Title

Henry of Anjou and Stephen confer across the Thames, 1153 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle

Caption

Henry of Anjou and Stephen confer across the Thames, 1153 (1864). Henry of Anjou (1133-1189) and Stephen of Blois (1096-1154) confer across the Thames about the rightful heir to the throne and agree a truce. A grandson of William the Conqueror, Stephen usurped the English throne after the death of Henry I. Matilda of England, Henry's daughter, also claime the throne, prompting a civil war, in which Stephen eventually emerged victorious. Henry of Anjou was Matilda's eldest son, and although she gave up her attempts to take the throne in 1147, Henry retained ambitions of securing the crown. In 1153 he invaded England and the following year was able to persuade Stephen to sign the Treaty of Wallingford, which enabled Stephen to retain the crown until his death, but made Henry his successor.
Historica Graphica Collection

Date

1827

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historica Graphica Collection

Reference

HRM19D77_074

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

40,4Mb (2,7Mb) / 13,4in x 11,7in / 4024 x 3507 (300dpi)

Keywords

river animal water England River Thames Thames people male man men animals horses horse discussion country discussing monarch guy British geography English color colour king royal medieval war location century Oxfordshire agreement Britain negotiation royalty horseback concept Rivalry riverbank negotiating rival negotiate Treaty 19th century civil war mediaeval Middle Ages nineteenth century 12th century geographical feature sovereign TGN Wallingford Henry II King Henry II King Stephen Stephen King of England claimant lithograph Henry II Curtmantle James William Edmund Doyle James Doyle Stephen of England King Stephen I Stephen I FitzEmpress Historica Graphica Collection Treaty of Wallingford Doyle James William Edmund lithograph