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Capture of King Stephen (1141)
After the Battle of Lincoln on 2 February 1141, England's King Stephen surrendered to Matilda's side and was captured, then imprisoned in Bristol.
Timeline
- 1141Lincoln · LincolnshireAt the Battle of Lincoln, Stephen's forces were routed by the Angevin coalition; the king himself was besieged and surrendered to Robert of Gloucester, a rare case of a reigning monarch taken captive.
- 1141Bristol · BristolStephen was taken to Bristol Castle and held under close guard by Matilda's faction. The royalists, deprived of their king, maintained resistance under Queen Matilda of Boulogne and church leaders.
Sources
- William of Malmesbury, Historia Novella — William of Malmesbury
- Empress Matilda: Queen Consort, Queen Mother and Lady of the English — Marjorie Chibnall (1991)