Stephen, King of England of their castles in England. This threat was backed up by the arrest of the bishops, with the exception of Nigel who had taken refuge in Devizes Castle; the bishop only surrendered after Stephen besieged the castle and threatened to execute Roger le Poer. The remaining castles were then surrendered to the King. Stephen's brother, Henry of Blois, was alarmed by this, both as a matter of principle, since Stephen had previously agreed in 1135 to respect the freedoms of the church, and more pragmatically because he himself had recently built six castles and had no desire to be treated
Stephen King (surveyor) and more recently: See NT Place Names Register for information regarding place names. Stephen King, JP. (17 August 1806 – 15 January 1882) was married to Martha King née Robinson (1814 – 7 July 1881), arrived SA aboard "Orleana" in January 1839 with their daughter Matilda. Was Maria King (c. 1808 – 31 January 1891), who married John Hallett (30 August 1804 – 10 June 1868), and mother of Edward Regia Hallett, who married Victoria King, a sister ? He was the cousin of fellow expedition member John William Billiatt. He was not related to explorer John King (1838–1872), sole