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  • Matilda of Boulogne 1105 – 3 May 1152

    Posted on Friday January 23rd, 2009 at 21:28 in matilda of boulogne

    A thoroughly unsung heroine in English history, Matilda was the wife of King Stephen, also known as Stephen of Blois. When Henry I, the final son of William the Conquerorm died with only a daughter as heir, his son having famously drowned in the Whi...