counter-treason

Updated: August 8, 2026

Only the story of Matilda's flight from Oxford enlivens the later narrative. Siege and skirmish, treason and counter-treason, fill up the passing months, but bring the end no nearer, until the entry of the young Henry on the scene lends a new element of interest and decision to the dull movement of events.

George Burton Adams - The History of England from the Norman Conquest: to the Death of John (1066-1216)