The first few years are actually a good deal smoother than they were for Henry and Rufus. Meanwhile, the Norman Barons firstly asked Stephen’s brother Theobald to be Duke – and then opt for Stephen when they hear that he’s seized the throne in England. So Stephen was crowned by The Archbishop of Canterbury in December 1135. And anyway, the Empress is too busy invading Southern Normandy to claim the throne. Basically, no one wanted a woman on the throne, and no-one wanted to have anything to do with the Empress’s husband, Geoffrey Plantagenet, Duke of the traditional enemy Anjou.
But clearly everyone hand their fingers crossed behind their backs at the time, because Stephen really doesn’t find it that hard to take the throne. Henry had made everyone swear allegiance to Empress Matilda.
In this episode, we look at how the Stephen came to power and how the whole thing started.Ĭlick and play podcast: 32 When God and his Saints sleptĭownload podcast 32 When God and his Saints slept This stunning phrase gives us an image of devastation hat led to the period being called ‘The Anarchy’. ‘…they said openly that christ and his saints slept’.
0 kommentar(er)
