Timeline of 12th Century England
												Henry I becomes King of England
				1100
										Sinking of the White Ship; Prince William the Atheling drowns
		1120
		1125
											Matilda, daughter of Henry I, is left a widow in Germany; named heir to the English throne
												Matilda is married to Count Geoffrey of Anjou
		1128
														Henry I dies; newphew Stephen seizes the crown
			1135
													Robert of Gloucester defects to Matilda's cause
			1137
					1139									Civil War begins
														Battle of Lincoln
					1141
													Death of Robert of Gloucester; Matilda gives up war
					1147
														Death of Eustace, heir of Stephen I; Henry of Anjou is made heir
					1153
					1154										Death of Stephen I; Henry II is crowned king
																To be continued...
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