4 Hours of Complete Life Story of Empress Matilda — Why History FORGOT England's First Female Ruler

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In this complete journey through the extraordinary life of Empress Matilda (1102-1167), we explore the dramatic saga of the woman who almost became England's first ruling queen—from her childhood marriage to the Holy Roman Emperor through the brutal civil war known as "The Anarchy" that tore medieval England apart for nearly two decades.
Witness young Matilda sent to Germany at age 8 to marry Emperor Henry V, becoming Holy Roman Empress and ruling Italian territories as regent. Experience the White Ship tragedy that made her Henry I's sole heir and England's first designated female successor. Follow her troubled second marriage to teenage Geoffrey Plantagenet and the birth of future Henry II.
Watch as her cousin Stephen seizes the throne in 1135, plunging England into civil war. Enter the battlefields from her triumphant victory at Lincoln where Stephen is captured, to her brief recognition as "Lady of the English." Witness London's dramatic rejection that drives her from the capital on the eve of her coronation.
Experience her legendary winter escape from Oxford Castle in 1142—dressed in white camouflage, lowered by rope through enemy lines, walking six miles through snow to reach safety in one of history's most daring royal escapes.
Discover how her persistence ultimately triumphed when the Treaty of Wallingford secured her son Henry II's succession, founding the mighty Plantagenet dynasty that would rule England for over 300 years.

Important Chapter Time Stamps:
00:12:30 - The Destined Heir & White Ship Tragedy
01:18:45 - Marriage to Geoffrey & The Anarchy Begins
02:24:15 - Battle of Lincoln & Lady of the English
03:06:30 - The Legendary Oxford Castle Escape
03:42:20 - Treaty of Wallingford & Plantagenet Dawn
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