Matilda also appealed to the papacy at the start of the year; her representative, Bishop Ulger, put forward her legal claim to the English throne on the grounds of her hereditary right and the oaths sworn by the barons.
Matilde tamén apelou ao papado a comezos de ano; o seu representante, o bispo Ulger, presentou a súa demanda legal contra o trono inglés sobre a base dos seus dereitos hereditarios e os xuramentos dos baróns.