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On the death of Henry I of England, his nephew Stephen, a grandson of William the Conqueror, claims the English throne, having earlier been forced by Henry to recognize his daughter, Empress Matilda of Germany, as the rightful heir. A civil war breaks out between Stephen and Matilda.
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