| Glories of the years succeeding the treaty of
Calais. | [419] |
| 1361-69. | John Froissart in England. | [419] |
| His picture of the life of court and
people. | [420] |
| The national spirit in English
literature. | [420] |
| Gower and Minot. | [420] |
| Geoffrey Chaucer. | [421] |
| The standard English language. | [421] |
| Lowland Scottish. | [422] |
| The national spirit in art. | [422] |
| "Flowing decorated" and "perpendicular"
architecture. | [422] |
| Contrast between England and Scotland. | [423] |
| The national spirit in popular English
literature. | [423] |
| William Langland. | [423] |
| His picture of the condition of the poor. | [424] |
| The national spirit and the universities. | [424] |
| Early career of John Wycliffe. | [425] |
| Spread of cultivation among the laity. | [426] |
| The national spirit in English law. | [426] |
| The national spirit in commerce. | [426] |
| Edward III.'s family settlement. | [427] |
| Marriage of the Black Prince and Joan of
Kent. | [428] |
| Marriages of Lionel of Antwerp with Elizabeth
de Burgh and Violante Visconti. | [429] |
| Lionel in Ireland. | [429] |
| Statute of Kilkenny. | [429] |
| 1361-69. | Philippa of Clarence's marriage with the Earl
of March. | [430] |
| John of Gaunt and the Duchy of Lancaster. | [430] |
| Continuation of ancient rivalries between
houses now represented by branches of the royal family. | [431] |
| The great prelates of the end of Edward III.'s
reign. | [431] |
| Feb., 1371. | Parliament: clerical ministers superseded by
laymen. | [432] |
| Clerical and anti-clerical, constitutional and
court parties. | [433] |
| Edward III.'s dotage. | [434] |
| Alice Perrers. | [434] |
| Struggle of parties at court. | [434] |
| Increasing bitterness of the opposition to the
courtiers. | [434] |
| April-July, 1376. | The "Good Parliament". | [435] |
| Fall of the courtiers. | [436] |
| 8 June. | Death of the Black Prince. | [437] |
| John of Gaunt restored to power. | [438] |
| Jan., 1377. | Packed parliament, and the reaction against
the Good Parliament. | [438] |
| Persistence of the clerical opposition. | [439] |
| The attack on John Wycliffe. | [439] |
| 10 Feb. | Wycliffe before Bishop Courtenay. | [439] |
| John of Gaunt's substantial triumph. | [440] |
| 21 June. | Death of Edward III. | [441] |
| Characteristics of his age. | [441] |