The crowds in London proclaimed Stephen the new monarch, believing that he would grant the city new rights and privileges in return, and his brother, Henry of Blois, the Bishop of Winchester, delivered the support of the Church to Stephen.
As multitudes en Londres proclamaron a Estevo o novo monarca, pois crían que outorgaría á cidade novos dereitos e privilexios a cambio; o seu irmán, Henrique de Blois, bispo de Winchester, apoiou a Estevo en nome da Igrexa.