Anarchy, the, or The Nineteen Year Winter, or English Dynastic War
1135 CE
to 1154 CE
The Anarchy or The Nineteen Year Winter refers to a period of English history during the reign (1135–1154) of the Norman King, Stephen of England, which is characterized by civil war and unsettled government.
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle describes this as the time during which "Christ and his saints slept".
