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,";
marriage with Margaret of France;
grants the right of taxation to his subjects;
his vengeance on Abp. Winchelsea;
rage at Bruce's revolt;
his vow against the Scots;
arrives at Carlisle;
cruelty to Bruce's brothers;
his last injunctions and death;
his dread of Gaveston's influence over his son.
Edward II., appointed regent in his father's absence;
ceremony of his knighthood;
his appearance and character;
influence of friends over him;
his inordinate attachment to Piers Gaveston;
neglects his father's injunctions respecting Scotland;
his marriage to Isabel of France;
the nobles demand Gaveston's dismissal;