Siege of Oxford
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The siege of Oxford took place during the Anarchy—a period of civil war following the death of Henry I of England without a male heir—in 1142. Fought between his nephew, Stephen of Blois, and his daughter, the Empress Matilda, who had recently been expelled from her base in Westminster and chosen the City of Oxford as her new headquarters. Oxford by now was effectively a regional capital and important in its own right. It was a well-defended city with both rivers and walls protecting it, and was also strategically important as it was at a crossroads between the north, south-east and west of England, and also not far from London.
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1142 Siege of Oxford
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Charles Ricketts - Flight of Matilda from Oxford Castle, AD 1142Charles Ricketts - Flight of Matilda from Oxford Castle, AD 1142| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 779 | Battle of Bensington | Kingdom of Mercia, Kingdom of Wessex, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 871 | Battle of Ashdown | battle, Kingdom of Wessex, Vikings, Alfred the Great, Bagsecg, Halfdan Ragnarsson | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1142 | Siege of Oxford | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1326 | Capture of Oxford | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1387 | Battle of Radcot Bridge | Kingdom of England, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1643 | Battle of Chalgrove Field | battle, Cavalier, Roundhead | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1644 | Siege of Oxford | Roundhead, Cavalier, siege | Wikidata |
| site | bunker | Oxford County Emergency Centre | Oxford City Council, civil defense center | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Oxford Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters | Royal Observer Corps, Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Oxfordshire County Emergency Centre | civil defense center, Oxfordshire County Council | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Witney West Oxfordshire Emergency Centre | civil defense center, West Oxfordshire District Council | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Deddington Castle | English Heritage, castle | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | 1067 | Wallingford Castle | concentric castle, archaeological site, castle | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Charles Ricketts - Flight of Matilda from Oxford Castle, AD 1142 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Charles Ricketts - Flight of Matilda from Oxford Castle, AD 1142 | Commons | ||