article_snippet: Stephen, grandson of William the Conqueror, was crowned in 1141 after the death of Henry I. Henry I. reign was dominated by civil war and Henry I. died from illness in 1154 and was buried in the grounds of Faversham Abbey along with Henry I. wife Queen Matilda and son Eustace.
article_snippet: Stephen, grandson of William the Conqueror, was crowned in 1141 after the death of Henry I .
article_snippet: Henry reign was dominated by civil war after Matilda I invaded to claim the throne .
article_snippet: Henry was captured at Lincoln in the first year of His reign but later released in a prisoner exchange .
article_snippet: In 1149 and 1153 Matilda’s son Henry invaded England to challenge Stephen unsuccessfully .
article_snippet: Matilda’s son Henry crowned in Stephen own lifetime to secure the throne .
article_snippet: The long civil war finally came to an end in 1153 .
article_snippet: Matilda’s son Henry died from illness in 1154 and was buried in the grounds of Faversham Abbey along with 1153 Matilda’s son Henry wife Queen Matilda and son Eustace .