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King Stephen had declared that if Roger …
Years: 1139 - 1139
King Stephen had declared that if Roger demanded half of the kingdom he should have it, but has chafed against the overwhelming influence of the official clique that Roger represents.
Roger himself has built at Devizes the most splendid castle in Christendom.
He and his nephews seem to have secured a number of castles outside their own dioceses, and the old bishop behaves as if he were an equal of the King.
Stephen at a council held in June 1139 finds a pretext for demanding a surrender of their castles, and on their refusal they are arrested.
After a short struggle all Roger's great castles are sequestrated, but Henry of Winchester demands the restoration of the bishop.
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- Roger of Salisbury
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Years: 1139 - 1139
Locations
People
- David I of Scotland
- Empress Matilda
- Geoffrey Plantagenet
- Henry II of England
- Henry of Blois
- Henry of Scotland
- Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester
- Roger of Salisbury
- Stephen of Blois
Groups
- Scottish people
- Alba (Scotland), Scots Kingdom of
- Christians, Roman Catholic
- England, (Norman) Kingdom of
- English people
- Anglo-Normans
Topics
Commodoties
Subjects
Regions
Subregions