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Oct 10, 2004 · In October he fell ill at Dover with a bowel disorder and internal bleeding. It became clear that he was dying and his old friend Prior Ralph of Holy Trinity, Aldgate, was called to Dover to attend him at the last. Archbishop Theobald of Canterbury seems to have been there as well.
Dec 6, 2019 · King Stephen of England, often called Stephen of Blois, ruled from 1135 to 1154 CE. His predecessor Henry I of England (r. 1100-1135 CE) had left no male heir and his nominated successor, his daughter...
Stephen (1092 or 1096 – 25 October 1154), often referred to as Stephen of Blois, was King of England from 22 December 1135 to his death in 1154. He was Count of Boulogne jure uxoris from 1125 until 1147 and Duke of Normandy from 1135 until 1144.
Stephen (born c. 1097—died Oct. 25, 1154, Dover, Kent, Eng.) was the king of England from 1135 to 1154. He gained the throne by usurpation but failed to consolidate his power during the ensuing civil strife.
This incensed Stephen's son, Eustace, and he went away in a rage to raise troops to maintain his cause; but he died suddenly in the midst of his wild doings, and King Stephen, did not live long after him and died in 1154.
King Stephen ruled England from 1135 until his death in 1154. He had usurped his cousin, Matilda, to the throne. His whole reign was punctuated by violence as a civil war was fought with those loyal to Matilda’s claim.
When Eustace died in August, under the Treaty of Wallingford, Stephen agreed that Henry should be his successor. When Stephen died in October 1154, Henry ascended the throne as Henry II.
