King Stephen arrested Roger of Salisbury and his nephews Alexander of Lincoln and Roger le Poer at Oxford, accusing them of building castles as if in preparation for an enemy. He extorted their castles through threats against their persons. The outrage alienated churchmen and gave Empress Matilda a powerful propaganda argument. It also deprived Stephen of his most able administrators, fatally weakening royal government.
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