After three months besieged in Oxford Castle, Empress Matilda escaped across the frozen Thames in winter, dressed in white to blend with the snow. She reached Abingdon and then Wallingford. The episode became legendary and illustrated the desperation of her position, though the castle fell immediately after.
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