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    Matilda (novel)

    children's novel by Roald Dahl

    Not to be confused with Mathilda (novella).

    Matilda is a children's novel by British author Roald Dahl. It was published by Jonathan Cape. The story features Matilda Wormwood, a precocious child with an uncaring mother and father, and her time in a school run by the tyrannical headmistress Miss Trunchbull.

    The book has been adapted in various media, including audio readings by actresses Joely Richardson, Miriam Margolyes and Kate Winslet; a feature film Matilda directed by Danny DeVito; a two-part BBC Radio 4 programme; and a – musical Matilda the Musical which ran on the West End in London, Broadway in New York, and around the world. A film adaptation of the musical, Matilda the Musical, was released in

    In , Matilda was listed at number 74 in The Big Read, a BBC survey of the British public of the top novels of all time.[1] In , Matilda was ranked number 30 among all-time best children's novels in a

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    Matilda ( - )

    Artist's impression of Matilda  ©Matilda was heir to the English king, Henry I, but was usurped by Stephen resulting in civil war.

    Matilda was born in , the daughter of Henry I, King of England. In , she married the Holy Roman Emperor Henry V. The death of Matilda's brother in made her Henry I's sole legitimate heir. When her husband died in , Henry recalled her to England and, in , he insisted that the nobles accept her as his successor. In , she married Geoffrey of Anjou with whom she had three sons. A woman ruler was unprecedented and her marriage to Geoffrey was unpopular. When Henry I died in Matilda's cousin Stephen of Blois immediately had himself crowned king.

    Though the church and most nobles supported Stephen, Matilda's claims were upheld by her half-brother Robert of Gloucester and her uncle, David I of Scotland. Matilda and Robert landed at Arundel in September and England descended into civil war. The war was used as a cover for the settling of l

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    Matilda Wormwood
    First appearanceMatilda ()
    Created byRoald Dahl
    Portrayed bySee Below
    Voiced byLauren Mote
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    Nickname(s)Mistake (by Harry Wormwood)
    GenderFemale
    OccupationStudent
    RelativesHarry Wormwood (father)
    Zinnia Wormwood (mother)
    Michael Wormwood (brother)
    Miss Honey (adoptive mother)
    Magnus Honey (adoptive grandfather, deceased)
    Mrs. Honey (adoptive grandmother, deceased)
    NationalityBritish (novel)
    American (film)

    Matilda Wormwood, also known by her adoptive name Matilda Honey, is the title character of the bestselling children's novel Matilda by Roald Dahl. She is a highly precocious six and a half year old girl who has a passion for reading books. Her parents do not recognize her great intelligence and show little interest in her, particularly her father, a secondhand fordon dealer who verbally abuses her. She then gets adopted bygd Mrs. Honey, who