Stephen, King of England of their castles in England. This threat was backed up by the arrest of the bishops, with the exception of Nigel who had taken refuge in Devizes Castle; the bishop only surrendered after Stephen besieged the castle and threatened to execute Roger le Poer. The remaining castles were then surrendered to the King. Stephen's brother, Henry of Blois, was alarmed by this, both as a matter of principle, since Stephen had previously agreed in 1135 to respect the freedoms of the church, and more pragmatically because he himself had recently built six castles and had no desire to be treated
Books about Stephen King 7/15/2009 Stephen King on the Big Screen Mark Browning Intellect, Limited 2009 The Stephen King Illustrated Companion: The Life and Works of the Master of Horror Bev Vincent Fall River Press 2009 Stephen King: A Biography Albert Rolls Greenwood Press 3/1/2010 Stephen King's The Dark Tower: The Complete Concordance Robin Furth Cemetery Dance 8/3/2010 Lilja's Library: The World of Stephen King Hans-Ake Lilja Cemetery Dance 2010 Stephen King: America's Storyteller Tony Magistrale Praeger 6/7/2011 Stephen King Is Richard Bachman Michael R Collings, Stephen King Overlook Connection 2011 The Stephen King Movie Quiz Book Andrew J. Rausch and Ronald Riley BearManor