Matilda discovers she was again pregnant – hesitates Matilda stood with Geoffrey in Anjou rather than her father in England – suddenly offered power in her own rightįather taken ill 1135 on a hunting trip = lay dying and made nobles promise to honour agreement and let Matilda ruleĪrgentan – after her father’s death Matilda rides north to Normandy Matilda’s loyalties were now split with a family of her ownĬaught between her husband’s ambition and her father’s hold on power age 67 Just a year after the wedding the couple were living apart – her father pushed them together 1131, 1133 Matilda gave birth to a son, Henry, 1134 Matilda had a second son Matilda wasn’t impressed – only 15 years old, had no choice but to marry himĭidn’t give in easily – never called herself Countess of Anjou, always called herself Empress Rouen – Henry knighted his future son-in-law Geoffrey of Anjou chosen as Matilda’s husband – his lands south of Normandy (Anjou) could protect English lands in France Normandy difficult to control, though under English control Lip service to an idea that wouldn’t happenĪlternative plan – grandson? Matilda married again Westminster Hall = Henry I suggested that Matilda rule England in her own right as a female kingġ January 1127 nobles swore an oath to support Matilda’s right to the throne – no one tried to argue that a woman couldn’t rule Matilda had been prepared to be the wife of a royal husband, not queen in her own right Henry V of Germany, Holy Roman EmperorĪge 8 left England to marry Henry V of Germany, Holy Roman EmperorĪge 23 husband died suddenly – 16 years abroad and returned to England as Henry I’s only heir Men ruled and women obeyed – women’s authority depended on her husband Royal seal – orb and sceptre on one side, and on the other side rides a war horse carrying a sword to protect and defend his kingdom Henry I had to fight to get the throne and keep it Not enough to have a right to the throne, had to fight for it Women produced the sons and heirs – no boys, only a daughter surviving, never been a female heir to the English throne, but no law to stop women succeeding Norman kings had worn the crown only 50 years Two days before someone breaks the news to the king – collapses William of Malmesbury – “no ship that ever sailed brought England such disaster” Rock at the harbour mouth was hit and sank in minutes, no hope of rescue King set out first and William left after, drunk Seen as domineering and destructive – challenged the assumption that only a man could wear the crownĭeath of the male heir, her brother, William – returning from Normandy (Barfleur). Throws the country into 20 years of civil war Just how far we’ve come and how little we’ve changedĢ4 June 1141 39 year old Matilda sat down at a banquet – first woman to rule England in her own right?ĭaughter of Henry I and granddaughter of William the Conqueror. Men fought to win power and battled to keep it – handful of women did attempt to rule England, challenged male power Matilda chased from the capital by an angry mobįirst woman to claim the English crown in her own right Through her mother's mother, she was descended from more kings of England: Edmund II "Ironside," Ethelred II "the Unready," Edgar "the Peaceable," Edmund I "the Magnificent," Edward I "the Elder" and Alfred "the Great.England’s queens not always liked – problem with women and power Through her father, Matilda was descended from the Norman conquerors of England, including her grandfather William I, Duke of Normandy and King of England, known as William the Conqueror. Matilda was born on or about February 7, 1102, as the daughter of Henry I ("Henry Longshanks" or "Henry Beauclerc"), the Duke of Normandy and King of England. Children: Henry II of England, Geoffrey, Count of Nantes, William FitzEmpress.Spouse(s): Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor, Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou.Parents: Henry I of England, Matilda of Scotland.Februin either Winchester or Sutton Courtenay, England
Also Known As: Empress Maud, Holy Roman Empress German Queen Queen of Italy.Known For: Member of the British royal family whose claim to the throne sparked a civil war.
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