his birth and parentage,
enters the Abbey of Bec,
the Archbishopric of Canterbury forced upon him,
his collision with William Rufus,
banished for life,
returns on the death of Rufus,
disputes with Henry I.,
again banished,
his return, death and character,
Ansgard, Alderman, his conference with William the Conqueror,
Antioch, siege of,
in the first crusade,
Apulia, the Normans in,
Aquitaine, acquired by Henry II's marriage with Eleanor,
account of the duchy of,
Arnulf, Count of Flanders,
the foe of William Longsword,
makes war against Richard the Fearless,
Richard's generosity to him,
Arques, Count d', his conspiracy against William the Conqueror,
Arthur, King: history of his round table at Winchester,
Arthur of Brittany,
the joy at his birth,
Richard I. acknowledges him heir,
his residence at the court of Philippe Auguste,
at the siege of Mirabeau,
taken prisoner by King John,
the parley between them,
John's attempted cruelty,
his murder by John,
avenged by Philippe Auguste,
Artois, Robert, Comte d',
joins the crusade of Louis IX.,
insults Longespee,
his impetuous character,
killed at Mansourah,
Ascalon, the crusaders at,
Atheling, _vide_ Etheling.
Augustine, his dispute with the Welsh Church,
Auvergne, Guy of,
his cruel treatment and death,
Avignon, the papal court removed to,
Ayr, story of the barns of,
Bacon, Roger, account of,
Baldwin, Archbishop of Canterbury,
Baldwin, Count of Flanders,
William the Conqueror's overtures to,
Baldwin I. king of Jerusalem,
Baldwin II. king of Jerusalem,
Balliol, John, lays claim to the crown of Scotland,
declared king,
treated as a vassal by Edward I.,
humiliation of,
and subsequent career,
Bangor, slaughter of the monks of,
Bannockburn, battle of,
its results,
Bards, the, account of,
Barons, the, assembly of,
to adopt the charter,
their revolt,
their meeting with King John at Runnymede,
their war with King John,
offer the crown to Louis the Lion,
their demands at the Parliament of Westminster,
the meeting of, in the Mad Parliament,
their dispute with Henry III. referred to Louis IX.,
refuse Louis IX.'s decision,
their war with the king,
their discontent with Montfort,
their proceedings against Gaveston,
against the Despensers,
Batalha in Portugal, account of the Abbey of,
Battle Abbey,
history of,
the roll of,
unsatisfactory compared with Domesday Book,
Bayeux tapestry, description of the,
Bec, Lanfranc abbot of,
Anselm there,
Beck, Anthony, Bishop of Durham,
Edward I.'s envoy to Balliol,
Edward I.'s message to,
Becket, Gilbert a, legend of,
Becket, Thomas a, birth of,
his character and splendor,
appointed Archbishop of Canterbury,
his humility,
his quarrel with Henry II.
on the privileges of the clergy,
his reluctant consent to the Constitutions of Clarendon,
the King's sentence against him,
his acts at the Council of Northampton,
his flight to the Continent,
supported by the Pope, &c.,
retires to Pontigny,
conference with King Henry II. at Montmirail,
at Montmartre,
the King's submission,
his return to Canterbury,
events of his martyrdom,
fate of his murderers,
his canonization,
general honor paid to him,
pilgrimages to his shrine,
its spoliation by Henry VIII,
summary of his character,
Benefit of clergy, meaning of,
Berengaria, Richard I.'s attachment to,
their marriage,
her death,
Bernard, Count of Harcourt,
the friend of William Longsword,
his support of Richard the Fearless,
Bertrade, marries Foulques IV. of Anjou,
leaves him for Philippe I.,
Bertram de Born, the troubadour,
laments Queen Eleanor's imprisonment,
affronted by Richard I.,
his interview with Henry II.,
his laments for Richard I.,
his death,
Dante's mention of him in the "Inferno,"
Berwick, Edward I.'s cruelty at,
Bigod, Roger, Earl of Norfolk, his answers to Henry III.,
his opposition to the exactions of Edward I.,
Binning, his capture at Linlithgow,
Bishops, dispute between King and Pope respecting the election of,
Blanche of Castile, her marriage to Louis the Lion,
death of,
Blondel, discovers Richard I. in captivity,
Blondeville, Ranulf de, his marriage to Constance of Brittany,
Boemond, joins the first crusade,
his conduct at the siege of Antioch,
Bohun, Humphrey, Earl of Hereford, his opposition to Edward I.,
his success and high character,
Bohun, Sir H., his encounter with King Robert Bruce,
Boniface VIII., Pope, opposes Edward I.'s exactions on the clergy,
death of,
Border warfare with the Scots,
Bosham, Herbert de, the friend of Archbishop Becket,
Brand, Abbot of Peterborough,
confers knighthood on Hereward,
Braose, William de, King John's cruelties to,
Bretons, their joy at the birth of Prince Arthur,
their enmity to Richard I.,
Brien Boru, King of Ireland,
Brihtric Meau, Queen Matilda's love for,
her vengeance on his disdain,
Brito, William, murderer of Becket,
his armorial bearings,
Britons, the, after the departure of the Romans,
Bruce, the line of, history of,
troubles of Scotland under,
Bruce, Edward, besieges Stirling Castle,
commands a division at Bannockburn,
his invasion of Ireland,
death,
Bruce, Robert, lays claim to the crown of Scotland,
Bruce, Robert, the younger, joins Wallace,
lives in allegiance to Edward I.,
Bruce, Robert III., vacillation of his early conduct,
his murder of the Red Comyn;
revolts against Edward I.;
coronation at Scone;
his excommunication;
his disaster at Methven;
wanderings, and adventures;
escape from the Lorns;
defeats Aymer de Valence;
his progress in the recovery of Scotland;
his preparations to meet Edward II.;
encounter with Sir Henry Bohun;
his victory at Bannockburn;
his invasion of Ireland;
inroads upon England;
recognised by the Pope;
his right to the
throne acknowledged by England;
his dying injunctions and death;
fate of his heart.
Bruce, William, resigns the charge of Prince Arthur.
Bungay, Friar, the associate of Friar Bacon.
Burgh, Hubert de, governor of Prince Arthur;
taken prisoner by the French;
his defence of Dover;
defeats the French fleet;
his care of the minority of Henry III.;
machinations against him;
his imprisonment and escape;
subsequent history.
Burnel, Robert, Bishop, Edward I.'s chancellor.
Bury St. Edmund's, assembly of the Barons at.
Cadwallader, the last of the Pendragons.
Caen, the two abbeys founded at,
by William the Conqueror and Matilda;
Abbaye aux Dames at,
William the Conqueror's eldest daughter becomes Abbess of;
William the Conqueror buried at.
Camp of refuge established in the Isle of Ely;
the principal fugitives there;
attacks on, by William the Conqueror;
betrayed by the monks of Ely;
cruelty to the captives taken there.
Canterbury and York, jealousy between.
Canterbury Cathedral, murder of Becket at;
Henry II. does penance in;
Becket's shrine at.
Capet, Hugh, succeeds to the throne of France;
supported by Richard the Fearless;
importance of his recognition.
Cardinals, the, choice of the Pope vested in.
Carthage, Louis IX.'s camp at;
his sickness and death there.
Cecily, William the Conqueror's eldest daughter, becomes Abbess of Caen.
Chalons, Count de, his treachery to Edward I.
Charlemagne, receives the crown of the Holy Roman Empire;
degeneracy of his descendants;
overcome by the Northmen;
the race of, retire to Lorraine.
Charles Martel, exploits of.
Charles the Simple, King of France;
his contests with Rollo;
cedes Neustria to him;
Rollo marries his daughter.
Charles IV., his conduct in Queen Isabel's quarrel with Edward II.
Charter, the Great, adopted by the Barons;
King John promises to grant it;
his prevarication;
its enactments;
signed by John;
annulled by Pope Innocent III.;
the war of the Barons to obtain it;
Henry III. made to agree to it;
end of the wars about it;
its acceptance by Henry III.;
renewal of, by the Barons, under Edward I.
Chateau Gaillard, the siege of.
Christina, daughter of Edward Etheling;
retires to a convent;
becomes Abbess of Wilton.
Christianity, conversion of the early French kings to;
acceptance of, by the Vikings.
Church and State, struggles between, in the eleventh century;
theory of;
adjustment of the disputes between; further disputes.
Church building in the early Norman days.
Church patronage, quarrel of the Barons with Innocent IV. respecting.
Clapham, derivation of its name.
Clare, Gilbert de, Earl of Gloucester, knighted by Montfort;
secedes from the Barons;
joins the last crusade;
married to Joan of Acre, daughter of Edward I.;
death of.
Clarendon, the Council and Constitutions of.
Clement V., Pope, character of;
excommunicates Bruce;
gives absolution to Gaveston;
elected Pope by the influence of Philippe IV.;
gives up the Knights Templars to him;
abolishes the Templars;
his death.
Clergy, the privileges of, Henry II.'s opposition to;
Becket's support of.
Clermont, council of, Peter the Hermit at.
Coinage, the, Edward I.'s laws upon.
Comyn, Earl of Durham, murder of, by the townsmen.
Comyn the Red, his treachery to Robert Bruce;
murdered by Bruce.
Conge d'elire, origin of.
Conrad, King of Burgundy, makes war upon Richard the Fearless.
Conrade of Montferrat, his enmity to Richard I.;
made King of Jerusalem;
his assassination.
Constance, daughter of William the Conqueror, account of.
Constance of Brittany, her marriage with Geoffrey Plantagenet;
has the care of Prince Arthur;
her second marriage;
is seized and imprisoned;
her death.
Constantinople, Robert the Magnificent at,
Harold Hardrada's adventures there,
Cordova, Emir of, King John's embassy to,
Cressingham, Hugh, chancellor to Edward I.,
his expedition against Wallace,
killed at the battle of Stirling,
Crusades, the, remarks upon,
the first led by Peter the Hermit,
its disastrous end,
followed by Godfrey de Bouillon and others,
account of,
the third account of,
the last history of,
the great abuse of them,
Curfew bell, origin of,
Cymry, the, original tribe of the Kelts,
Cyprus, conquest of, by Richard Coeur de Lion,
Damietta, the crusaders at,
Danish conquest of England, effects of,
David, Earl of Huntingdon,
joins the third crusade,
his adventures on his return home,
David I. King of Scotland,
a visitor of Henry I.,
swears fealty to Maude,
his character,
invades England in favor of Maude,
defeated at the battle of the Standard,
his sorrows and death,
De Courcy, Sir John, made governor of Ireland,
his government there,
made Earl of Ulster,
treachery against him,
his imprisonment,
undertakes the championship of England,
privilege granted to him and his descendants,
Despensers, the, favorites of Edward II.,
the Barons procure their banishment,
their return,
the King's bounty to them,
their capture and execution,
Des Roches, Guillaume, King John's promise to,
respecting Prince Arthur,
his remorse at the King's treachery,
Des Roches, Peter, Bishop of Winchester,
refuses to acknowledge the interdict,
justiciary under Henry III.,
his intrigue against Hubert de Burgh,
causes the death of the Earl of Pembroke,
his dismissal and death,
Divine service, decrees for,
at the Synod of Mertoun,
Domesday book, account of,
Donald Bane seizes the crown of Scotland,
Douglas Castle, contests in its recovery and defence,
Douglas, Sir James, his first meeting with Bruce, 391;
his constant adherence,
recovers his castle from the English,
his capture of Roxburgh Castle,
chivalrous conduct to Randolph,
his exploits on the Border,
Bruce's dying injunction to,
carries Bruce's heart to Spain,
his death there,
Dover besieged by Louis the Lion,
the siege raised,
battle of,
Dublin University, foundation of,
; Dunbar, battle of,
Earl, derivation of title of,
from the Danes,
Edgar Atheling, son of Edward the Stranger,
William the Conqueror's friendship for,
account of him,
proclaimed King of England,
William the Conqueror's conduct to,
efforts of Malcolm III. in his favor,
renounces his claim to the crown of England,
his subsequent career,
his death and character,
Edgar of Scotland restored to the throne,
Edinburgh Castle captured from the English,
Edith, wife of Edward the Confessor,
character of,
Edith of the Swan neck finds the body of Harold,
Edith, daughter of Margaret of Scotland, marries Henry I.,
changes her name to Matilda or Maude,
See Maude.
Ediva, mother of Hereward,
Edmund Ironside, his two sons,
Edward the Confessor, son of Ethelred the Unready,
his gentle nurture in Normandy,
comes to his brother's court in England,
his character, &c.,
why called the Confessor,
instance of his gentleness,
his Norman propensities,
visited by Duke William of Normandy,
founds Westminster Abbey,
death and burial there,
his desire to leave his crown to William of Normandy,
conversation with Harold on his death-bed,
William the Conqueror's friendship for,
Henry III.'s devotion to,
translation of his remains,
Edward I., his marriage to Eleanor of Castile,
his character,
his conduct in taking the oath to the acts of Oxford,
his robbery of the Templars,
conduct at the siege of Northampton and the battle of Lees,
delivers himself up to the Barons,
his escape from Herford,
rescues his father at the battle of Evesham,
joins Louis IX. in the last Crusade,
his embarkation,
arrives at Acre,
attempted assassination there,
returns to England,
his tomb in Westminster Abbey,
Coronation of,
his treatment of the Jews
his laws,
parliaments,
prosperity of the kingdom in the early part of his reign,
respect shown him on the continent,
account of his daughters,
deterioration of his character in his later years,
death of his Queen Eleanor;
claims to be Lord paramount of Scotland;
the claim acknowledged;
invades Scotland;
deposes Balliol and gets himself acknowledged King;
his rage against Wallace;
wins the battle of Falkirk;
cruelty to Wallace;
duped by Philippe IV.;
is distressed for funds;
seizure of ecclesiastical property;
imposes the "evil toll,";
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