The Legate’s Council at Westminster
The Legate’s Council at Westminster Robert rejoined his sister at Oxford, while Stephen re-entered his capital amid general rejoicings.…
Robert’s Mission to Anjou
Robert’s Mission to Anjou Throughout the winter both parties remained quiet, Matilda at Oxford and Stephen in London, too exhausted to risk attacks.…
Stephen Attacks Wareham and Oxford
Stephen Attacks Wareham and Oxford Robert had barely departed when Stephen, who since Easter had been lying sick at Northampton, swooped down upon Wareham with such speed that the…
The Strategic Importance of Oxford
The Strategic Importance of Oxford Oxford stood at the very centre of the Thames valley, the great highway leading from the eastern sea and the capital into the western shires.…
The Storming of Oxford
The Storming of Oxford Stephen broke the chain of forts Matilda’s followers had built to protect her communications—Cirencester, Bampton, and Ratcot—and led his host across the Is…
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Stephen blockaded Oxford castle for nearly three months until its supplies were almost exhausted, while Earl Robert returned from Normandy and landed at Wareham with some three or four hundred men-at-arms, laying siege to the castle as a diversion in his sister’s favor; when Ste…
Stephen’s Siege of Oxford Castle
Stephen avoided the wrath of S. Frideswide by not formally entering Oxford himself, leaving his troops to win the city while he focused on capturing the castle.…
Barons Gather at Wallingford
The barons who had sworn to protect Matilda, shamed by their failure, gathered at Wallingford prepared to give Stephen battle if he challenged them.…
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