Stephen–Matilda conflict

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civil war historical event succession crisis

The Stephen–Matilda conflict, also known as The Anarchy, was a mid-12th-century civil war in England over the royal succession between King Stephen and Empress Matilda that led to prolonged instability and baronial unrest.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Rhaenyra Targaryen’s later claim conflicted with its precedent	1
Stephen–Matilda conflict canonical	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	civil war ⓘ historical event ⓘ succession crisis ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	The Anarchy (English civil war) ⓘ surface form: English civil war of 1135–1154 The Anarchy ⓘ
chronology	High Middle Ages ⓘ
conflictType	dynastic war ⓘ
country	Kingdom of England ⓘ
describedBySource	The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle ⓘ surface form: Anglo-Saxon Chronicle chronicles of Henry of Huntingdon ⓘ chronicles of William of Malmesbury ⓘ
endTime	1154 ⓘ
followedBy	reign of Henry II of England ⓘ
follows	reign of Henry I of England ⓘ
hasCause	contested claim of Empress Matilda to the English throne ⓘ death of King Henry I of England without surviving legitimate son ⓘ disputed royal succession in England ⓘ usurpation of the throne by Stephen of Blois ⓘ
hasEffect	establishment of the Angevin dynasty in England ⓘ expansion of Angevin influence in the British Isles ⓘ later reforms of royal administration under Henry II ⓘ
historicalPeriod	12th century ⓘ
location	England ⓘ Normandy ⓘ
mainBelligerent	Empress Matilda ⓘ King Stephen ⓘ surface form: King Stephen of England
participant	Empress Matilda ⓘ Henry I of England ⓘ Henry of Anjou ⓘ House of Anjou ⓘ House of Blois ⓘ David I of Scotland ⓘ surface form: King David I of Scotland Matilda I of Boulogne ⓘ surface form: Matilda of Boulogne Ranulf de Gernon, 4th Earl of Chester ⓘ Robert of Gloucester ⓘ Stephen of Blois ⓘ various English barons ⓘ
result	Treaty of Wallingford ⓘ accession of Henry II of England in 1154 ⓘ devastation of parts of the English countryside ⓘ prolonged political instability in England ⓘ recognition of Henry of Anjou as heir to the English throne ⓘ weakening of royal authority ⓘ widespread baronial unrest ⓘ
significantEvent	Battle of Lincoln (1141) ⓘ Rout of Winchester (1141) ⓘ Treaty of Wallingford ⓘ Treaty of Wallingford ⓘ surface form: Treaty of Winchester (1153)
startTime	1135 ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Anarchy (English civil war) → conflict → Stephen–Matilda conflict ⓘ

subject surface form: The Anarchy

Great Council of 101 AC → aftermath → Stephen–Matilda conflict ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rhaenyra Targaryen’s later claim conflicted with its precedent