A Brief History of Stephen of Blois - King Stephen of England

A brief history of King Stephen of England. I am new to youtube and hope you enjoy my content. Cheers!

Time Stamps
0:00 Intro
0:52 Early Life
3:41 A Stroke Of Luck
8:16 Ascension & Early Reign
11:20 Civil War
17:44 Matilda The Tyrant
24:17 An Exhausted Compromise
27:34 The Death Of King Stephen
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Music
Medieval Astrology- Underbelly & Ty Mayer
Calcutta Sunset- E's Jammy Jams
No.8 Requiem- Esther Abrami
No.7 Alone With My Thoughts- Esther Abrami
No.2 Remembering Her- Esther Abrami
Stark Goes Dark- The Whole Other

Sources
Stephen The Reign of Anarchy - Carl Watkins

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[prowlprime]

He wasn’t a great king, but he was a good man. At the end, he read the room correctly, recognized the reality of the situation, humbled himself and chose peace. I’d say that’s a fairly wise and compassionate decision.

[PortmanRd]

Some say Stephen died with a broken heart knowing his son would never become King. Great channel by the way.

[crabsy]

Please dont stop doing these histories of the monarchs Ive been looking for something like this for a long time

[wiretamer]

Some Game of Thrones inspiration clearly here.

This entire messy saga would make a great medieval movie or miniseries.

[PatrickStarfishman]

These videos so far have been brilliant. Please keep it up.

[kweejibodali]

excellent insight on this subject, Stephen and Matilda. i have always wanted to understand this a bit better. i have listened to some in depth research talks on the middle ages which have helped me understand that at this time, nobles were called cowards and lacking motivation if they did not fight for their claims.

[purplepeace]

Thank you for this. A clear account of a very complicated period of English history. Thank you.

[ShallowApple]

Matilda actually set off for England after hearing of her fathers death however by the time she got to Normandy she realised she was pregnant with her 2/3rd child and decided to wait until after the birth believing that the Barens would stand by their oaths made to her father to support her

[rud]

The Kings of England after William the Conqueror were French Dukes, or rather Dukes of Normandy with ancestral lands in France. But it is important to note that France was not a unitary state like today. France than was a province like Normandy, Burgundy, etc. The English kings (French Norman Dukes had go to the continent (France ) to keep and defend their lands. The historic rivalry between England and France stems from this. People in England are mostly in denial as to the impact of French culture on English culture. But it is there to see in law, in government, in the military and of course in language.

[alexmarincasbucy]

I love your videos! I especially like how you included written names! Thank you!

[HistoryJunkie]

Love this channel❤️ looking forward to seeing it blow up! Great intros and branding.

[MikeJuppProductions]

Superb! Not only well researched and written...but not even most of my fellow countrymen know how to correctly pronounce, 'Shrewsbury' as indeed you do! I live between 'Bosham' and 'Arundel'..There's a treasure-trove of historical skulduggery from around these parts should you need more!!

[Asplera]

Thank you for this detailed vdo. This brings light to the history around King Stephen who is often casted in a darker shade. A man is partially the product of his circumstance nevertheless.

[joeldelgado]

One of my favorite historical stories.

[jacquesrenou]

Renolf was an ancestor of mine and dad's family hails from the Anjour region.Found this video very interesting, thanks.

[WizzardJC]

Some of the pronunciations are terrible but that doesn't matter, the video is brilliant, this is the first I have ever seen of yours and I am glad I have watched it 👍 ☺

[Ereldor]

'Stephen of Blah' - yep that pretty much sums him up!
On a more serious note - thanks so much for this series. I'm really enjoying learning more about the old royalty of England.

[crabsy]

This video will always hold a special place in my heart, it was in my recommended and how I found your channel

[telemachus]

What a killing the media would've made of it all. Can you imagine having the same headline all the time and just changing the names. "Matilda deposes Stephen..." (or vice versa)

[RowanWarren]

This channel, and another called "Her Remarkable History", are the best channels for history videos. So many important details are discussed in a concise but thorough process. Please keep it up! 😊