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| 1080 | Birth |  |
| Birth of Matilda, daughter of Malcolm III of Scotland |
| 1100 | Coronation | |
| 11th Nov Westminster Abbey Crowned in Westminster Abbey |
| 1101 | Bow Bridge | |
| London Instegates the construction of Bow Bridge, the 1st stone bridge in England |
| 1103 | Birth | |
| Birth of Matilda, daughter of Henry I |
| 1120 | Death | |
| Barfleur Death of William, Henry I names Matilda his heir |
| 1120 | Marriage | |
| Henry I arranged Matilda to marry Count Geoffrey to secure the succession |
| 1120 | Succession | |
| Barfleur Henry I's only legitimate son, William drowns, Matilda becomes heir as eldest daughter |
| 1126 | Death | |
| Death of Henry V, Matilda's husband |
| 1126 | Return | |
| Returns to England after the death of her husband, Henry V |
| 1126 | Succession | |
| Returns to the English court as the only surviving legitimate child |
| London Succeeds as Queen of England |
| 1127 | Oath | |
| 1st Jan David I & clerical & lay magnates of England accept Matilda as heir |
| 1127 | Succession | |
| Stephen promises to respect Matilda's claim to the throne |
| 1st Jan David I & clerical & lay magnates of England accept Matilda as heir |
| 1128 | Marriage | |
| 17th June London Arranged by Henry I to improve chances of succeeding him in Normandy & England |
| 17th June London Arranged by Henry I to mollify northern France |
| 17th June London Marries Count Geoffrey Plantagenet of Anjou |
| 1133 | Birth | |
| Birth of Henry II, son of Matilda |
| 1135 | Succession | |
| London Succeeds as Queen of England, the Barons support Matilda until Henry's death |
| The Norman Lords break their oath to Henry I & offer the crown to Stephen, not Matilda |
| 1139 | Invasion of England | |
| Arundel Arrives in person to claim the throne |
| Arundel Claims the throne after Stephen had broken his oath & claimed it for himself |
| Arundel Lands with an army at Arundel, marking the beginning of the civil war |
| 1141 | Arrest | |
| 1st Feb Bristol Captures Stephen of Blois at the battle of Lincoln |
| 1st Nov Bristol Exchanges Stephen for the Earl of Gloucester, her half brother & most valued ally |
| 1141 | Battle of Lincoln | |
| 2nd Feb Lincoln Declared "Lady of England", in effect Queen, after the battle |
| 2nd Feb Lincoln Matilda defeats Stephen then imprisons him in Bristol |
| 1141 | Consecration | |
| Winchester The Church lays claim to elect & consecrate a sovereign challeging London's rights |
| 1141 | Coronation | |
| 25th Dec Westminster Abbey Crowned for a 2nd time with Stephen by Archbishop Theobald |
| 1141 | Election | |
| 8th April Elected Queen of England, supported by Bishop Henry of Winchester |
| 1141 | Rebellion | |
| 24th June London Attempts to become the 1st crowned Queen of England but has to leave London |
| 24th June Oxford Forced to flee to Oxford from London |
| 24th June London Londoners expel Matilda from Westminster during a banquet |
| 24th June London The rebellion is provoked by Matilda's arrogance & tax demands |
| 1141 | Siege of Arundel | |
| Arundel Castle Given refuge in Arundel Castle by the Duke of Norfolk |
| 1141 | Siege of Tower of London | |
| June Tower of London Londoners besiege Matilda's ally Geoffrey de Mandeville |
| June Tower of London Matilda is driven out of London due to her arrogance |
| 1141 | Succession | |
| London Reigns for 6 months as "domina" of the English |
| London Succeeds as Queen of England |
| 7th April London Declared "lady of the English" by Henry of Blois as a preliminary to the coronation |
| 1141 | Synod | |
| Winchester The Church lays claim to elect & consecrate a sovereign challeging London's rights |
| 1142 | Alliance | |
| Oxford Stephen falls ill & Matilda joins forces with Geoffrey of Anjou |
| 1142 | Siege of Oxford | |
| 26th Sep Oxford King Stephen takes Oxford & besieges the empress in Oxford castle |
| 1142 | Succession | |
| London Succeeds as Queen of England |
| 1147 | Exile | |
| Count Geoffrey fails to support Matilda & Robert of Gloucester dies |
| 1147 | Exile of Matilda | |
| Matilda leaves for Normandy to join her husband Geoffrey of Anjou |
| 1148 | Exile | |
| Rouen Matilda retires to Normandy |
| 1150 | Succession | |
| Normandy Matilda's son Henry II becomes Duke of Normandy |
| 1153 | Exile | |
| Normandy Matilda returns to France |
| 1153 | Treaty of Winchester | |
| Nov Winchester The treaty of Winchester allows William, Stephen's son, to keep his French lands |
| Nov Winchester The treaty of Winchester recognizes Matilda's son Henry next King of England |
| 1167 | Burial | |
| Bec Hellouin Buried in the Abbey Church of Bec-Hellouin |
| 1167 | Death | |
| Death of Matilda |
| 1168 | Marriage | |
| Brunswick Marries Emperor Henry II, the ceremony takes place at Brunswick |
