⓘ
subject linked to: The Anarchy (English civil war)
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Monk’s Hood → historicalContext → The Anarchy in England ⓘ
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House of Beaumont → involvedIn → The Anarchy (English civil war, 1135–1154) ⓘ
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Stephen–Matilda conflict → alsoKnownAs → English civil war of 1135–1154 ⓘ
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Battle of Lincoln (1141) → partOf → English civil war (The Anarchy) ⓘ
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Robert of Gloucester → participantIn → English civil war (1135–1154) ⓘ
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de Vere family → associatedWithEvent → Anarchy (civil war in England) ⓘ
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2nd Earl of Gloucester → associatedWithEvent → the Anarchy (English civil war, 1135–1153) ⓘ
linked to: The Anarchy (English civil war)