Matilda was more easy-going in her later life than in her youth, but the chronicler of Mont St Jacques, who met her during this period, still felt that she appeared to be "of the stock of tyrants".
Matilda lebih santai dalam kehidupannya di kemudian hari daripada di masa mudanya, tetapi penulis sejarah Mont St Jacques, yang bertemu dengannya selama periode ini, masih merasa bahwa dia tampaknya "dari stok tiran".