Matilda Queen of England

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On 25 Mar 1133, Matilda had her first child, the future Henry II, and the year following on 1 Jun 1134, her second who would become Geoffrey, Count of Anjou.  Matilda's husband, antsy for influence, took this opportunity to make small military harassment's on his father-in-law Henry, to try to compel some settlement out of Norman property for them and their children.  Matilda backed her husband, and thus was estranged from her father Henry when he died 1 Dec 1135 in England.  Nevertheless, although one source claims that on his deathbed he declared for his favorite nephew Stephen, this is not likely, and other sources state that on his deathbed he declared again that Matilda was his heir and all his interests should flow to her.
 
On 25 Mar 1133, Matilda had her first child, the future Henry II, and the year following on 1 Jun 1134, her second who would become Geoffrey, Count of Anjou.  Matilda's husband, antsy for influence, took this opportunity to make small military harassment's on his father-in-law Henry, to try to compel some settlement out of Norman property for them and their children.  Matilda backed her husband, and thus was estranged from her father Henry when he died 1 Dec 1135 in England.  Nevertheless, although one source claims that on his deathbed he declared for his favorite nephew Stephen, this is not likely, and other sources state that on his deathbed he declared again that Matilda was his heir and all his interests should flow to her.
  
==Civil War==
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==Civil War 1135-41==
 
On Henry's death, Stephen, then Count of Mortain and married to the heiress of the County of Boulogne, landed in England to seize the throne.  Stephen had been his uncle's favorite nephew, the son of Henry's closest sister Adele.  The barons and bishops having sworn to uphold Matilda as heiress now had to confront their own oaths.  It is likely that now was when the statement was sworn that Henry had disinherited Matilda on his deathbed and released them from their bond.  It seems credible that they might believe such a statement, as Geoffrey was known to have been harassing his father-in-law and Henry and Matilda were then estranged.
 
On Henry's death, Stephen, then Count of Mortain and married to the heiress of the County of Boulogne, landed in England to seize the throne.  Stephen had been his uncle's favorite nephew, the son of Henry's closest sister Adele.  The barons and bishops having sworn to uphold Matilda as heiress now had to confront their own oaths.  It is likely that now was when the statement was sworn that Henry had disinherited Matilda on his deathbed and released them from their bond.  It seems credible that they might believe such a statement, as Geoffrey was known to have been harassing his father-in-law and Henry and Matilda were then estranged.
  

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