Ontario High School History of England . liberties. Buthe broke this promise too, and, by seizing church property,alienated his own brother. Stephen was able to check onepowerful assailant. In 1138, the Scots invaded England tosupport his rival Matilda, but they met a decisive check inthe Battle of the Stan- „..___ dard. At Hastings, the ^^^ ^^=^^ English peasants had notknown the use of thebow; now, chiefly withits aid, they broke thecharge of the Scots, whofled in wild disorder. Civil war in England.—The empress Matildaherself landed in Eng-land in 1139, and civilwar followed. Thechurch now
Ontario High School History of England . liberties. Buthe broke this promise too, and, by seizing church property,alienated his own brother. Stephen was able to check onepowerful assailant. In 1138, the Scots invaded England tosupport his rival Matilda, but they met a decisive check inthe Battle of the Stan- „..___ dard. At Hastings, the ^^^ ^^=^^ English peasants had notknown the use of thebow; now, chiefly withits aid, they broke thecharge of the Scots, whofled in wild disorder. Civil war in England.—The empress Matildaherself landed in Eng-land in 1139, and civilwar followed. Thechurch now threw itsgreat weight with Ma-tilda and formally ack-nowledged her as took Stephen pris-oner, and, for a time,it looked as if she couldhold the throne. But she lost friends by her arrogance. Tofollow the struggle would be vain. The foundations of orderwere broken up, and England fell into such cruel disorderthat pious minds declared that Christ and the saints must beasleep: every one, it was said, did what was wrong in his. PORCHEbTER CaSTLE, BUILT ABOUT 1150 Note the few windows to lessen danger fromattack. 70 HISTORY OF ENGLAND
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