The reign of King Stephen, 1135-1154

The causes of civil war: Stephen as count and king, 1113-1139. The Count of Mortain ; Succession ; Wales and Normandy ; The summer of rebellions, 1138 ; Radicalism and conspiracy

The civil war, 1139-1147. Civil war in England ; The ideology of civil War ; Lincoln ; Lords and order ; The failure of the empress ; The failure of King Stephen ; The end of the civil war

Settling the kingdom, 1147-1154. War, peace and the magnates, 1147-1152. The solution

The impact of Stephen's reign. The church ; The nation.