![]() After his main heir died, he tried to revoke Aquitaine from Richard, which caused further revolts. Henry II - He actually had a relatively calm succession internally, but towards the end of his reign, his children did try to overthrow him. This is settled after a long series of wars, leading to Matilda's son being given the throne over Stephen's heir. Henry I - takes the throne in 1100, has the throne disputed by his brother.Īfter Henry I dies, we have the Anarchy with the throne contested by Matilda (or Maud) and Stephen of Blois. After this he's mostly secure until dying in 1100 William II -takes the throne in 1087, has a faction revolt in favour of his brother the following year, lead by their father's half-brother. ![]() ![]() William I - the Norman Conquest (obviously a bit rough, being a threeway war) Click to expand.England (post conquest) didn't exactly avoid contested successions, so from an English point of view, it might be more accurate than what was happening before. ![]()
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