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	Empress Matilda - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Empress Matilda (February 1102 – September 10, 1167) is the title by which Matilda, daughter and dispossessed heir of King Henry I of England and his wife Matilda of Scotland (herself daughter of Malcolm III Canmore and St.
		Matilda and Henry were married at Worms on January 7, 1114 in a splendid ceremony.
		Matilda's greatest triumph came in April 1141, when her forces defeated and captured King Stephen, who was made a prisoner and effectively deposed.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Empress_Maud (998 words)

	Matilda - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Matilda (sometimes spelled Mathilda) is a female name, of Teutonic derivation, meaning "mighty warrior." Its most common alternate forms are Maud and Mathilde.
		Matilda of Flanders (~1031 - 1083), Queen of England, wife of William I of England
		Matilda Plantagenet (1156 - 1189), Duchess of Saxony, daughter of Henry II of England
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Matilda (261 words)

	Mara Wilson .net - Matilda Plot (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Matilda is a very intelligent and talented girl, but this is not appreciated by her parents, in fact her parents even though treating her well, rarely aknoledge her existance.
		Matilda begins to discover her remarkable powers of telekenisis (try this yourself(!)) when the family are watching television, which she is forced to watch too.
		Matilda is very anxious to go to school (also relating to the book (again) Roald Dahl is showing us good teaching, but keeping away from ideas such as pupils not enjoying schoolwork), but her parents are not particularly interested.
	www.marawilson.com /matilda.html (955 words)

	new apprenticeships - matilda mcdonnell (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Matilda describes the first year of her Apprenticeship as "full-on", and she couldn’t believe how much was involved in learning the trade.
		Matilda was the only girl in the class which didn’t bother her and she was quickly treated as just one of the team.
		Matilda eventually wants her own business, and hopes to be able to combine her trade as a butcher with her family’s beef cattle and sheep meat farming experience.
	www.newapprenticeships.gov.au /stories/EmployersEmployee_Archived_offsiteJune05/MatildaMcDonnell.asp (367 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Matilda of Canossa
		In this contest Matilda was the fearless, courageous, and unswerving ally of Gregory and his successors.
		Matilda and her mother were present at the Roman Lenten synods of 1074 and 1075, at which the pope published the important decrees on the reform of ecclesiastical life.
		For safety Matilda accompanied him with armed men, but hearing a rumour that Archbishop Wibert of Ravenna, who was unfriendly to Gregory, was preparing an ambush for him, she brought the pope back to Canossa.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/10049b.htm (1414 words)

	History of the Monarchy > The Normans > Stephen
		Henry I's daughter Matilda invaded England in 1139 to claim the throne, and the country was plunged into civil war.
		However, Matilda's arrogant behaviour antagonised even her own supporters (Angevins), and Stephen was released in exchange for her captured ally and illegitimate half-brother, Earl Robert of Gloucester.
		Matilda's eldest son, Henry, who had been given Normandy by his father in 1150 and who had married the heiress Eleanor Duchess of Aquitaine, invaded England in 1149 and again in 1153.
	www.royal.gov.uk /output/Page56.asp (290 words)

	Tasmania Accommodation Bed Breakfast Heritage Matilda's Ranelagh Huon Valley
		Matilda's of Ranelagh is nestled in the heart of the beautiful Huon Valley Tasmania, Australia.
		Matilda's is furnished with wonderful antiques and bric-a-brac, to ensure that it remains faithful to the Victorian period in which it was built.
		Matilda's of Ranelagh is 2 km from Huonville, 30 minutes from Hobart, 45 minutes from the Hobart Airport and 50 minutes from the Tahune Air Walk.
	www.matildasofranelagh.com.au (648 words)

	Matilda - by Roald Dahl - Behind the story (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Matilda was published in 1988, interestingly, after Roald had finished his autobiographies: this new story was much deeper than the others, and much more personal, because it finished up the fragments of Roald's life which he still had not yet put into writing.
		In the beggining, it was Matilda was the nasty one - she inflicts various tortures on her nice and harmless parents, not for revenge, but because she's truly evil.
		This is where the story varies dramatically: Yes, Matilda does get her magical powers, but Ms Haynes is the daughter of a gambler, and together they use the powers to win at gambling on horse racing.
	www.marawilson.com /matilda_book.html (673 words)

	Queen Matilda
		Matilda, the daughter of Henry I and Edith of Scotland, was born in 1102.
		Matilda's cousin, Stephen, swore an oath recognizing her as heir to the English throne.
		When Matilda went to be crowned the first queen of England, the people of London rebelled and she was forced to flee from the area.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /MEDmatilda.htm (299 words)

	Matilda (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Matilda discovers she has supernatural powers that prove useful at school where she and her classmates must contend with the scariest headmistress of them all ø Miss Trunchbull.
		Matilda defeats the fiendish headmistress and, having saved the day, is released from her parents and has the prospect of living happily ever after.
		Matilda, performed by the Clevland Signstage Theatre is a unique theatre experience created to bring deaf and hearing audiences together.
	www.madstage.com /shows03/matilda.html (218 words)

	Build "Matilda" - an Electric Hen for Less Than $10 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		"Matilda" is primarily designed to run on household current; however, it can easily be converted to run on 12 volts.
		Although "Matilda" may not look as good as expensive, store bought incubators, it is just as (or more) reliable.
		Therefore, hatching eggs with "Matilda" should not be difficult - even if you live in an area that does not have electricity.
	www.afn.org /~poultry/matilda.htm (1056 words)

	Matilda: Current Amazon U.S.A. One-Edition Data
		Later, Matilda discovered that she had supernatural powers and used it to teach Mrs.Trunchbull a lesson, and the headmaster was nowhere to be seen again after she fleed from her house in a hurry.
		Matilda taught herself to read from the newspapers lying around her house when she was a baby and she practically exhausts the local library's collection before she even begins school.
		Matilda's father is a cheating used car dealer, and her mother regularly leaves 4-year-old Matilda home alone all afternoon so that she can play Bingo in the next town.
	www.ferretexpert.info /stuff-0141301066.html (3899 words)

	Karen Cushman, Matilda Bone (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Matilda, 14 years old and raised at the manor where her late father was clerk, is left at Blood and Bones Alley where she is to be apprenticed to Red Peg the Bonesetter.
		Matilda's talents include petitioning the saints for sympathy; they answer her, almost never quite the way she hopes.
		Matilda's growth is convincing as she learns to turn her focus from within herself to the world around her.
	www.rambles.net /cushman_matildabone.html (460 words)

	Domestic-Church.Com: Saint Profile:Saint Matilda
		Matilda was born about 895, the daughter of a German count.
		Matilda did not let herself be spoiled by her position, but tried to reach out to people in need.
		Matilda founded several Benedictine abbeys, and was free to use the treasures of the kingdom for charity.
	www.domestic-church.com /CONTENT.DCC/19990301/SAINTS/st.matilda.htm (385 words)

	Britannia: Monarchs of Britain
		She was born in 1101, generally it is said at Winchester, but recent research indicates that she was actually born at the Royal Palace in Sutton Courtenay (Berkshire).
		With encouragement from supporters in England though, it was not long before Matilda invaded her rightful English domain and so began a long-standing Civil War from the powerbase of her half-brother, Robert of Gloucester, in the West Country.
		Matilda was obliged to swap Stephen for Robert on 1st November 1141.
	www.britannia.com /history/monarchs/mon25a.html (458 words)

	Coming Attractions Preview Room Presents Matilda
		Matilda is a modern fairy tale, the story of a little girl who creates her own place in the world through strength, courage, and an exceptional knack for mischief.
		On the surface, Matilda appears to be this little, defenseless creature, and even though she's basically all alone in the world, she never loses her sense of identity or her sense of humor.," he notes.
		When Matilda trys to get Miss Honey's doll from her bedroom, or what used to be her bedroom, she causes lots of funny things to happen in Miss Honey's old house.
	www.geocities.com /Hollywood/Hills/4954/matilda.html (928 words)

	AllRefer.com - Matilda, countess of Tuscany (Italian History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Matilda 1046–1115, countess of Tuscany, called the Great Countess; supporter of Pope Gregory VII in the papal conflict with the Holy Roman emperors.
		Soon afterward Matilda made a donation (renewed in 1102) of her lands to the Holy See; she retained them as fiefs from the papacy.
		The dispute over the ownership of Matilda's lands played a large part in the conflicts between the popes and the emperors, particularly the Hohenstaufen.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/M/MatildTus.html (305 words)

	Matilda plot summary
		She recognizes right away that Matilda is a very smart child, and, after an unsuccessful meeting with Matilda's parents, gives Matilda work from the upper grades to do.
		Matilda decides they need to go and rescue her doll, but the Trunchbull comes home and nearly catches them.
		But Matilda hatches another plan, and convinces the Trunchbull that Miss Honey's father, Magnus, is threatening her from the grave.
	www.ruinedendings.com /film807plot (595 words)

	La Prensa de San Antonio: MATILDA@ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Matilda (Mara Wilson) is an extraordinary girl, a child of wondrous intelligence.
		Unfortunately, her neglectful and deeply stupid parents, Harry and Zinnia Wormwood (Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman) are too wrapped up in their own little lives to care, or even to notice that their daughter is a budding genius, in love with books and with learning.
		When the Wormwoods finally grant Matilda's with to attend school, they bundle her off to Crunchem Hall, a bleak brick prison where students cower before the whiphand and fist of a hulking...
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1P1:2810889&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf (189 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Matilda
		Matilda became the mother of: Otto I, Emperor of Germany; Henry, Duke of Bavaria; St. Bruno, Archbishop of Cologne; Gerberga, who married Louis IV of France; Hedwig, the mother of Hugh Capet.
		In 912 Matilda's husband succeeded his father as Duke of Saxony, and in 918 he was chosen to succeed King Conrad of Germany.
		Two old Lives of Matilda are extant; one, Vita antiquior, written in the monastery of Nordhausen and dedicated to the Emperor Otto II; edited by KOEPKE in Mon.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/10049a.htm (528 words)

	Matilda and Abraham a Working Partnership (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Although Matilda and Abraham did not have children of their own, Abraham had a son from his first marriage.
		Matilda and Abraham remained married until Abraham’s death on September 3, 1877.
		Matilda in turn donated all of her wealth to the Roman Catholic Church.
	www.georgiahistory.com /matilda2.htm (393 words)

	Amazon.ca: Books: Matilda (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Matilda is a genius who not only has to deal with loud, obnoxious, idiot parents who scapegoat her for everything but with "the Trunchbull"!
		Matilda, is a book written mainly for children and thus much of it is not quite possible.
		Matilda goes to a school where an evil headmistress is. She doesn't likes children and she treats them very hard.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0141301066 (1269 words)

	Amazon.com: Books: Matilda (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Matilda is an extraordinarily gifted four-year-old whose parentsa crass, dishonest used-car dealer and a self-centered, blowsy bingo addictregard her as "nothing more than a scab." Life with her beastly parents is bearable only because Matilda teaches herself to read, finds the public library, and discovers literature.
		Matilda is a funny book, showing a girls fight for her individuality, in a typical RoaldDahlish way.
		Matilda is a genius who loves to read but the problem is, her parents are nitwits.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0141301066?v=glance (2060 words)

	Matilda on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In 1139, Matilda, aided by her half-brother Robert, earl of Gloucester, undertook to recover the throne.
		L'agnelle Matilda, en mai 2000 Matilda, première brebis clonée australienne, est morte brutalement pour des raisons non en.
		CAMP MATILDA, KUWAIT-- This weak chicken, in a box that held MREs, is the last of 15 that were shipped to Camp Matilda, where the Marines are staging for their move through the desert.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/M/MatildE1ng.asp (864 words)

	Matilda Film (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Matilda Madden says she just recently began referring to herself as an otaku, an...
		Thompson said that fond recollections of reading the original Nurse Matilda books by Christianna Brand had made her want to be part of making the film.
		The 1996 film Matilda (also known as Roald Dahl's Matilda) stars Mara Wilson, Danny DeVito, Rhea Perlman, Embeth Davidtz, and Pam Ferris.
	www.wikiverse.org /matilda-film (173 words)

	Matilda McGough (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Matilda McGough was the daughter of John McGough and Elizabeth Carson.
		Matilda was of small stature, solidly built, with coal fl hair and dark eyes.
		Matilda, with the help of her older children, held the family together.
	freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com /~msroots/Sharp/mmcgough.htm (223 words)

	Matilda Quiz
		Matilda used her special talent to do nothing.
		Matilda used her special talent to play tricks on the people that do not care about her.
		Matilda used her special talent to hurt people.
	tqjunior.thinkquest.org /5113/Matilda_Quiz.html (184 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Books: Matilda (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Five-year old Matilda longs for her parents to be good and loving and understanding, but they are none of these things.
		Matilda invents a game of punishing them each time they treat her badly and she soon discovers she has supernatural powers.
		However, on reading it recently, I noticed some slightly sinister undertones in which Matilda decides to take revenge on her parents for being nasty to her to teach them a lesson...not particularly significant, but there's perhaps a little more to this book than first meets the eye.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/0141311363 (834 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: DVD: Matilda [1996] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Matilda Wormwood (Mara Wilson- Thomas and The Magic Railroad, A Simple Wish, Mrs Doubtfire) was born into a family that don't appreciate her.
		One day Matilda set off to the library where she learnt everything, after a while, she begged her dad to let her go to school but her dad said she was only 4 but really she was 6 and a half.
		Mary Wilson, as Matilda, is a delight, and the "grownup" cast play their roles impeccably.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00004CWJ9 (832 words)

	Matilda, Saint on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Narrating Matilda, "Lady of the English," in the Historia Novella, the Gesta Stephani, and Wace's Roman de Rou: The Desire for Land and Order.
		The corporeal and ocular veil: Dr. Matilda A. Evans (1872-1935) and the complexity of southern history.
		Exemplum and Imitatio: Countess Matilda and Lucrezia Pico della Mirandola at Polirone.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/X/X-M1atildS1t.asp (299 words)

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