The Anarchy Timeline Game
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About This Challenge
The Anarchy (1135-1154) was a period of civil war and political instability in England and Normandy. One way to learn about this turbulent time in history is through a timeline game that challenges players to place events in their correct chronological order.
- The Anarchy was a power struggle between Empress Matilda and King Stephen for the English throne.
- Key events during this period included the Battle of Lincoln in 1141 and the Treaty of Wallingford in 1153.
- Players can test their knowledge of The Anarchy by placing these and other events in the correct order on the timeline.
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- 1135: Stephen of Blois is crowned as King of England, starting a civil war known as The Anarchy
- 1135: Empress Matilda, daughter of King Henry I, declares herself as the rightful heir to the throne
- 1141: Matilda's forces capture Stephen during the Battle of Lincoln
- 1141: Matilda's supporters proclaim her as Queen of England
- 1141: Matilda is driven out of London by Stephen's forces
- 1141: Matilda's half-brother, Robert of Gloucester, is captured by Stephen's forces
- 1142: Matilda's son, Henry, is captured by Stephen's forces
- 1142: Stephen is released in exchange for Robert and Henry
- 1142: Matilda's forces capture the city of Winchester
- 1142: Stephen's forces capture Matilda's supporters in Oxford
- 1147: Matilda's half-brother, Robert, dies
- 1153: Stephen's wife, Queen Matilda, convinces him to release Matilda's son, Henry, again
- 1153: Henry, now an adult, arrives in England to claim the throne
- 1153: Stephen and Henry agree to a peace treaty known as the Treaty of Wallingford
- 1154: Stephen is allowed to remain as king until his death, but Henry is declared as his heir
- 1154: Stephen's son, Eustace, dies
- 1154: Stephen dies, and Henry is crowned as King Henry II
- 1154: The Anarchy officially ends with Henry II's coronation
- 1154: Henry II begins to restore order and centralize power in England
- 1154: Henry II institutes legal reforms and establishes a system of royal justice