Castle Cary and Harptree
In Somerset, Stephen besieged William Lovel in Castle Cary, whose remains—three grass-covered mounds—still overlook the little valley where the river Cary rises at the foot of the…
Dudley and the March to Shrewsbury
Pursuing his northward march, Stephen came to Dudley, held against him by Ralf Paganel. He made no attempt on the castle but contented himself with burning and harrying the neighb…
Taking of Shrewsbury
The castle at Shrewsbury, built by Earl Roger on the neck of a peninsula in the Severn, was held for Matilda by William Fitz-Alan, who had married a niece of Earl Robert.…
Execution of Arnulf of Hesdin
Following up his success, Stephen took a neighbouring castle belonging to Fitz-Alan’s uncle Arnulf of Hesdin and hanged Arnulf himself with ninety-three of his comrades.…
Surrender of Dover
Queen Matilda, with a squadron of ships manned by sailors from her own county of Boulogne, was blockading Walkelyn Maminot in Dover when the tidings of her husband’s victories in…
Pacification of the West
With a truce patched up with Ralf Paganel, the west of England could be considered fairly pacified, and Stephen was free to march into Dorsetshire against Earl Robert’s southernmo…
Tidings of Cowton Moor
Stephen’s successes in the west, and his wife’s at Dover, were quickly followed by tidings of the victory at Cowton Moor. Meanwhile, a peacemaker had come upon the scene.
第五章
Chapter V covers a series of pivotal events in 1138–1139 during Stephen’s reign, including the end of the papal schism and Alberic of Ostia’s legatine mission, the mediation efforts that produced the treaties of Durham and Nottingham, the abortive siege of Ludlow Castle, Stephen…
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