| Timeline |
| 1102 |
Born in February - to Henry I of England and his wife Maud of Scotland (herself daughter of Malcolm III Canmore and St. Margaret of Scotland) |
| 1109 |
Betrothed to Emperor Henry V of Germany at the age of seven or eight |
| 1111 |
Sent to Germany to begin her training as Henry V's consort |
| 1114 |
Marries Henry V on on 7 January |
| 1120 |
Elder brother William (heir to the throne of England) dies in the White Ship disaster |
| 1125 |
Emperor Henry V of Germany dies; Matilda called back to England by her father, Henry I |
| 1126 |
Henry compels Stephen and the rest of his barons to acknowledge the empress Matilda as their future ruler |
| 1128 |
Marries the 14 year old Geoffrey Plantagenet |
| 1133 |
Son, Henry II, born |
| 1134 |
Son, Geoffrey, born |
| 1135 |
Henry I dies, Stephen (Matilda's cousin) lays claim to the throne |
| 1136 |
Son, William, born |
| 1138 |
Robert, Earl of Gloucester, a half-brother of Matilda, joins with Matilda to unseat Stephen from the throne and install Matilda, sparking a full-fledged civil war (the Time of Anarchy) |
| 1139 |
Matilda lands in England |
| 1140 |
Matilda's forces capture Stephen - he is imprisoned, and Matilda styles herself "Lady of the English" |
| 1141 |
Matilda welcomed to London by the Bishop of Winchester (Henry of Blois, Stephen's brother), who had recently switched sides to support Matilda; Matilda's demands on the City of London so insult the populace that they throw her out before her formal coronation can happen; Stephen's brother Henry changes sides again and joins with Stephen; Stephen's forces take Robert of Gloucestor prisoner, and Matilda is forced to release Stephen in exchange for Robert |
| 1147 |
Robert of Gloucester dies, Matilda returns to France in defeat |
| 1151 |
Geoffrey, Matilda's husband, dies |
| 1152 |
Treaty of Wallingford - makes provision for the English crown to pass to Matilda's son, Henry |
| 1153 |
Treaty of Westminster - allows Stephen to remain King of England for life; states that Stephen had adopted Henry Plantagenet as his heir; and that Stephen's second son, William, inherits all Stephen's baronial lands |
| 1154 |
Stephen dies and Matilda's son, Henry II, takes the throne |
| 1169 |
Dies 10 September at Rouen |
