Though she was never crowned queen, she fought for her right to succeed her father as England's ruler in a bitter civil war against her cousin Stephen. Stephen seized the throne, apparently believing that a woman could not rule England. She never won the throne securely for herself -- but she did win it for her son and her descendants. Learn more: Empress Matilda - Lady of the English
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