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The Anarchy was a civil war in England and Normandy that started in 1135 and ended in 1153, the main reason for the conflict was that King Henry the 1st of England died without a male heir and his chosen successor his daughter Empress Matilda was unsuccessful in claiming the throne.
Robert of Gloucester finally makes a move but is it too late?
#Englishhistory #Theanarchy #civilwar
Part four on the series of the Anarchy.
Inspired by: BazBattles, Invicta and Kings and Generals channel.
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Sources-
Matilda, Empress, queen, warrior- Catherine Hanley
Stephen and Matilda, the civil war of 1139-53- Jim Bradbury
bsswebsite.me.uk/History/JohnofWorcester/Chronicle_John2.html
The Forgotten Battle of Clitheroe (Ribble Valley History Book 1)
Historia Anglorum: The History of the English People-Henry of Huntingdon
Gesta Regis Stephani - The deeds of King Stephen.
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"File:Castell Cynffig Kenfig Castle - geograph.org.uk - 3834274.jpg" by Alan Richards is licensed with CC BY-SA 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
bl.uk/collection-items/english-copy-of-william-of-malmesburys-deeds-of-the-kings-of-the-english
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chateau_de_falaise_4.JPG
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The Anarchy was a civil war in England and Normandy that started in 1135 and ended in 1153, the main reason for the conflict was that King Henry the 1st of England died without a male heir and his chosen successor his daughter Empress Matilda was unsuccessful in claiming the throne.
Robert of Gloucester finally makes a move but is it too late?
#Englishhistory #Theanarchy #civilwar
Part four on the series of the Anarchy.
Inspired by: BazBattles, Invicta and Kings and Generals channel.
Thank you for watching.
Twitter- twitter.com/Embracehistori1
Support the channel on Patreon- patreon.com/embracehistoria
Sources-
Matilda, Empress, queen, warrior- Catherine Hanley
Stephen and Matilda, the civil war of 1139-53- Jim Bradbury
bsswebsite.me.uk/History/JohnofWorcester/Chronicle_John2.html
The Forgotten Battle of Clitheroe (Ribble Valley History Book 1)
Historia Anglorum: The History of the English People-Henry of Huntingdon
Gesta Regis Stephani - The deeds of King Stephen.
Credits under creative commons license.
"File:Castell Cynffig Kenfig Castle - geograph.org.uk - 3834274.jpg" by Alan Richards is licensed with CC BY-SA 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
bl.uk/collection-items/english-copy-of-william-of-malmesburys-deeds-of-the-kings-of-the-english
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chateau_de_falaise_4.JPG
