During the reign of which English king was there a succession crisis between his supporters and those of his cousin, the Empress Matilda?
Matilda of Boulogne Stephen and Matilda had three sons: They also had two daughters: Matilda of Boulogne Matilda I of Boulogne (c.1105 – 3 May 1152) was Queen of England as the wife of King Stephen, whom she supported in his struggle for the English throne against their cousin Empress Matilda. During this period, Matilda played an unusually active role for a woman of the period when her husband was captured, and proved herself an effective general who managed to force their cousin to release him. Under the agreement that settled the civil war, her children did not inherit the throne. She was
Cultural depictions of the Empress Matilda Cultural depictions of the Empress Matilda The 12th-century ruler Empress Matilda has been depicted in various cultural media. Matilda is a character in "Henry I of England", a play by Beth Flintoff, which was first performed in November 2016 at St James's Church, Reading. The drama follows the story of the three sons of William the Conqueror and ends with the early reign of her father Henry, including the time when Matilda became Empress by marrying Henry V of Germany. The narrative continues in Flintoff’s play "Matilda the Empress", first performed in 2017 at the same venue with Dani McCallum