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After 1143 the war ground on, but progressing slightly better for Stephen.

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By the end of the year, John has returned to England in defeat.

In the years following his succession, Stephen's relationship with the church became gradually more complex.

Stephen's second son, William, was married to the extremely wealthy heiress Isabel de Warenne.

Most of the chronicles carry some bias for or against Stephen, Robert of Gloucester or other key figures in the conflict.

Argument with the church (1145 52) Stephen's relationship with the church deteriorated badly towards the end of his reign.

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Stephen's middle son, Baldwin, and second daughter, Matilda, had died before 1147 and were buried at Holy Trinity Priory, Aldgate.

Stephen's daughter Marie I of Boulogne also survived her father she had been placed in a convent by Stephen, but after his death left and married.

Later chronicles written during the reign of Henry II were generally more negative Walter Map, for example, described Stephen as a fine knight, but in other respects almost a fool.

A number of charters were issued during Stephen's reign, often giving details of current events or daily routine, and these have become widely used as sources by modern historians.

Rumours of his father's cowardice during the First Crusade, however, continued to circulate, and a desire to avoid the same reputation may have influenced some of Stephen's rasher military actions.

The incident successfully removed any military threat from the bishops, but it may have damaged Stephen's relationship with the senior clergy, and in particular with his brother Henry.

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Geoffrey's success in Normandy and Stephen's weakness in England began to influence the loyalty of many Anglo Norman barons, who feared losing their lands in England to Robert and the Empress, and their possessions in Normandy to Geoffrey.

The early years of Stephen's reign were largely successful, despite a series of attacks on his possessions in England and Normandy from David I of Scotland, Welsh rebels, and the Empress Matilda's husband, Geoffrey of Anjou.

Robert had tried to convince Theobald to take the throne in 1135 he did not attend Stephen's first court in 1136 and it took several summonses to convince him to attend court at Oxford later that year.

Henry became a powerful patron of Stephen's Henry probably chose to support him because Stephen was part of his extended family and a regional ally, yet not sufficiently wealthy or powerful in his own right to represent a threat to either the king or his heir, William Adelin.

Meanwhile, Stephen's younger brother Henry of Blois had also risen to power under Henry I. Henry of Blois had become a Cluniac monk and followed Stephen to England, where the king made him Abbot of Glastonbury, the richest abbey in England.