Stephen, King of England 1125. They had children: King Stephen's illegitimate children by his mistress Damette included: Stephen, King of England Stephen ( – 25 October 1154), often referred to as Stephen of Blois, was King of England from 1135 to his death, as well as Count of Boulogne from 1125 until 1147 and Duke of Normandy from 1135 until 1144. Stephen's reign was marked by the Anarchy, a civil war with his cousin and rival, the Empress Matilda. He was succeeded by Matilda's son, Henry II, the first of the Angevin kings. Stephen was born in the County of Blois in central France;
I Served the King of England (film) I Served the King of England (film) I Served the King of England () is a 2006 Czech comedy film written and directed by Jiří Menzel, based on the novel "I Served the King of England" by Bohumil Hrabal. It is Menzel's sixth adaptation of the works of Hrabal for film. The film was released in the United Kingdom and in the United States in 2008. Jan Dítě has been released from a Czech prison just before the very end of his 15-year sentence and is settling in a town near the border between Czechoslovakia and Germany. He occupies his