Matilda of Boulogne (daughter of Eustace III of Boulogne)
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Matilda |
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About 1103
Unknown place
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3 May 1152
Heningham Castle, Kent, England
(Age 49, Natural Causes)
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English/Scottish Royal Blood: 50% [?] |
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Faversham Abbey, Kent, England
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Eustace III, Count of Boulogne
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? - 1125
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Mary Dunkeld (d. of Malcolm III of Scotland, Ceann-Mor)
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? - 31 May 1116
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King Stephen
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About 1097 - 25 Oct 1154
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Date: 1125 |
His Age: 28 |
Her Age: 22 |
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Unknown place
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Baldwin (son of King Stephen)
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About 1126 - Before 2 Dec 1135
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Eustace IV, Count of Boulogne
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About 1130 - 10 Aug 1153
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Matilda (daughter of King Stephen)
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About 1133 - About 1135
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William, Earl of Warrenne and Surrey (son of King Stephen)
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1134 - 11 Oct 1159
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Mary, Countess of Boulogne (daughter of King Stephen)
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? - 1182
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Sometimes referred to as Maud.
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The Passionate Enemies
Jean Plaidy
Mass Market Paperback
(1981-04-12)
Customer Review: I'm not blaming Jean Plaidy for the weak subject matter in this book. King Stephan was just not terribly interesting and by what this book tells me, he was a wishy-washy king. If that is true to historical fact, there probably wasn't much to work with.
The book is much more of a romance novel and the cover art on my copy should have warned me. The book deals with the usurption of the crown of England by King Henry I's nephew - Stephan. The king adored this particular nephew and he had basically been raised in England since he was 12 and thought of himself as English. To Stephan's credit, he was the grandson of William the Conqueror and so was a direct decendant to the throne. In fact, he probably had as much right to it as Henry's children after Henry threw his eldest brother (Robert) in prison and took the crown after the VERY suspicious death of his other brother (King William Rufus). When there is no direct male heir to follow Henry, (no legitimate heir that is), he asks that an oath of fealty be sworn to his daughter Matilda - recently widowed and returned from Germany as an Empress. Matilda is a story in herself. She's a direct contrast in personality to Stephan but somehow the two have a driving passion for each other that put them each into circumstances that any sane person could easily have avoided- especially Stephan - he's really a weakling.
I liked Stephan in the 2nd book of this trilogy when he was introduced, but reading this book, his character is spine-less and just dumb in my opinion. The truly inspiring part of this book is the OTHER Matilda - Stephan's wife. She is the stuff of which rulers are made and stories become legends. I was disappointed that she was not a more developed part of this story. The other interesting part is how the Norman rule in England comes to an end and the Plantagenet rule begins. Again - it seems to be mainly a result of spine-less Stephan, but read it for yourself. It is a decent book, but no where near the 4 stars I gave to the second book in the series and definately no where near the 5 stars I gave the first book. I'm just optimistically looking at this (short) book as the segway into the Plantagenet series also by Jean Plaidy where I'm sure the story must heat up again with Henry II and Eleanor of Aquataine!
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Queens Consort: England's Medieval Queens
Lisa Hilton
Hardcover
(2009-09-01)
Occupying a unique position in the mercurial, often violent world of medieval state-craft, England?s medieval queens were elemental in shaping the history of the monarchy and the nation. Lisa Hilton?s meticulously researched new work explores the lives of the 20 women crowned between 1066 and 1503. She reconsiders the fictions surrounding well-known figures like Eleanor of Aquitaine, illuminates the lives of forgotten queens such as Adeliza of Louvain, and shows why they all had to negotiate a role that combined tremendous influence with terrifying vulnerability. The result is a provocative and dramatic narrative that redefines English history.
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