The Anarchy Of King Stephens Reign: Anarchy Of King Stephens Realm

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The reign of King Stephen (1135-54) is famous as a period of weak government, as Stephen and his rival the Empress Matilda contended for power

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This is a study of medieval kingship at its most vulnerable. It also shows how individuals and institutions enabled the monarchy to survive. A contemporary chronicler described the reign as nineteen long winters in which Christ and his saints were asleep. Historians today refer to it simply as ''the Anarchy''. The weakness of government was the result of a disputed succession. Stephen lost control over Normandy, the Welsh marches, and much of the North. Contemporaries noted as signs of weakness the tyranny of the lords of castles, and the break-down of coinage. Stephen remained king for his lifetime, but leading churchmen and laymen negotiated a settlement whereby the crown passed to the Empress''s son the future Henry II. This volume by leading scholars gives an original and up-to-date analysis of these major themes, and explains how the English monarchy was able to survive the Anarchy of King Stephen''s reign.

^ Edmund King (1994). The Anarchy of King Stephen's reign By Edmund King, Clarendon Press. Product. ISBN 9780198203643 (revised May 2012)
^ King, Edmund (1994). 9780198203643, Oxford University Press. Wiki. ISBN 9780198203643 (revised Oct 2012)
^ The Anarchy Of King Stephens Reign: Anarchy Of King Stephens Realm Indigo. ISBN 9780198203643 (revised Dec 2022)