valor of the Hospitallers at the fall of the Acre,
their settlement at the Isle of Rhodes.
Houghton, Lord, his poem on the fate of the Templars.
Howell Dha, the Lawgiver of Wales.
Hugh the White, Count of Paris,
his daughter betrothed to Richard the Fearless.
Hugh the Wolf, Earl of Chester, his friendship for Anselm,
retires to a monastery,
his conduct as a Lord Marcher.
Ingelger, the legend of, becomes first Count of Anjou.
Ingulf of Croyland, his recollections of Queen Edith.
Innocent III., Pope, nominates Stephen Langton Abp. of Canterbury,
places England under an interdict,
annuls Magna Charta,
interferes against the crown of England being given to Louis the Lion,
his death.
Innocent IV., Pope, his exactions on England,
contests with Frederick II.,
his exactions on the clergy,
interference with the English Church,
quarrel with the English Barons respecting Church patronage,
Bp. Grosteste opposes his encroachments,
his death.
Inquisition into estates by Edward I..
Interdict, the, of England, by Pope Innocent III..
Ireland, depredations of the pirates in,
the slave-trade with,
stopped by Bps. Wulstan and Lanfranc,
confusion of its early history,
its conversion to Christianity,
inroads of the Northmen,
Pope Adrian IV. grants it to Henry II.,
invaded by Strong bow,
submission of, to Henry II.,
regulations for the Church,
granted to John Lackland as his inheritance,
invasion of, by Edward and Robert Bruce.
Isabelle of Angouleme engaged to Hugh de Lusignan,
marries King John,
her contempt for her husband,
marries Hugh de Lusignan,
her reputation for sorcery.
Isabel of France, her marriage to Edward II.,
her complaints against Gaveston,
report of her aiding the escape of the younger Mortimer,
complains to the King of France of her treatment;
goes to the French court;
her affection for Mortimer;
invades England;
her successes against her husband;
her conduct with Mortimer;
cruelty to the Earl of Kent;
her pleading for Mortimer; despair at his execution;
her death.
Italian clergy thrust into the English Church;
hatred of the English to these.
Ivo de Grantmesnil, friend of Robert Courtheuse.
Ivo Taillebois, Lord of Spalding; his overbearing conduct;
his expeditions against Hereward;
taken prisoner by him;
his outrages on Croyland Abbey;
banished by William Rufus.
Jerusalem, Robert the Magnificent at;
emotion of the first Crusaders at beholding it;
the slaughter there,
at its capture from the infidels;
King Richard's grief at his inability to take it.
Jews, the persecution of, under Henry III;
their treatment by Edward I.
Joan, sister of Richard I.,
Queen of Sicily,
dispute with King Tancred about;
takes charge of Berengaria;
dies, and is buried with her brother.
Joan of Acre, birth of;
marriage of, to Gilbert de Clare;
her second marriage to Ralph de Monthermer;
character;
her sudden death.
John Lackland, Ireland given him as his inheritance;
his unworthy conduct there;
reason of his name;
his father's affection for him;
turns traitor to his father;
his conduct respecting Richard's captivity;
Richard's generous pardon to him;
bequeaths him the crown;
his marriage to Isabelle of Angouleme;
his promises respecting Prince Arthur;
imprisons him at Falaise;
his parley with him there and attempted cruelty;
murders Prince Arthur;
summoned by Philippe Auguste to answer for this;
his French fiefs declared forfeit;
conquered from him by Philippe;
his Queen's contempt for him;
his dispute with the Pope about the election to
the See of Canterbury;
his reply to the threat of an interdict;
excommunicated; deposed;
his embassy to the Emir of Cordova;
submission to the Pope;
yields himself a vassal to Rome;
his outrageous exactions;
the Barons revolt against these;
promises to grant the Great Charter;
attempts to cajole the Barons;
signs the Charter;
his rage, and efforts to annul it;
his war with the Barons;
contest with Louis the Lion and the Barons;
loss of his treasure at the Wash;
his despair and death.
Joinville, Sieur de, accompanies Louis IX. on his crusade;
his bravery at Mansourah;
is taken prisoner;
opposes Louis's second crusade;
his notices of Louis IX.
Joppa, the Crusaders at.
Judith, wife of Earl Waltheof; her perfidy to her husband.
Jumieges, Abbey of, restored by William Longsword.
Kelts, the history of.
Kent, Edmund, Earl of, Queen Isabel's treachery and cruelty to.
Kent, the men of, their treaty with William the Conqueror.
Kings lost in battle, legends of their survival.
Kirkpatrick, his share in the murder of the Red Comyn.
Knut, husband of Emma, daughter of Richard the Fearless;
legends respecting his murder of Ulf.
Lacy, Hugo, made Governor of Ireland;
his murder.
Lacy, Hugo de (2d), made Governor of Ireland by King John;
his treachery to De Courcy.
Lancaster, Earl of, Gaveston's nickname for;
unites with other nobles against Gaveston;
his part in the downfall and death of Gaveston;
his discontent toward Edward II;
his proceeding against the Despensers;
his arrest and execution;
his character.
Lanfranc, the first rise of;
his reputation at Rome;
becomes Abp. of Canterbury;
his esteem for Wulstan;
William the Conqueror's friendship for;
commanded by William the Conqueror to
crown Rufus King of England;
favors the views of Gregory VII;
his death.
Langley, Walter, Bp. of Lichfield,
reproves Edward of Caernarvon;
his imprisonment.
Langston, Simon, brother of the abp.
Langton, Stephen, nominated by the Pope Abp. of Canterbury;
refused by King John; acknowledged by John;
takes possession of the see;
forbids John's violence;
his support of Magna Charta against the Pope;
gets the Barons to adopt it;
his mission to Rome on behalf of it and the Barons.
Lateran Council, the, exactions of.
Laws of England, adhered to by the Norman Kings;
ignored by Henry II;
their violation by King John;
Edward I's code of.
Lay investiture of bishops, disputes about their settlement,
Leofric, Earl of Mercia,
assists Edward the Confessor against Godwin,
his death,
Leofric, father of Hereward, .
Leofwyn, his advice to his brother Harold,
death at Hastings,
Leopold of Austria at the siege of Acre,
his banner insulted by Richard,
his quarrel with Richard at Ascalon,
seizes Richard on his return,
Lewes, the battle of,
its results,
Lillebonne, the parliament at,
Limoges, meeting of Henry II. and his sons at,
Lincoln, the fair of,
Linlithgow, the capture of, from the English,
Lion, anecdote of its faithfulness,
Lockhard, origin of the name of,
London, becomes the Royal residence under the Danes,
preserves its rights at the Norman Conquest,
submits to William the Conqueror,
Longchamp, William, Bp. of Ely, chancellor,
arrogant character of,
his disgrace,
Longespee, William, son of Fair Rosamond,
history of,
his death,
Longespee, William, the second son of the above,
joins Richard Plantagenet's crusade,
gets a grant from the Pope for it,