1135
ID: 186
Stephen seizes English throne - begins 'The Anarchy,' 19 years of civil war with Empress Matilda
ID: 186
1135
ID: 5193
Suger begins rebuilding Saint-Denis - creates first Gothic church, new architectural style spreads across Europe
ID: 5193
1135
ID: 2605
December 1, 1135
Death of Henry I - dies in Normandy from 'surfeit of lampreys', Stephen seizes throne while Matilda in Anjou
ID: 2605
1135
ID: 2606
December 22, 1135
Stephen of Blois crowned - Henry's nephew breaks oath to Matilda, seizes treasury and crown with Church support
ID: 2606