Siege of Oxford

Quand

3 oct. 1142 – déc. 1142

Type

Siège

Coordonnées

51.75° N, 1.26° W

Description

siege which took place in 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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