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Empress Matilda
Price
£8.50
Ticket £8.50. Gates open at 18:30; talk starts at 19:00.
Where
The Old Gaol, Market Street, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB7 4LS
About
Professor Elisabeth van Houts explores Matilda’s claim to rule, her struggle with Stephen and the support she received from Ely’s Bishop Nigel.
The lecture follows Matilda’s journey from designated heir to challenger for the crown, her brief acclaim as queen regnant in 1141 and the support of advisers including Bishop Nigel of Ely. Van Houts is an emeritus professor of European medieval history at Cambridge.
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