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32 When Christ and his Saints Slept

The History of England

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The Empress's Revolt in the South of England

The Empress at the time was silly Normandy as was Robert of Gloucester. Both would have done better to a time there arrival in England with David of Scott's invasion. Stephen meanwhile made two moves that had been endlessly debated. The first was a decision not to make his brother Henry of Blois the Archbishop of Canterbury on the death of William of Corbe. And then in 1139 some of Stephen's supporters possibly while are off of Beaumont brought him evidence of an angiobhan plot against him.

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