Ranulf of Chester seized Lincoln Castle for Empress Matilda in 1140, sparking the crisis that led to Stephen's defeat. The castle's position dominating the Roman city gave it enormous strategic value. Stephen's inability to retake it — and his subsequent defeat trying — was a turning point of the Anarchy.
Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any location in Britain — drawing on Domesday records, scheduled monuments, Victorian OS maps, geological data and archaeological archives to tell the full story of a place.
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