Waleran de Beaumont was an Anglo-Norman nobleman. In his early adulthood, he was a member of the conspiracy of Amaury III of Montfort; later in his career, he participated in the Anarchy and the Secon
Detail from one of the surviving seals of Waleran de Beaumont, showing chequy proto-heraldry
Stephen, King of England
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Stephen, often referred to as Stephen of Blois, was King of England from 22 December 1135 to his death in 1154. He was Count of Boulogne jure uxoris from 1125 until 1147 and Duke of Normandy from 1135
Waleran de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Worcester
…He was probably involved in the discussions of the Norman magnates in December 1135 as to who should succeed to Normandy and England. The accession of Stephen may have taken him by surprise but he had already offered his allegiance to the new king before Easter 1136. At the court he was betrothed to the king's…
Stephen in a 12th-century manuscript depicting the Battle of Lincoln
A 14th-century depiction of Stephen's family tree, with his mother Adela at the top, and, left to right, William, Theobald and Stephen
An early 14th-century depiction of the White Ship sinking in 1120
A 13th-century depiction of the coronation of Stephen, by Matthew Paris