Stephen, King of England supporting the rebels in their campaign against the royal army, which included a number of Matilda's supporters such as Robert of Gloucester. Many of these barons had taken an oath to stay in Normandy until the late king was properly buried, which prevented them from returning to England. Stephen's elder brother Theobald was further south still, in Blois. Stephen, however, was in Boulogne, and when news reached him of Henry's death he left for England, accompanied by his military household. Robert of Gloucester had garrisoned the ports of Dover and Canterbury and some accounts suggest that they refused Stephen access
Books about Stephen King Lost Work of Stephen King: A Guide to Unpublished Manuscripts, Story Fragments, Alternative Versions and Oddities Stephen Spignesi Birch Lane Press 2000 Science and Destabilization in the Modern American Gothic: Lovecraft, Matheson, and King David A. Oakes Greenwood Press 2001 The Stephen King Universe; A Guide to the Worlds of Stephen King Stanley Wiater, Christopher Golden, Hank Wagner Cemetery Dance 3/8/2001 The Modern Weird Tale S. T. Joshi McFarland 5/1/2001 The Essential Stephen King: A Ranking of the Greatest Novels, Short Stories, Movies, and Other Creations of the World's Most Popular Writer Stephen Spignesi: New Page Books 2002 Revisiting Stephen