elected King of the Romans;
takes the oath to the acts of Oxford;
taken prisoner at Lewes;
his death.
Richard, son of Robert Courtheuse,
killed in the New Forest.
Richard the Fearless,
son of William Longsword and Espriote;
succeeds to the dukedom,
carried off by Louis IV.
his escape,
does homage for his duchy;
his betrothal;
the wars against him,
attempts at his assassination;
his victory over Lothaire;
his character;
death, piety, etc.
Richard the Good,
succeeds his father Richard the Fearless;
his character;
his protection of the sons of Ethelred.
Richard, son of Richard the Good.
Richard, William the Conqueror's second son,
early death of.
Robert, Bp. of Hereford, the friend of St. Wulstan.
Robert, count of Eu,
joins William the Conqueror in his invasion of England.
Robert, Count of Paris.
Robert Courtheuse, William the Conqueror's eldest son;
his dispute with his brothers at L'aigle;
his rebellion against his father;
his mother's affection for him;
encounters his father in battle;
his war with William Rufus;
takes the cross;
superiority of his character to his brothers';
mortgages his dukedom to Rufus;
his conduct at the siege of Antioch;
declines being King of Jerusalem;
his friendship with Edgar Atheling;
his marriage;
gives up his rights to Henry I.;
Henry's intrigues against him, ;
is taken prisoner;
imprisoned in Cardiff castle, ;
his last years and death.
Robert, Earl of Gloucester, son of Henry I.;
espouses the cause of the Empress Maude;
is taken prisoner;
exchanged for Stephen;
his staunch support of Maude;
his learning.
Robert the Magnificent, his character;
resolves on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land;
declares his son (William the Conqueror) his heir,
his pilgrimage and death.
Rochester, the siege of, by King John.
Rockingham, the convocation at.
Roderick Maur, the Welsh prince.
Roger, Abp. of York, the enemy of Becket;
his excommunication,
his jealousy of the Abp. of Canterbury,
Rognwald, earl, father of Rolf Ganger,
Rolf Ganger, origin of his name,
outlawed for piracy,
attacks Rouen ,
his rude generosity,
interview with Hasting,
conquests in France,
Neustria (Normandy) ceded to him,
tradition of his homage to the King of France,
embraces Christianity,
his government of Normandy,
his history very doubtful,
Rollo, the French name for Rolf,
Roll of Battle Abbey, account of,
Roman Empire, the, decay of,
Rome, England a fief of
Rosamund Clifford, history of,
Rouen attacked by Rolf Ganger,
its surrender,
made the capital of the territory,
William Longsword buried at,
besieged by the enemies of Richard the Fearless,
the Abp. of, excommunicates William the Conqueror,
Roxburgh, capture of, by Sir James Douglas,
Rudel, Jauffred, the troubadour, the story of,
Runnymede, the Great Charter signed at,
Ryes, Hubert de, his service to Duke William,
Sailors' quarrel between France and England,
St. Laurence, Sir Almeric de,
brother in arms of Sir John de Courcy,
his exploits in Ireland,
St. Mahe, the sea-fight at,
St. Patrick, the conversion of Ireland by,
St. Thomas's hospital, named after Archbishop Becket,
Saladin obtains supreme power in Palestine,
his courtesies to Richard I.,
Salisbury, John of, the friend of Becket,
exiled by Henry II.,
Samson le Breton, messenger of Queen Matilda,
Saracen Arabs, the, character of,
Savoy palace, the, origin of,
Saxons, the, held in no favor at Rome,
cause of their ruin at the Conquest,
their derision of the Normans,
Scandinavia, the nurse of the Teuton race,
Scotland, depredations of the pirates in,
its troubles after the death of Malcolm III.,
decay of the kings of,
the troubles of, following the death of Alexander III.,
claims to the crown of, referred to Edward I.,
Edward I. claims to be Lord paramount,
harsh government of, under Edward I.,
the troubles of, under the Bruce dynasty,
the strength of, under Robert Bruce,
peace concluded with, by England,
Scottish Church, the, reformed by Queen Margaret,
Scott, Michael, the wizard, account of,
Septs, system of, in Ireland,
Sepulchre, the Holy, the crusaders at,
Sewell, Abp. of York,
his opposition to the encroachments of Rome,
Ship, the White, story of the wreck of,
Sigurd the Crusader, visitor to Henry I.,
his career,
his discussion with his brother Eystein,
his sad fate,
Simon, Earl of Northampton, son of Matilda of Scotland,
his character,
his contempt for his brother Waltheof,
his repentance and death,
Siward Biorn, Earl of Northumbria,
assists Edward the Confessor against Godwin,
his death,
Sonnac, Guillaume de, in the Egyptian crusade,
Stamford Bridge, battle of,
Standard, the, battle of,
Stapleton, Walter, Bp. of Exeter,
his murder at Paul's Cross,
Stephen, Count of Blois,
married to William the Conqueror's daughter Adela,
takes the Cross,
his character,
Stephen (II.) of Blois, favorite of Henry I.,
swears fealty to Maude,
his proceedings on the death of Henry I.,
obtains possession of England and Normandy,
his good qualities,
taken prisoner at Lincoln,
regains his liberty,
besieges Maude at Oxford,
retains the throne unmolested,
his death,
Stephen, King of Hungary,
his charge of Edmund Ironside's children,
his character,
Stigand, Abp.,
his absence from the coronation of Harold,
suspicion of, by the Court of Rome,
his deposition,
Stiklestad, battle of,
Stirling, battle of,
siege of,
siege of the castle by Edward Bruce,
Randolph's conduct at,
Strongbow, Earl of Pembroke,
his invasion of Ireland,
Henry II. makes him seneschal,
and governor,
his death,
Swend, quarrel of, with Harold Hardrada,
Sweyne, son of Earl Godwin, his character and crimes,
Sybil, daughter of Helie de la Fleche,
marries Foulques V. of Anjou,
Sybilla, wife of Robert Courtheuse,
Taillefer, the minstrel knight at Hastings,
Tancred de Hauteville, the kingdom of
the Two Sicilies founded by his sons.
Tancred joins the first Crusade;
his prowess at Antioch;
at Jerusalem.
Tancred of Sicily, disputes between him and
Richard Coeur de Lion;
Prince Arthur betrothed to his daughter.
Templars, the Knights,
jealousy between them and the Hospitallers;
their valor at the fall of Acre;
their proceedings afterward;
given up by Clement V. to Philippe IV.;
their arrest and the accusations against them;
their order abolished by the Pope;
persecution of, in different kingdoms;
their character and fate.
Temple, the, in London, history of.
Teuchebray, battle of.
Teutons, the, reared in Scandinavia;
their law regarding land.
Theobald, Count de Blois, favorite of Henry I.
Thibaut, Count de Chartes,
his treachery toward Richard the Fearless;
his submission to him.
Thorer the Silent, son of Earl Rognwald.
Thorold, Abbot of Malmesbury, appointed to Peterborough;
his expedition against Hereward;
is taken prisoner.
Thurstan, Abp. of York.
Torfrida, wife of Hereward.