William the Conqueror and the Rule of the Normans

by F. M. Stenton

ILLUSTRATIONS

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SEAL OF WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR			[Frontispiece]
		From Rymer’s Fœdera (published 1704).
JUMIÈGES ABBEY—FAÇADE			[66]
		Reproduced by permission of Levy et ses Fils, Paris.
JUMIÈGES ABBEY—INTERIOR			[80]
		Reproduced by permission of Levy et ses Fils, Paris.
THE SIEGE OF DINANT			[140]
	FROM THE BAYEUX TAPESTRY
		From Vetusta Monumenta of the Society of Antiquaries of London (published 1819).
SEAL OF EDWARD THE CONFESSOR			[148]
		From Rymer’s Fœdera (published 1704).
HAROLD ENTHRONED			[158]
	FROM THE BAYEUX TAPESTRY
		From Vetusta Monumenta of the Society of Antiquaries of London (published 1819).
HAROLD’S OATH			[162]
	FROM THE BAYEUX TAPESTRY
		From Vetusta Monumenta of the Society of Antiquaries of London (published 1819).
THE BUILDING OF HASTINGS CASTLE			[188]
	FROM THE BAYEUX TAPESTRY
		From Vetusta Monumenta of the Society of Antiquaries of London (published 1819).
THE DEATH OF HAROLD			[198]
	FROM THE BAYEUX TAPESTRY
		From Vetusta Monumenta of the Society of Antiquaries of London (published 1819).
FOSSE DISASTER, BATTLE OF HASTINGS			[204]
	FROM THE BAYEUX TAPESTRY
		Reproduced from Vetusta Monumenta of the Society of Antiquaries of London (published 1819).
ST. JOHN’S CHAPEL, IN THE TOWER OF LONDON			[228]
CHARTER OF WILLIAM I. TO THE LONDONERS			[230]
	IN THE ARCHIVES OF THE CORPORATION
		Facsimile prepared by F. Madan, M. A., Reader in Palæography in the University of Oxford.
THE BAILE HILL, YORK			[270]
THE SITE OF WILLIAM I.’S SECOND CASTLE
		Reproduced from Traill’s Social England.
TOMB OF ROBERT COURTHOSE, THE ELDEST SON OF WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR, DUKE OF NORMANDY, GLOUCESTER CATHEDRAL			[350]
	THE EFFIGY IS OF THE THIRTEENTH CENTURY
		Reproduced from a photograph by Pitcher, Gloucester, England.
WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR			[360]
	AS CONCEIVED BY A FRENCH PAINTER OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY
		The original of this picture, now lost, was painted by an artist when the tomb of the Conqueror was opened in 1522. A copy executed in 1708, is preserved in the sacristy of St Etienne’s Church at Caen; the present illustration is from a photograph of that copy.
REDUCED FACSIMILE OF THE CHARTER OF WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR TO HYDE ABBEY			[382]
		Reproduced from Liber Vitæ of New Minster and Hyde Abbey, Winchester. Edited by W. de Gray Birch.
GAMEL SON OF ORME’S SUNDIAL			[388]
		From A Short Account of Saint Gregory’s Minster, Kirkdale, by Rev. F. W. Powell, Vicar.
WILLIAM’S WRIT TO COVENTRY			[420]
		From Facsimiles of Royal and Other Charters in the British Museum. Edited by George F. Warner and Henry J. Ellis.
PLAN OF GREAT CANFIELD CASTLE, ESSEX			[440]
		From Victoria History of the Counties of England.
AUTOGRAPH SIGNATURES TO WINDSOR AGREEMENT			[448]
		Reproduced from Palæographical Society’s Facsimiles of Manuscripts and Inscriptions.
A PORTION OF A PAGE OF DOMESDAY BOOK			[458]
	THE BEGINNING OF THE BERKSHIRE SECTION
		Facsimiles prepared by F. Madan, M.A., Reader in Palæography in the University of Oxford.
A PORTION OF A PAGE OF DOMESDAY BOOK			[466]
	THE BEGINNING OF THE BERKSHIRE SECTION
		Facsimiles prepared by F. Madan, M.A., Reader in Palæography in the University of Oxford.
COINS
[[1]]PENNY OF EDWARD THE CONFESSOR			[62]
[[2]]DENIER OF GEOFFREY MARTEL			[95]
[[2]]DENIER OF HENRY I. OF FRANCE			[125]
[[2]]DENIER OF CONAN II. OF BRITTANY			[142]
[[2]]PENNY OF HAROLD HARDRADA			[179]
[[1]]PENNY OF HAROLD II.			[210]
[[2]]DENIER OF BALDWIN OF LILLE			[266]
[[2]]PENNY OF SWEGN ESTUTHSON			[303]
[[2]]DENIER OF ROBERT LE FRISON			[343]
[[2]]DENIER OF PHILIP I. OF FRANCE			[375]
[[3]]PENNY OF WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR			406[406]
[[3]]PENNY OF WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR			[456]
[[3]]PENNY OF WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR			[501]
GENEALOGICAL CHARTS			FACING PAGE [502]
TABLE [A]—THE DUCAL HOUSE OF NORMANDY
TABLE [B]—THE COUNTS OF BRITTANY
TABLE [C]—THE DESCENDANTS OF ARLETTE
TABLE [D]—THE COUNTS OF MAINE
TABLE [E]—THE COUNTS OF THE VEXIN
TABLE [F]—THE SUCCESSION IN 1066
TABLE [G]—THE COUNTS OF FLANDERS
TABLE [H]—THE EARLS OF NORTHUMBRIA
MAPS
MAP OF EASTERN NORMANDY AND THE BORDER COUNTIES			[64]
MAP OF YORKSHIRE IN 1066–1087			[268]
MAP OF WESTERN NORMANDY			[360]
MAP OF ENGLAND IN 1087			[374]
MAP OF EARLDOMS, MAY, 1068			[412]
MAP OF EARLDOMS, JANUARY, 1075			[414]
MAP OF EARLDOMS, SEPTEMBER, 1087			[416]

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