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What was the stance of the English Church towards Matilda's claim to the English throne?

  • Supportive

  • Indifferent

  • Opposed

  • Unresponsive

Answer

Although Matilda was the daughter of Henry I and was the first-born of his children, the English Church opposed her claim to the throne because she was a woman. The Church did not believe that women should rule, and they supported the claim of Matilda's cousin, Stephen of Blois, instead.
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