Tostig, son of Earl Godwin;
becomes Earl of Northumbria;
banished by Harold;
becomes his bitter enemy;
invites Harold Hardrada to invade England;
his interview with his brother Harold;
is killed at Stamford Bridge.
Touraine, loss of, by the English to France.
Tracy, William, the murderer of Becket;
his armorial bearings.
Triefels, castle of, Richard Coeur de Lion immured in.
Troubadours, the, account of;
their lament for Coeur de Lion.
Tunis, Louis IX.'s expedition against.
Tunstan the White, standard-bearer at Hastings.
Turges, the Dane, King of Ireland.
Turks, the, character of;
the first crusade directed against them.
Turlogh, King of Ireland.
Tynte family, origin of their name and armorial bearings.
Tyrrell, Walter, alone with Rufus at his death
in the New Forest.
Ulf, Earl Godwin's brother-in-law,
legends respecting.
Ulfnoth, father of Earl Godwin;
remains in captivity till death.
Ulfnoth son of Earl Godwin, hostage to William of Normandy.
Urban II., Pope, elected by the cardinals;
presides at the Council of Clermont;
urges the first crusade.
Val des Dames, the battle of.
Valence de, the English cognomen of the Lusignan family.
Valence, Aymar de, his contest with Bruce;
his pursuit of him;
defeated by Bruce at Loudon Hill;
Gaveston's nick-name for him;
unites with other nobles against Gaveston;
his character;
his conduct at the death of Gaveston;
sent by Edward II. to Scotland against Bruce.
Valence, William de, half-brother to Henry III.,
opposition between him and the Barons.
Varangian guard, the.
Vikings, the, account of.
Wakefield, Peter, of his prediction to King John;
John's cruelty to him.
Wales, early history of.
Walkelyn, Bishop of Winchester,
grant of timber to him by William the Conqueror.
Wallace, William, history of;
declares against Edward I.;
wins the battle of Stirling;
assumes the title of Governor;
defeated at the battle of Falkirk;
his betrayal and execution.
Wallingford Castle, Maude escapes to.
Walsingham, our Lady of, origin of the church of.
Walter, Hubert, Abp. of Canterbury, account of.
Walter l'Espee at the battle of the Standard.
Walter the Penniless joins the first crusade.
Waltham Abbey, Harold and his brothers buried at.
Waltheof, Earl of Huntingdon, son of Siward Biorn;
rejects submission to William the Conqueror;
perfidious conduct of his wife;
executed at Winchester.
--son of Matilda of Scotland, character of;
becomes abbot of Melrose;
his meeting with King Stephen;
elected Bp. of St. Andrew's.
Warrenne, John de, Earl of Surrey,
his sword his title to his estate;
his expedition against Wallace;
his conduct at the battle of Stirling.
--Isabel, her appeal to Henry III.
Wash, the, loss of King John's treasure at.
Welsh, the, a Keltic tribe;
their fierce internal quarrels;
their position under the Saxon and Norman kings.
Wessex, the earldom of.
Western Church, the, degeneration of, after the Crusades.
Western Empire, the, break up of.
Westminster Abbey, foundation of,
by Edward the Confessor;
Henry III.'s benefactions to;
its appearance temp. Edward I.
Westminster Hall, the oak for the roof sent from Ireland.
White Ship, the story of the wreck of.
William the Conqueror, son of Robert the Magnificent,
acknowledged his father's heir;
his accession;
early conspiracies against him;
defeats the rebels;
his war with Anjou;
marriage with Matilda of Flanders;
founds the Abbey of St. Stephen at Caen;
his grave and burial there;
his visit to Edward the Confessor;
Edward leaves the crown of England to him;
Harold becomes his prisoner;
obtains an oath of assistance from him;
receives tidings of Harold's coronation;
summons a parliament at Lillebonne;
prepares for the invasion of England;
lands at Pevensey;
his appearance at the battle of Hastings;
his victory there;
his coronation;
his mode of satisfying his followers;
attacks the Camp of Refuge;
makes peace with Hereward;
his high character;
his principal friends;
his many disappointments;
character of his wife;
of his daughters;
of his sons;
rebellion of Robert Courtheuse against him;
his grief at Queen Matilda's death;
his fatal accident at Mantes;
interview with his sons on his death-bed;
leaves the crown of England to William Rufus;
his death;
history of the submission of London to him;
his dealings with the Welsh.
William Rufus, his father's love for him;
interview with his father on his death-bed;
he nominates him successor to the crown of England;
his oppression of the Church and people;
rapine under him in England and Normandy;
his remorse at his sacrilege;
makes Anselm Abp. of Canterbury;
his war with his brother Robert;
his disputes with Anselm;
exiles him for life;
his friend Ralph Flambard;
increases the severity of the Forest laws;
his dream the night before his death;
his death in the New Forest;
burial at Winchester;
relics of his death still remaining;
doubts by whom he was killed;
his conduct to Helie de la Fleche.
William Etheling, eldest son of Henry I.;
marries Matilda of Anjou;
drowned in the White Ship.
William Fitzosborne de Breteuil,
his proceedings on the death of Rufus.
William of Scotland, captivity of;
purchases his freedom.
William, son of Rollo,
his father leaves him his dukedom;
surnamed Longsword;
his character;
father of Richard the Fearless;
his base murder;
burial at Rouen.
William, son of Robert Courtheuse;
given in charge of Helie de St. Saen;
his career and early death.
Winchelsea, Robert, Abp. of Canterbury,
opposes Edward I.'s exactions on the Clergy;
their reconciliation;
holds the Synod of Mertoun;
Edward's vengeance on him;
his death and character;
his denunciations of Gaveston.
Winchester, the council of;
burial of Rufus at;
Maude besieged there;
sacking of, by Simon de Montfort.
Wolves' heads, the tribute of, from Wales.
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Woodstock, Fair Rosamond at.
Worcester cathedral, rebuilt by Wulstan.
Wulstan, the last Saxon bishop, account of;
chosen Bp. of Worcester;
his conduct at the council of Winchester;
legend of his staff at the Confessor's tomb;
retains his bishopric;
rebuilds his cathedral;
his death;
William the Conqueror's friendship for him.
Wych, Richard, Bp. of Chichester, history of;
his good works and death.
York and Canterbury, jealousy between.
Zoe, Empress of Constantinople,
her love for Harold Hardrada.
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