Acre, the siege of,
Prince Edward there,
its final conquest
by the Saracens,
Adela, William the Conqueror’s daughter,
married to Stephen of Blois,
Adrian IV., Pope,
Nicholas Brakespeare, an Englishman,
his grant of Ireland to Henry II.,
Aelred, Abbot of Rivaux,
his visit to King David of Scotland,
death,
Agatha, wife of Edward the Etheling,
Alain Fergeant,
married to William the Conqueror’s daughter Constance,
Alberic, friend of Robert Courtheuse,
Albigenses, the war against,
led by Simon de Montfort,
Aldred, Archbishop of York,
consecrates Bishop Wulstan,
dies of grief,
Alexander III., Pope,
his support of Becket,
Alexander III., of Scotland,
at the coronation of Edward I.,
his character,
his shocking death,
troubles in Scotland after this,
Alexis Comnenus, Greek Emperor,
his conduct to the crusaders,
Alfonso I. of Castile,
William the Conqueror’s daughter Matilda promised to,
Alfred, Archbishop of York, crowns Harold king of England,
Alfred Atheling, son of Ethelred the Unready,
his expedition against Harold Harefoot,
his murder,
Alftrude, tradition of Hereward’s love for,
Algar, son of Earl Leofric,
Alice of France, Richard Coeur de Lion bethrothed to,
disputes about this,
Alice of Louvain, second wife of Henry I.
married secondly to William de Albini,
Almayne, Henry of, son of Richard king of the Romans,
joins the last crusade,
his murder by the De Montforts,
punishment of his murderers,
Anjou, history of the Counts of,
loss of, by the English to Philippe Auguste,
Anjou, Charles, Comte d’,
joins the crusade of Louis IX,
seizes the crown of the Two Sicilies,
his conduct in the last crusade,
at the death of Louis IX.,
Prince Edward’s reply to him,
Anselm, Archbishop: Bishop Wulstan assists at his consecration,
his birth and parentage,
enters the Abbey of Bec,
the Archbishopric of Canterbury forced upon him,
his collision with William Rufus,
banished for life,
returns on the death of Rufus,
disputes with Henry I.,
again banished,
his return, death and character,
Ansgard, Alderman, his conference with William the Conqueror,
Antioch, siege of,
in the first crusade,
Apulia, the Normans in,
Aquitaine, acquired by Henry II’s marriage with Eleanor,
account of the duchy of,
Arnulf, Count of Flanders,
the foe of William Longsword,
makes war against Richard the Fearless,
Richard’s generosity to him,
Arques, Count d’, his conspiracy against William the Conqueror,
Arthur, King: history of his round table at Winchester,
Arthur of Brittany,
the joy at his birth,
Richard I. acknowledges him heir,
his residence at the court of Philippe Auguste,
at the siege of Mirabeau,
taken prisoner by King John,
the parley between them,
John’s attempted cruelty,
his murder by John,
avenged by Philippe Auguste,
Artois, Robert, Comte d’,
joins the crusade of Louis IX.,
insults LongespÉe,
his impetuous character,
killed at Mansourah,
Ascalon, the crusaders at,
Atheling, vide Etheling.
Augustine, his dispute with the Welsh Church,
Auvergne, Guy of,
his cruel treatment and death,
Avignon, the papal court removed to,
Ayr, story of the barns of,

Bacon, Roger, account of,
Baldwin, Archbishop of Canterbury,
Baldwin, Count of Flanders,
William the Conqueror’s overtures to,
Baldwin I. king of Jerusalem,
Baldwin II. king of Jerusalem,
Balliol, John, lays claim to the crown of Scotland,
declared king,
treated as a vassal by Edward I.,
humiliation of,
and subsequent career,
Bangor, slaughter of the monks of,
Bannockburn, battle of,
its results,
Bards, the, account of,
Barons, the, assembly of,
to adopt the charter,
their revolt,
their meeting with King John at Runnymede,
their war with King John,
offer the crown to Louis the Lion,
their demands at the Parliament of Westminster,
the meeting of, in the Mad Parliament,
their dispute with Henry III. referred to Louis IX.,
refuse Louis IX.‘s decision,
their war with the king,
their discontent with Montfort,
their proceedings against Gaveston,
against the Despensers,
Batalha in Portugal, account of the Abbey of,
Battle Abbey,
history of,
the roll of,
unsatisfactory compared with Domesday Book,
Bayeux tapestry, description of the,
Bec, Lanfranc abbot of,
Anselm there,
Beck, Anthony, Bishop of Durham,
Edward I.‘s envoy to Balliol,
Edward I.‘s message to,
Becket, Gilbert À, legend of,
Becket, Thomas À, birth of,
his character and splendor,
appointed Archbishop of Canterbury,
his humility,
his quarrel with Henry II.
on the privileges of the clergy,
his reluctant consent to the Constitutions of Clarendon,
the King’s sentence against him,
his acts at the Council of Northampton,
his flight to the Continent,
supported by the Pope, &c.,
retires to Pontigny,
conference with King Henry II. at Montmirail,
at Montmartre,
the King’s submission,
his return to Canterbury,
events of his martyrdom,
fate of his murderers,
his canonization,
general honor paid to him,
pilgrimages to his shrine,
its spoliation by Henry VIII,
summary of his character,
Benefit of clergy, meaning of,
Berengaria, Richard I.‘s attachment to,
their marriage,
her death,
Bernard, Count of Harcourt,
the friend of William Longsword,
his support of Richard the Fearless,
Bertrade, marries Foulques IV. of Anjou,
leaves him for Philippe I.,
Bertram de Born, the troubadour,
laments Queen Eleanor’s imprisonment,
affronted by Richard I.,
his interview with Henry II.,
his laments for Richard I.,
his death,
Dante’s mention of him in the “Inferno,”
Berwick, Edward I.‘s cruelty at,
Bigod, Roger, Earl of Norfolk, his answers to Henry III.,
his opposition to the exactions of Edward I.,
Binning, his capture at Linlithgow,
Bishops, dispute between King and Pope respecting the election of,
Blanche of Castile, her marriage to Louis the Lion,
death of,
Blondel, discovers Richard I. in captivity,
Blondeville, Ranulf de, his marriage to Constance of Brittany,
Boemond, joins the first crusade,
his conduct at the siege of Antioch,
Bohun, Humphrey, Earl of Hereford, his opposition to Edward I.,
his success and high character,
Bohun, Sir H., his encounter with King Robert Bruce,
Boniface VIII., Pope, opposes Edward I.‘s exactions on the clergy,
death of,
Border warfare with the Scots,
Bosham, Herbert de, the friend of Archbishop Becket,
Brand, Abbot of Peterborough,
confers knighthood on Hereward,
Braose, William de, King John’s cruelties to,
Bretons, their joy at the birth of Prince Arthur,
their enmity to Richard I.,
Brien Boru, King of Ireland,
Brihtric Meau, Queen Matilda’s love for,
her vengeance on his disdain,
Brito, William, murderer of Becket,
his armorial bearings,
Britons, the, after the departure of the Romans,
Bruce, the line of, history of,
troubles of Scotland under,
Bruce, Edward, besieges Stirling Castle,
commands a division at Bannockburn,
his invasion of Ireland,
death,
Bruce, Robert, lays claim to the crown of Scotland,
Bruce, Robert, the younger, joins Wallace,
lives in allegiance to Edward I.,
Bruce, Robert III., vacillation of his early conduct,
his murder of the Red Comyn;
revolts against Edward I.;
coronation at Scone;
his excommunication;
his disaster at Methven;
wanderings, and adventures;
escape from the Lorns;
defeats Aymer de Valence;
his progress in the recovery of Scotland;
his preparations to meet Edward II.;
encounter with Sir Henry Bohun;
his victory at Bannockburn;
his invasion of Ireland;
inroads upon England;
recognised by the Pope;
his right to the throne acknowledged by England;
his dying injunctions and death;
fate of his heart.
Bruce, William, resigns the charge of Prince Arthur.
Bungay, Friar, the associate of Friar Bacon.
Burgh, Hubert de, governor of Prince Arthur;
taken prisoner by the Fren