Arrested along with his father, Roger was used to secure the surrender of a castle held by his mother and then disappeared from history.
[7] The younger Roger's family was a powerful one in England[8] - not only was his father the Bishop of Salisbury, but he also held the administration of the government in his hands.
[6] In the middle of 1139, rumours were current that the family was going to defect to Stephen's rival for the throne, the Empress Matilda.
[16] In late June, a fight broke out between some of the retainers of Alan and men in the service of Roger's family.
[6] The younger Roger was restrained with chains and put on a high platform in view of the castle with a noose around his neck.
It is possible the new name was bestowed because he could have expected to receive a bishopric after his time as chancellor, which did not happen because of his family's disgrace.
[4][c] The historian Francis West described the base of the family's power as "control of the important offices of royal government".