The Growth of Parliament and the War with Scotland (1216-1307)

William Dunkeld Robieson

INTRODUCTION

TABLE OF CONTENTS

THE CORONATION OF KING HENRY III. (1216).

THE FAIR OF LINCOLN (1217).

THE BATTLE OF SANDWICH (1217).

WHY LOUIS WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN ENGLAND.

THE CHARTER OF THE FOREST (1217).

CONCERNING A WRESTLING-MATCH AND DISTURBANCES IN THE CITY OF LONDON (1223).

THE COMING OF THE FRIARS (1224).

THE RULE OF SAINT FRANCIS (1224).

PAPAL DEMANDS FOR PREBENDS (1226).

THE KING ANNULS THE GRANTS MADE DURING HIS MINORITY (1227).

ARTICLES OF ACCUSATION AGAINST HUBERT DE BURGH (1232).

THE POITEVIN INVASION (1233).

THE PAPAL LEGATE AND THE CLERKS OF OXFORD (1238).

PAPAL EXACTIONS (1240-1244).

THE ENGLISH IN FRANCE (1242).

HOW THE KING VEXED HIS LOYAL SUBJECTS (1248).

A CHANGE OF RULER IN SCOTLAND (1249).

THE MISDEEDS OF THE SENESCHAL OF GASCONY (1253).

IRELAND GRANTED TO THE LORD EDWARD (1254).

THE SICILIAN CROWN (1254-1257).

THE EXPULSION OF THE POITEVINS (1258).

THE KING CONSENTS TO THE ELECTION OF THE TWENTY-FOUR (1258).

THE PROVISIONS OF OXFORD (1258).

HENRY REPUDIATES THE PROVISIONS OF OXFORD (1261).

THE QUEEN INSULTED BY THE LONDONERS (1263).

THE BATTLE OF LARGS (1263).

THE MISE OF AMIENS (1264).

THE BATTLE OF LEWES (1264).

THE VIEWS OF THE KING AND OF THE BARONS CONCERNING THE GOVERNMENT OF ENGLAND (1264).

THE MISERIES OF CIVIL WAR (1264).

SIMON DE MONTFORT'S SCHEME OF GOVERNMENT (1264).

THE EVESHAM CAMPAIGN (1265).

CHARACTER OF SIMON DE MONTFORT.

THE DISINHERITED IN THE ISLE OF ELY (1266-1267).

EDWARD IN THE EAST (1270-1272).

PARLIAMENT ARRANGES FOR THE INTERREGNUM (1272).

PERSONAL APPEARANCE AND CHARACTER OF EDWARD I.

THE ACQUISITION OF WALES (1277).

WRIT FOR DISTRAINT OF KNIGHTHOOD (1278).

THE EARL OF WARRENNE'S TITLE TO HIS LANDS. (1278).

THE STATUTE OF MORTMAIN (1279).

THE WELSH REBELLION OF 1281-1282.

THE STATUTE OF WINCHESTER (1285).

THE GOOD GOVERNMENT OF ALEXANDER III., KING OF SCOTLAND.

THE EXPULSION OF THE JEWS (1290).

JOHN BALLIOL DOES HOMAGE TO EDWARD FOR HIS KINGDOM OF SCOTLAND (1292).

THE OUTBREAK OF WAR BETWEEN ENGLAND AND FRANCE (1293).

WRITS OF SUMMONS TO THE PARLIAMENT OF 1295. 1. Summons of the Archbishop and Clergy.

EVIL PRIESTS THE CAUSE OF THE PEOPLE'S RUIN.

THE VOYAGE OF KYNGE EDWARDE (1296). [33]

THE SIEGE OF BERWICK (1296).

THE OPPRESSION OF SCOTLAND BY THE ENGLISH (1296).

THE POPE FORBIDS THE TAXATION OF THE CLERGY (1296-1297).

THE NOBLES REFUSE TO GO TO GASCONY WITHOUT THE KING (1297).

WILLIAM WALLACE (1297).

THE CONFIRMATION OF THE CHARTERS (1297).

THE BATTLE OF FALKIRK (1298).

SCOTLAND AFTER FALKIRK (1298-1303).

ROBERT THE BRUCE CROWNED KING OF SCOTLAND (1306).

DEATH OF EDWARD THE FIRST (1307).

BELL'S ENGLISH HISTORY SOURCE BOOKS.

Transcriber's Note.

Apparent typographical errors have been corrected. The use of hyphens has been rationalised.

Notices of other books in the series have been moved to the end of the text.

BELL'S ENGLISH HISTORY SOURCE BOOKS

General Editors: S. E. Winbolt, M.A., and Kenneth Bell, M.A.

THE
GROWTH OF PARLIAMENT
AND THE
WAR WITH SCOTLAND
(1216-1307)

BY
W. D. ROBIESON, M.A.
ASSISTANT TO THE PROFESSOR OF HISTORY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW

LONDON
G. BELL AND SONS, LTD.
1914

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THE GROWTH OF PARLIAMENT AND THE WAR WITH SCOTLAND (1216-1307)

THE
GROWTH OF PARLIAMENT
AND THE
WAR WITH SCOTLAND
(1216-1307)