Henry of Blois unsuccessful. However, on 1 March 1139, during the reign of his brother Stephen, Henry obtained a commission as papal legate, which gave him higher rank than Theobald of Bec, Archbishop of Canterbury, making him the most powerful figure in the English Church during the troubled times of the so-called "Anarchy". Thus, when his brother was unavailable, Henry of Blois was the most powerful, and possibly the wealthiest, man in England. Stephen of Blois was crowned King of England in 1135, but the relations between the two brothers were not always peaceful. After the Battle of Lincoln in 1141, Henry found
Flavia Blois in the East Anglia countryside, usually working in oils in her studio from ink notes made outdoors. She exhibited at the Royal Academy on a regular basis and with both the London Group and the New English Art Club. During her career she had three solo gallery shows. In 1948 Blois married Julian Snow who, in 1970, became a Life peer as Baron Burntwood, having previously been the Labour Party MP for Lichfield and Tamworth. Blois died in 1980 at Westminster in central London. Flavia Blois Flavia Ria Joan Blois, later Lady Burntwood, (28 December 1914 - 28 March 1980)