King Stephen of England

Answer these questions about the life of Stephen of Blois.

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Hint	Answer
Uncle that Stephen succeeded as King, breaking his oath	Henry I
Daughter of that king, who was named as his heir, held this title from her first marriage	Empress Matilda
This maternal grandfather provided Stephen's weak claim to throne	William the Conqueror
Stephen narrowly avoided the White Ship disaster, possibly due to suffering from this ailment	Diarrhoea
Stephen was the final king from this royal dynasty	House of Normandy
Stephen hoped this son would be his successor	Eustace
Name for the civil war that broke out between Stephen and Matilda	The Anarchy
Matilda's second husband	Geoffrey of Anjou
Stephen was captured during this battle in 1141 (Hint: Held the world's tallest building for over 200 years)	Battle of Lincoln
Matilda's half-brother and key ally, captured in the Rout of Winchester and exchanged for Stephen	Robert of Gloucester
Matilda fled from this castle after it was besieged in 1141	Oxford Castle
Stephen signed this treaty in 1153, accepting Matilda's son Henry as his heir (Hint: Capital of Wessex)	Treaty of Winchester

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