9 events with tag "Matilda"
1053
ID: 3738
William marries Matilda of Flanders - strategic marriage despite papal opposition over consanguinity
ID: 3738
1100
ID: 2597
November 11, 1100
Henry I marries Matilda of Scotland - descendant of Anglo-Saxon kings, unites Norman and Saxon royal lines
ID: 2597
1127
ID: 2602
Henry names daughter Matilda as heir - barons swear oath to accept first female ruler of England
ID: 2602
1128
ID: 2603
Matilda marries Geoffrey Plantagenet - creates Angevin claim to English throne, barons unhappy with match
ID: 2603
1139
ID: 2607
The Anarchy begins - Matilda lands in England to claim throne, 19 years of civil war follow
ID: 2607
1139
ID: 5820
Sheriff system breaks down during Anarchy - local strongmen usurp sheriff offices, royal revenue collection collapses
ID: 5820
1141
ID: 2608
February 2, 1141
Battle of Lincoln - Stephen captured, Matilda proclaimed 'Lady of the English' but never crowned
ID: 2608
1142
ID: 2609
December 1142
Matilda's escape from Oxford Castle - escapes Stephen's siege across frozen Thames wearing white as camouflage
ID: 2609
1147
ID: 2612
October 31, 1147
Death of Robert of Gloucester - Matilda's half-brother and chief supporter dies, she returns to Normandy
ID: 2612