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Matilda of Boulogne

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Matilda of Boulogne (c. 1105 – 3 May 1152) was the countess of Boulogne in her own right from 1125 and queen of England as the wife of King Stephen from 1135 until her death. She supported Stephen in his struggle for the English throne against their mutual cousin Empress Matilda, a period known as the Anarchy. Historians attribute Stephen's continued hold on the throne to her courage and determination.

AbdicationAbdication is the act of formally relinquishing monarchical authority. Abdications have played various roles in the succession procedures of monarchies. While some cultures have viewed abdication as an extreme abandonment of duty, in other societies (such as pre-Meiji RestorationJapan), abdication was a regular event and helped maintain stability during political succession. Historically, abdications have occurred both by force (where the regnant was dethroned, thus forced to abdicate on pain of death or other s...

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