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The Treaty of Wallingford, also known as the Treaty of Winchester or the Treaty of Westminster, was an agreement reached in England in the summer of 1153. It effectively ended a civil war known as the Anarchy (1135–54), caused by a dispute over the English crown between King Stephen and Empress Matilda.
Treaty of Westminster may refer to: Treaty of Westminster (1153), also known as the Treaty of Wallingford; Treaty of Westminster (1462), also known as the Treaty of Westminster-Ardtornish; Treaty of Westminster (1511), an alliance during the War of the League of Cambrai; Treaty of Westminster (1527), an alliance during the War of the League of ...
Treaty of Westminster: Treaty of alliance between Henry VIII of England and Ferdinand II of Aragon against France. 1516 Peace of Noyon: Divides Italy between France and Spain. 1516 Treaty of Fribourg: Perpetual Peace (1516) signed between the Old Swiss Confederacy and France. 1517 Treaty of Rouen: Attempts to renew the Auld Alliance. 1518 ...
The Anarchy was a civil war in England and Normandy between 1138 and 1153, which resulted in a widespread breakdown in law and order. The conflict was a war of succession precipitated by the accidental death of William Adelin (the only legitimate son of Henry I) who had drowned in the White Ship disaster of 1120.
On 6 November 1153, by the Treaty of Wallingford (or Treaty of Winchester), he was recognized as the successor of King Stephen of England. When the latter died on 25 October 1154, he ascended the throne of England under the name of Henry II. On Sunday, December 19, he was crowned at Westminster Abbey.
An artist's impression of the negotiation for the throne of England between Stephen of Blois and Henry of Anjou during the Anarchy which was resolved by the Treaty of Wallingford in 1153. The succession to Stephen was altered by the death of his son Eustace , whom he wished to have crowned king during his own lifetime (in imitation of the ...
November 6 – The Treaty of Wallingford: Henry of Anjou and Stephen ratify the terms of a permanent peace under the direction of Archbishop Theobald of Bec. Ending the civil war (The Anarchy) – between England and Normandy after 18-years. The treaty grants the throne to Stephen for the duration of his life, but makes Henry the heir apparent. [4]
In 1153, the Empress's son Henry invaded England and built an alliance of powerful regional barons to support his claim for the throne. The two armies met at Wallingford, but neither side's barons were keen to fight another pitched battle. Stephen began to examine a negotiated peace, a process hastened by the sudden death of Eustace.