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
Stephen King (conservationist) Stephen King (conservationist) Stephen King is a New Zealand conservationist. He is well known for his tree top protest in what is now the Pureora Forest Park in order to halt native forest logging during campaigning in the 1970s and 1980s. King also is involved in the protection of kauri trees in the Waipoua Forest. King is one of the patrons of the New Zealand Trust for Conservation Volunteers and is one of the founding trustees of the Waipoua Forest Trust. Stephen King was sentenced to four months community detention in 2010 for possession of objectionable images, including child pornography.