The Anarchy

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The Anarchy was a mid-12th-century civil war in England and Normandy, marked by a succession crisis and widespread lawlessness during the reign of King Stephen.

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The Anarchy canonical 28
The Anarchy in England and Normandy 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civil war
historical event
succession crisis
alsoKnownAs the civil war between Stephen and Matilda
appliesToJurisdiction Duchy of Normandy
Kingdom of England
characterizedBy breakdown of royal authority
castle-building boom
private warfare among barons
widespread lawlessness
conflictWith King Stephen
surface form: reign of King Stephen
country Kingdom of England
describedBySource The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
surface form: Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

chronicles of Henry of Huntingdon
Gesta Regum Anglorum
surface form: chronicles of William of Malmesbury
endTime 1154
followedBy reign of Henry II of England
follows reign of Henry I of England
hasCause disputed succession to the English throne
failure of barons to fully accept Empress Matilda
usurpation of the throne by Stephen of Blois
hasEffect devastation of parts of the English countryside
political realignment of English nobility
strengthening of Angevin claims to the English throne
weakening of centralized royal power in England
historicalPeriod High Middle Ages
location England
Normandy
mainCause succession crisis after the death of Henry I
opponent supporters of Empress Matilda
supporters of Stephen of Blois
participant Empress Matilda
English baronage
Henry of Anjou
House of Anjou
House of Blois
Norman nobility
Robert of Gloucester
Stephen of Blois
result Treaty of Wallingford
accession of Henry II to the English throne
recognition of Henry of Anjou as heir to Stephen
significantEvent Battle of Lincoln (1141)
Rout of Winchester (1141)
Treaty of Wallingford
surface form: Treaty of Wallingford (1153)

Treaty of Wallingford
surface form: Treaty of Winchester (1153)
startTime 1135
timePeriod mid-12th century

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Henry II of England conflict The Anarchy
William Adelin associatedConflict The Anarchy
Stephen, King of England conflict The Anarchy
Stephen of England conflict The Anarchy
Empress Matilda notableEvent The Anarchy
Matilda I of Boulogne reignDuring The Anarchy
House of Gloucester involvedIn The Anarchy
One Corpse Too Many settingEvent The Anarchy
The Leper of Saint Giles setDuring The Anarchy
The Virgin in the Ice settingEra The Anarchy
Hugh Beringar timePeriod The Anarchy
Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou conflict The Anarchy
this entity surface form: The Anarchy in England and Normandy
Stephen of Blois conflict The Anarchy
siege of Oxford (1142) conflict The Anarchy
Battle of Lincoln (1141) conflict The Anarchy
William of Aumale participatedIn The Anarchy
Robert of Gloucester participantIn The Anarchy
John Marshal participatedIn The Anarchy