House of Blois chose a wife from the House of Champagne (Adela of Champagne) as a counterpoise to Angevin power. The senior line of the House of Blois became extinct with the death of Joan I of Navarre, wife of Philip IV of France, in 1305. Champagne and Navarre passed to the Capetian dynasty. King Stephen I of England, 1135–1154, was both a member of the House of Blois and the last Anglo-Norman King, being the grandson of William the Conqueror through his daughter Adela of Normandy. A branch of the family was established in Sancerre by Stephen I of Sancerre, a younger
Books about Stephen King Books about Stephen King There have been many books published about Stephen King and his works. 1981 Teacher's Manual: Novels of Stephen King Edward J. Zagorski: New American Library, Education Dept 1984 Stephen King: The Art of Darkness: The Life and Fiction of the Master of the Macabre Douglas E. Winter Signet Updated edition (December 2, 1986) 1986 Kingdom of Fear: The World of Stephen King Tim Underwood and Chuck Miller Signet 1987 The Gothic World of Stephen King: Landscape of Nightmares Gary Hoppenstand, Ray B. Browne Bowling Green State University Popular Press 1988 Reign of Fear: The Fiction and