FAQ About Empress Matilda
What were the key events during Empress Matilda's fight for the throne?
Several key events marked Empress Matilda's fight for the throne: the death of her father, King Henry I, leaving a succession crisis; her initial challenge and military engagements against King Stephen; her brief capture of Stephen in 1141, leading to her unrecognized title as "Lady of the English"; and the eventual Treaty of Wallingford in 1153, which resolved the civil war by naming her son, Henry II, Stephen's successor.
