King Stephen and The Anarchy: A Reign Reconsidered
… figure in Anglo-Norman society, admired by both nobles and commoners for his wealth, charm, and decisiveness. Stephen … on Empress Matilda’s absence in Normandy when Henry I died. With support from Londoners and the Church—secured … lands, and Henry would succeed to the throne. Stephen died in October 1154, buried next to Queen Matilda at …