What the records say
- When
- 3 Oct 1142 – Dec 1142
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 51.75° N, 1.26° W
- Description
- siege which took place in 1142
Siege of Oxford (1142)
1142 siege during the Anarchy
The siege of Oxford took place during the Anarchy, a period of civil war following the death of Henry I of England without a male heir, in 1142. Fought between his nephew, Stephen of Blois, and his daughter, the Empress Matilda, who had recently been expelled from her base in Westminster and chosen the City of Oxford as her new headquarters.
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