Stephen, King of England when he first arrived. Nonetheless Stephen probably reached his own estate on the edge of London by 8 December and over the next week he began to seize power in England. The crowds in London traditionally claimed a right to elect the king of England, and they proclaimed Stephen the new monarch, believing that he would grant the city new rights and privileges in return. Henry of Blois delivered the support of the church to Stephen: Stephen was able to advance to Winchester, where Roger, who was both the Bishop of Salisbury and the Lord Chancellor, instructed the royal treasury
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.