Matilda and Geoffrey’s marriage alliance did not go as King Henry I had planned: Whilst Matilda was busy fighting against the forces of Stephen of Blois, her son Henry took control over Normandy ...

Gervase de Blois, a natural son of King Stephen by a lady called Dameta, was abbot of Westminster from about 1137 until he was deposed in 1157. His mother was brought from Normandy to England in 1140 ...