reign of William Duke of Normandy as William I of England
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1087-1100
reign of William II (Rufus)
2 of 12
1100-1135
reign of Henry I
3 of 12
1120
White Ship disaster: Henry’s son William drowned
4 of 12
1135
Henry I died leaving Matilda as his heir; Stephen seized the treasury at Winchester and was crowned king
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1141
Matilda’s forces captured Stephen at Lincoln; opposition from Londoners and Stephen’s wife, Mathilde of Boulogne, forced her out of London before her coronation could take place
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1152
Matilda’s son Henry of Anjou married Eleanor, duchess of Aquitaine
7 of 12
1154
Henry of Anjou was crowned Henry II after Stephen’s death
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1168-73
Eleanor ruled Aquitaine
9 of 12
1170
Henry II’s power clash with his adviser, Thomas Becket, now Archbishop of Canterbury, ended with Becket’s murder
10 of 12
1173
rebellion against Henry II by his sons Henri, Richard and Geoffrey, supported by Eleanor, and by King Louis VII of France
11 of 12
1199-1216
reign of John, began with rebellions in Anjou and Aquitaine, and loss of Normandy; ended in civil war when the barons forced John to agree to the Magna Carta but he refused to abide by it
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