 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Hugh pakutanga akatsigira Stephen weBlois samambo weEngland. Parufu rwaHenry I muna 1135, muzukuru wake Stephen akatora chigaro choumambo, pasinei nokupika kwaStephen nemamwe madzishe akanga apika kuti aizogamuchira mwanasikana waHenry, Mambokadzi Matilda somutsivi wake. Yakanga iri Bigod uyo akataura kuti, mumazuva ake okupedzisira, Henry I akanga agadza Stephen kuti ave mambo pamusana pomwanasikana wake Matilda. Hondo yevagari vemokwakaguma apo, muna 1139, Matilda akarayira simba rehondo rinodikanwa kupikisa Stephen mukati meumambo hwake amene. 