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At her base at Argentan - news reached Matilda that Stephen's campaign in Normandy was disintegrating into chaos. Most significantly of all, the uneasy alliance between Stephen and Robert of Gloucester began to fall apart. And in June 1138, in a dramatic about turn, Robert declared his support for Matilda. At a stroke her position was transformed. Matilda now had a route to England and the throne. Robert's lands in Normandy gave her a safe corridor to the coast. Stephen was still the anointed king but for the first time, cracks were beginning to appear in his regime. How far would Matilda go to fight for the crown that she believed was hers? |
