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
The Shop (Stephen King) The Shop (Stephen King) The Shop is a fictional, top secret United States government agency, with seemingly well-meaning, but actually evil, intentions and motivations in the writings of Stephen King. It is similar to the Syndicate in "The X-Files." It plays a central role as the antagonist in the novel "Firestarter," the miniseries "Golden Years," and the film "The Lawnmower Man." It is also an element of the novel "The Tommyknockers." In addition, an offhand reference hints that it may be at least partially responsible for the events of the novella "The Mist." In the miniseries adaptation of "The Langoliers,"