The Reign of William Rufus and the Accession of Henry the First, Volume 1 (of 2)

by Edward A. Freeman

• Baldwin of Boulogne, King of Jerusalem,
  • his dream, i. [269], ii. 122;
  • its fulfilment, i. [270];
  • marries Godehild of Toesny, i. 270 [(note)];
  • goes on the first crusade, i. [551];
  • besieged in Rama, ii. 122;
  • Anselm’s letters to, ii. 581.
• Baldwin, Abbot of Saint Eadmund’s,
  • rebuilds his church, ii. 268;
  • translates Saint Eadmund’s body, ii. 270;
  • his journey to Rome, ib.;
  • his death, ii. 267, 270;
  • his signature to the Durham charter, ii. 536.
• Baldwin of Tournay, monk of Bec,
  • his advice to Anselm, i. [399];
  • driven out of England by William Rufus, i. [520];
  • recalled, i. [542];
  • leaves England with Anselm, i. [595].
• Ballon,
  • castle of, i. [209];
  • siege and surrender of, i. [209]–211;
  • betrayed to William Rufus and occupied by Robert of Bellême, ii. 235;
  • Fulk’s unsuccessful attempt on, ii. 236;
  • William’s treatment of the captive knights, ii. 237, i. [171];
  • strengthened by Robert of Bellême, ii. 282.
• Bamburgh Castle, ii. 47, 607;
  • relic of Saint Oswald at, ii. 49;
  • question as to the date of the keep, ib.;
  • held by Robert of Mowbray against William Rufus, ii. 50, 607;
  • effect of the making of the Malvoisin tower, ii. 51, 608;
  • siege abandoned by Rufus, ii. 52, 609;
  • Robert’s escape from, ii. 53, 609;
  • defended by Matilda of Laigle, ii. 54, 610;
  • surrender of, ii. 54.
• Bari, Archbishop of,
  • Wulfstan’s correspondence with, i. [479];
  • Council of (1098), i. [608], [618].
• Barnacles not to be eaten on fast-days, ii. 93 (note).
• Basilia, wife of Hugh of Gournay, her correspondence with Anselm, ii. 571.
• Bath,
  • burned by Robert of Mowbray, i. [41];
  • see of Wells moved to, i. [136], ii. 483;
  • temporal lordship of, granted to John of Tours, i. [137], ii. 487;
  • dislike of the monks to Bishop John’s changes, i. [138];
  • buildings of John of Tours at, i. [138], ii. 486;
  • church of, called abbey, i. [139];
  • later charters concerning, ii. 487;
  • sales and manumissions done at, ii. 489.
• Battle Abbey,
  • gifts of William Rufus to, i. [18], [168], ii. 504;
  • consecration of the church, i. [443];
  • gifts of Bernard of Newmarch to, ii. 90.
• Bayard, Chevalier, at the siege of Padua, i. [173].
• Beaumont-le-Roger, i. [185].
• Beaumont-le-Vicomte, ii. 229.
• Beavers, lawfulness of eating their tails on fast-days, ii. 93 (note).
• Bec Abbey,
  • fame of, under Anselm, i. [373];
  • its intercourse and connexion with England, i. [374]–376, ii. 572;
  • Gundulf’s letter to the monks, i. [405];
  • monks of, object to Anselm’s accepting the primacy, i. [406].
• Belfry, origin of the name, ii. 520.
• Bellême,
  • surrenders to Duke Robert, i. [218];
  • site of the old castle, i. 218 [(note)].
• Benefices,
  • vacant, policy of William Rufus with regard to, i. [134], [336], [337], [347], [348], ii. 564;
  • sale of, under Rufus, i. [134], [347], [349];
  • sale of, not systematic before Rufus, i. [348].
• Beneventum, Archbishop of,
  • sells the arm of Saint Bartholomew to the Lady Emma, i. [609];
  • Æthelnoth’s gift of a cope to, i. [610].
• Benjamin the monk, ii. 579.
• Bequest, right of, confirmed by Henry I., i. [338], ii. 354.
• Berkeley,
  • harried by William of Eu, i. [44];
  • its position and castle, i. [45].
• Berkshire pool, portent of, ii. 258, 316.
• Bermondsey Priory, its foundation, ii, 508.
• Bernard of Newmarch,
  • rebels against William Rufus, i. [34];
  • his conquest of Brecknock, ii. 89–91;
  • his gifts to Battle Abbey, ii. 90;
  • marries Nest, granddaughter of Gruffydd, ib.
• Bertrada of Montfort,
  • brought up by Countess Heloise, ii. 193;
  • sought in marriage by Fulk of Anjou, ii. 192;
  • marries him, ii. 194;
  • her adulterous marriage with Philip of France, i. [548], ii. 171, 172;
  • Bishop Ivo of Chartres protests against, i. 559 [(note)];
  • denounced by Hugh of Lyons, ii. 173;
  • excommunicated, i. [549], ii. 173;
  • her sons, ii. 174;
  • schemes against Lewis, ib.
• Berwick, granted to and withdrawn from the see of Durham, ii. 121.
• Bishops,
  • their power in the eleventh century, i. [138];
  • no reference to the Pope in their appointment, i. [425];
  • order of their appointment then and now, i. [425]–427;
  • theories of the two systems, i. [426];
  • why the peers’ right of trial does not extend to, i. 604 [(note)].
• Bishoprics,
  • sale of, under William Rufus, i. [134], [347], [349];
  • vacant, his policy with regard to, i. [134], [336], [337], [347], [350], ii. 564.
• Blasphemy, frequency of, i. [166].
• Blèves, castle of, ii. 216, 217.
• Blindness, armies smitten with, ii. 478, 480.
• Blyth Priory,
  • founded by Roger of Bully, ii. 161;
  • granted to Saint Katharine’s at Rouen, ii. 162 (note).
• Bofig, his lordship of Rockingham, i. [490].
• Bohemond, Mark, brother of Roger of Apulia,
  • besieges Amalfi, i. [561];
  • goes on the crusade, i. [562];
  • origin of his name, i. 562 [(note)].
• Boleslaus King of Poland, i. [611].
• Bonneville,
  • castle of, ii. 285;
  • early history and legends of, ii. 286.
• Boso of Durham, his visions, ii. 59.
• Botolph, Abbot of Saint Eadmund’s, ii. 268.
• Bourg-le-roi, castle of, ii. 232.
• Boury, castle of, ii. 189.
• Brecknock,
  • conquest of, ii. 89–91;
  • castle of, ii. 90;
  • revolt of, ii. 106.
• Bribery under William Rufus, i. [153], [344].
• Bridgenorth,
  • fortified by Æthelflæd, ii. 152, 153 (note);
  • fortress of Robert of Bellême at, ii. 155–158;
  • churches and town of, ii. 157;
  • defence of, against Henry I., ii. 428, 432;
  • siege of, ii. 435 et seq.;
  • dealings of the captains with Henry, ii. 440;
  • divisions in, ii. 442;
  • surrender of, ii. 444.
• Brihtric, son of Ælfgar, lands of, held by Robert Fitz-hamon, ii. 83.
• Brionne,
  • said to be exchanged for Tunbridge, i. 68 [(note)];
  • granted to Roger of Beaumont, i. [194];
  • taken by Duke Robert, i. [244].
• Bristol,
  • its position in the eleventh century, i. [37];
  • castle of that date, i. [37], [38];
  • later growth of, i. [39];
  • occupied by Bishop Geoffrey, i. [40].
• Britain,
  • effects of the reign of William Rufus on its union, ii. 6;
  • causes of the union, ii. 7;
  • English conquest of, compared with Rufus’s conquest of Wales, ii. 72;
  • changes in, in the eleventh century, ii. 303 et seq.;
  • fusion of elements in, ii. 304;
  • ceases to be another world, ii. 305.
• Brockenhurst, William Rufus at, ii. 321.
• Bromham, grant of, to Battle Abbey, ii. 504.
• Brunton, church of, granted to the monks of Durham, ii. 535.
• Brut-y-Tywysogion, the two versions of, ii. 3, 4 (note).
• Brychan, King, his daughters, ii. 90.
• Buckler, Mr., on Ilchester, i. 43 [(note)].
• Bulgaria, use of the name, i. [563].
• Bures,
  • castle of, i. [236];
  • taking of, i. [463].
• Burf Castle, ii. 158.
• Burgundius, brother-in-law of Anselm, ii. 579.

C.

• Cadulus, Anselm’s advice to, i. [372].
• Cadwgan, son of Bleddyn,
  • drives out Rhys ap Tewdwr, i. [12];
  • harries Dyfed, ii. 92;
  • his revolt, ii. 99;
  • his action in Dyfed, ii. 101;
  • mentioned in the Chronicle, ii. 111;
  • schemes to save Anglesey, ii. 128;
  • flees to Ireland, ii. 131;
  • returns to Wales, ii. 301, 424;
  • his settlement with Robert of Bellême, ii. 424;
  • his action on his behalf, ii. 433, 442;
  • Ceredigion ceded to, by Jorwerth, ii. 451.
• Caen,
  • treaty of, i. [275] et seq., ii. 522–528;
  • its short duration, i. [283].
• Caerau. See [Carew].
• Caermarthen, conquest of, ii. 102.
• Caerphilly Castle, ii. 87.
• Cæsar, C. Julius, his speech compared with that of William Rufus, ii. 497, 647, 652.
• Candida Casa. See [Whithern].
• Canonization, popular, instances of, ii. 339.
• Canterbury, citizens of,
  • side with the monks of Saint Augustine’s against Guy, i. [139];
  • monks from Christ Church sent to Saint Augustine’s, i. [140];
  • vengeance of William Rufus on, i. [141];
  • the city granted to the archbishopric, i. [423];
  • Anselm’s enthronement and consecration at, i. [427], [429];
  • his dealings with the monks, i. [540];
  • their rights confirmed by William Rufus, i. [423];
  • rebuilding of the choir, i. [597];
  • its consecration under Henry I., [ib.]
• Canterbury, Archbishopric of,
  • policy of William Rufus in keeping the see vacant, i. [328], [360], ii. 565;
  • Flambard’s action in the matter, i. 363 [(note)];
  • effects of the vacancy, i. [357], [363]–365;
  • its special position as metropolitan, i. [357];
  • no attempt at election, i. [362];
  • feeling as to the vacancy, i. [381];
  • prayers for the appointment of the Archbishop, i. [389];
  • the Archbishop the parish priest of the Crown, i. 414 [(note)].
• Cantire,
  • Magnus at, ii. 141;
  • part of Sigurd’s kingdom, ii. 146;
  • its formal occupation by Magnus, ii. 147.
• Capua, siege of, i. [614], ii. 403.
• Caradoc, son of Gruffydd, ii. 81, 82.
• Cardiff,
  • castle of, ii. 77, 84, 86;
  • Robert Fitz-hamon’s settlement at, ii. 81, 84;
  • borough of, ii. 88.
• Careghova Castle,
  • built by Robert of Bellême, ii. 158;
  • history of the site, ii. 159 (note);
  • strengthened by Robert, ii. 428.
• Carew Castle, ii. 95.
• Carlisle,
  • its cathedral church called abbey, i. 139 [(note)];
  • history and character of, i. [314], [317];
  • destroyed by Scandinavians, i. [315];
  • conquered by William Rufus, i. [4], [313]–315, [318];
  • Saxon colony in, i. [316], ii. 550;
  • earldom of, i. [317], ii. 545–551;
  • its analogy with Edinburgh and Stirling, i. [317];
  • wall and castle of, i. [318];
  • see founded by Henry I., [ib.];
  • effects of its restoration on Scotland, ii. 8;
  • not an English earldom under the Conqueror, ii. 546;
  • shire of, ii. 549;
  • its purely British name, ii. 550;
  • entries of, in the Pipe Roll, ii. 551.
• Castles,
  • building of, in Normandy, i. [192];
  • garrisoned by William the Conqueror, [ib.];
  • building of, in Wales, ii. 70, 76, 77, 93, 108, 112;
  • rarity of, in England, as compared with Maine, ii. 220.
• Caux, obtained as dowry by Helias of Saint-Saens, i. [235].
• Cedivor, Prince of Dyfed, ii. 78.
• Cenred the priest,
  • his mutilation, ii. 132;
  • restoration of his speech, ib.
• Ceredigion,
  • conquest of, ii. 92, 93;
  • action of Cadwgan in, ii. 101;
  • recovered by the Welsh, ii. 301;
  • ceded to Cadwgan by Jorwerth, ii. 451.
• Charma, M., his Life of Anselm, i. 325 [(note)].
• Château du Loir, ii. 275, 276;
  • Helias flees to, ii. 287.
• Château-Gonthier, ii. 428.
• Château-Thierry, monks of Saint Cenery flee to, i. [213].
• Chaumont-en-Vexin,
  • claimed by William Rufus, ii. 176;
  • castle of, ii. 185;
  • siege of, ii. 248.
• Cherbourg, ceded to William Rufus, i. [276].
• Chester,
  • Robert of Rhuddlan buried at, i. [127];
  • his gifts, i. 127 [(note)];
  • Earl Hugh’s reforms at, i. 127 (note), 381, 382;
  • Anselm at, i. [387].
• Chivalry,
  • growth of, under William Rufus, i. [169];
  • its true character, [ib.];
  • Palgrave and Arnold on, i. [169], ii. 508;
  • its one-sided nature, i. [172];
  • practical working of, [ib.];
  • illustrations of, i. [173], [291], ii. 237, 406, 534;
  • tenure in, systematized by Flambard, i. [335];
  • personal character of, ii. 407.
• Christina, Abbess of Romsey, her treatment of Eadgyth-Matilda, ii. 31, 32, 599.
• Chronicle, the, witness of, to Flambard’s system of feudalism, i. [335].
• Church, R. W., his Life of Anselm, i. 326 [(note)], [370].
• Church, Sir Richard, paralleled with Robert son of Godwine, ii. 123.
• Church lands,
  • revenues of, appropriated by William Rufus, i. [336], [337], [347], [349];
  • feudalization of, i. [346];
  • nature of Rufus’s grants of, i. [419].
• Churches, plundered to raise the pledge-money for Normandy, i. [558].
• Clare, Suffolk, priory of, a cell of Bec, i. [376].
• Clarendon, news of the loss of Le Mans brought to Rufus at, ii. 283, 645.
• Clark, G. T.,
  • on Malling tower, i. 70 [(note)];
  • on Rochester, i. 79 [(note)];
  • on the site of Careghova Castle, ii. 159 (note);
  • on “The Land of Morgan,” ii. 615.
• Clemence, Countess of Boulogne, Anselm’s letters to, ii. 581.
• Clement,
  • Anti-Pope, i. [415];
  • his position, i. [488];
  • excommunicated at the Council of Clermont, i. [549];
  • his alleged scheme against Anselm, i. [607].
• Clergy,
  • their exemption from temporal jurisdiction asserted by William of Saint-Calais, i. [97];
  • not asserted by Anselm, i. [599];
  • their corruption under William Rufus, i. [363].
• Clerks,
  • the king’s, preferments held by, i. [330];
  • their position and power, i. [342], [343].
• Clermont,
  • Council of (1095), i. [545];
  • decrees of, i. [548];
  • crusade preached at, i. [549].
• Coinage, false, issue of, punished by Henry I., ii. 353.
• Coker (Somerset), grant of, to Saint Stephen’s, Caen, ii. 504.
• Colchester, story of Eudo’s good rule at, ii. 464.
• Coldingham, lands of, granted to Durham, ii. 121.
• Comet, foretells the departure of Anselm, ii. 118.
• Commons, House of, foreshadowed by the outer council of the Witan, i. [603].
• Conan of Rouen,
  • his wealth, i. [246];
  • his treaty with William Rufus, i. [247], [248];
  • exhorts the citizens against Gilbert of Laigle, i. [253];
  • taken prisoner by Henry, i. [256];
  • his death, i. [257]–259, ii. 516–518.
• Conches,
  • besieged by William of Evreux, i. [261], [266], ii. 627;
  • its position, i. [262], [264];
  • abbey and castle of, i. [265].
• Conrad,
  • son of the Emperor Henry the Fourth, i. [522];
  • receives Urban at Cremona, i. [525];
  • his marriage, i. [526].
• Constantius I., Emperor, his voyage to Britain, ii. 648.
• Corbet, his lands in Shropshire, ii. 433 (note).
• Cornelius the monk, i. 545 [(note)].
• Corsham (Wilts), grant of, to Saint Stephen’s, Caen, ii. 504.
• Cosan the Turk, joins the crusaders, i. [565].
• Côtentin, bought by Henry of Robert, i. [196], ii. 510–516.
• Coulaines,
  • William Rufus encamps at, ii. 233;
  • ravaged by him, ii. 234, 625, 627.
• Courcy,
  • siege of, i. [274], ii. 519–522;
  • church of, ii. 522.
• Cowbridge, ii. 88.
• Coyty, held by Pagan of Turberville, ii. 87.
• Cricklade, entry of, in Domesday, i. 480 [(note)].
• Croc the huntsman, signs the foundation charter of Salisbury Cathedral, i. 309 [(note)].
• Croset-Mouchet, M.,
  • his life of Anselm, i. 325 [(note)];
  • on Anselm’s parentage, i. 366 [(note)].
• Crusade, the first,
  • its bearing on English history, i. [546];
  • no kings take part in, [ib.];
  • a Latin movement, [ib.];
  • argument in favour of, ii. 207;
  • success of, ii. 306.
• Crusades, Palgrave’s condemnation of, ii. 509.
• Cumberland,
  • why not entered in Domesday, i. [313], ii. 547 et seq.;
  • Scandinavians in, i. [315];
  • earldom of, a misnomer, ii. 548;
  • origin of the modern county, ii. 549.
• Curia Regis, the, i. [102].
• Cuthberht, Saint, appears to Eadgar of Scotland, ii. 119.

D.

• Dadesley. See [Tickhill].
• Danesford, ii. 152, 155.
• Dangeuil Castle,
  • strengthened by Helias, ii. 213;
  • site of, ii. 214;
  • effects of his occupation, ib.;
  • Helias taken prisoner near, ii. 223.
• David, King of Scots,
  • son of Malcolm and Margaret, ii. 22;
  • driven out of Scotland, ii. 30;
  • divides the kingdom with Alexander, ii. 124;
  • marries Matilda, daughter of Waltheof, ii. 124;
  • effects of his reign on Scottish history, ii. 125;
  • his English position, ib.;
  • invades England on behalf of the Empress Matilda, ib.;
  • his mocking speech to Eadgyth-Matilda, ii. 390;
  • earldom of Carlisle granted to, ii. 549.
• Deverel (Wilts), lordship of, held by Bec, i. [375].
• Diacus, Bishop of Saint James of Compostella, his correspondence with Anselm, ii. 582.
• Dimock, J. F., his defence of Robert Bloet, ii. 585.
• Dolfin, son of Gospatric, lord of Carlisle, driven out by William Rufus, i. [315].
• Domesday, alleged new version of, by Randolf Flambard, i. [332], ii. 562.
• Domfront,
  • enmity of Robert of Bellême to, i. [183], [319];
  • men of, choose Henry to lord, i. [319], ii. 538;
  • position of, i. [319];
  • kept by Henry I., ii. 413, 691.
• Donald Bane, King of Scots, i. [475];
  • story of his attempting to disturb Margaret’s burial, ii. 28, 597;
  • his election, ii. 29;
  • drives out the English, ib.;
  • driven out by Duncan, ii. 34;
  • his restoration, ii. 36;
  • dethroned and imprisoned by Eadgar, ii. 119.
• Donald,
  • sent by King Murtagh to the Sudereys, ii. 137;
  • driven out, ii. 138.
• Dress, new fashions in, i. [158], ii. 500–502.
• Drogo of Moncey, marries Eadgyth, widow of Gerard of Gournay, i. [552].
• Duncan, King of Scots, son of Malcolm,
  • set free by Robert, i. [13];
  • signs the Durham charter, i. [305], ii. 536;
  • claims the Scottish crown, ii. 33;
  • his Norman education, ii. 34;
  • receives the crown from William Rufus, i. [475], ii. 5, 34;
  • overthrows Donald, [ib.];
  • his death, ii. 36;
  • his burial, ii. 36 (note).
• Dunfermline,
  • Malcolm translated to, ii. 18;
  • Margaret’s burial at, ii. 28, 597.
• Dunstable, Prior of,
  • his alleged warning to William Rufus, ii. 334;
  • minster of, founded by Henry I., ii. 663.
• Dunster, church of, granted by William of Moion to the church of Bath, ii. 490.
• Durham, cathedral church of,
  • called abbey, i. 139 [(note)];
  • evidence of, in charters, i. [305], ii. 535;
  • rebuilding of the abbey, ii. 11;
  • Malcolm takes part in laying the foundation, ii. 11, 12;
  • works of Bishop William of Saint-Calais at, ii. 60;
  • gifts of King Eadgar to, ii. 121;
  • works of Randolf Flambard at, ii. 272;
  • monks of, favourably treated by William Rufus, i. [298], ii. 508;
  • building of the refectory, i. [299];
  • Bishop William restored to, [ib.]
• Durham castle, surrendered to William Rufus, i. [114].
• Dwyganwy,
  • peninsula and castle of, i. [123], [124];
  • attack made by Gruffydd on, i. [24];
  • meeting of Magnus and the two Earls Hugh at, ii. 143.
• Dyfed,
  • harried by Cadwgan, ii. 92;
  • conquest of, ib.;
  • action of Cadwgan in, ii. 101;
  • grant of, by Henry I., ii. 451.
• Dyrrhachion, Duke Robert crosses to, i. [563].

E.

• Eadgar Ætheling,
  • banished from Normandy, i. [281], ii. 527;
  • policy of William Rufus towards, [ib.];
  • goes to Scotland, i. [282];
  • mediates between Rufus and Malcolm, i. [301], ii. 541;
  • reconciled to Rufus, i. [304];
  • signs the Durham charter, i. [305], ii. 536;
  • returns to Normandy with Robert, i. [307];
  • his mission to Malcolm, ii. 9, 10, 590;
  • protects Malcolm’s children, ii. 30, 31;
  • his designs as to the Scottish crown, ii. 114;
  • Ordgar’s charge against, ii. 115, 617;
  • his acquittal by ordeal, ii. 117;
  • estimate of the story, ii. 117, 615;
  • marches to Scotland, ii. 118;
  • and wins the crown for his nephew Eadgar, ii. 120;
  • goes on the crusade, ii. 121;
  • not thought of to succeed William Rufus, ii. 344;
  • his character, ii. 393.
• Eadgar, King of Scots,
  • son of Malcolm and Margaret, ii. 22;
  • brings the news of his father’s death, ii. 27;
  • driven out of Scotland, ii. 30;
  • his vision, ii. 119;
  • dethrones and imprisons Donald, ib.;
  • his gifts to Durham and to Robert son of Godwine, ii. 121;
  • his action towards Robert Flambard, ib.;
  • his peaceful reign, ii. 123;
  • his death, ii. 124;
  • bears the sword before William Rufus at his Whitsun feast, ii. 265;
  • results of his succession, ii. 304.
• Eadgyth, wife of Henry I. See [Matilda].
• Eadgyth, mistress of Henry I. and mother of Matilda Countess of Perche, ii. 379.
• Eadgyth, mistress of Henry I. and wife of Robert of Ouilly, ii. 379.
• Eadgyth,
  • wife of Gerard of Gournay, i. [230];
  • goes on the first crusade, i. [552];
  • her second marriage, i. 552 [(note)].
• Eadmer,
  • his belief in the ordeal, i. 166 [(note)];
  • his Life of Anselm, i. [325], [369];
  • his friendship with Anselm, i. [369], [378], [460];
  • references to in other writers, i. [370];
  • on the Norman campaign of 1094, i. [474];
  • leaves England with Anselm, i. [595];
  • recognizes the cope of Beneventum at Bari, i. [609], [610];
  • bishop-elect of Saint Andrews, ii. 124.
• Eadmund, Saint, king of the East-Angles,
  • his miracles, ii. 268;
  • translation of his body, ii. 270.
• Eadmund,
  • son of Malcolm and Margaret, ii. 22;
  • helps Donald against Duncan, ii. 36;
  • becomes a monk at Montacute, ii. 120;
  • his burial in chains, ib.
• Eadmund the monk, his vision, ii. 604.
• Eadric the Wild, marked as “Edric Salvage,” ii. 433 (note).
• Eadric the Provost, ii. 270 (note).
• Eadward the Confessor, his law restored by Henry I., ii. 357.
• Eadward, son of Malcolm and Margaret, killed at Alnwick, ii. 16, 21, 594.
• Eadwine, King of the Northumbrians, builds a church at Tynemouth, ii. 603.
• Eadwulf, Abbot of Malmesbury, ii. 383 (note).
• Eardington, lordship of, ii. 154.
• Earle, John, on Bath, i. 42 [(note)].
• Earthquake of 1089, i. [176].
• Edinburgh, Margaret’s death at, ii. 28, 597.
• Edward the Black Prince and the massacre of Limoges, i. [173];
  • his twofold character, [ib.]
• Eginulf of Laigle, i. 243 [(note)].
• Eglaf of Bethlington, priest, signs the Durham charter, ii. 536.
• Einion,
  • story of him and Jestin, ii. 80;
  • estimate of the story, ii. 81, 614.
• Eleanor of Aquitaine, her foundation at Tickhill, ii. 432.
• Emma (Ælfgifu), the Lady,
  • buys the arm of Saint Bartholomew of the Archbishop of Beneventum, i. [610];
  • changes her name on her marriage, ii, 305.
• Emma, daughter of Count Robert of Sicily, sought in marriage by Philip of France, ii. 171 (note).
• Emma, wife of Ralph of Wader, goes on the first crusade, i. [552].
• Emmeline, wife of Arnulf of Hesdin, her gifts to Gloucester Abbey, ii. 65.
• Empire, Western,
  • advance of, in the eleventh century, ii. 305, 306;
  • alleged designs of William Rufus on, ii. 314.
• Empire, Eastern, decline of, ii. 306.
• England,
  • extension of, under William Rufus, i. [4];
  • beginning of her rivalry with France, i. [5], [228], [240];
  • her wealth, [ib.];
  • her European position, [ib.];
  • unity of, i. [81];
  • how indebted to foreigners, i. [365];
  • in what sense feudal, i. [341];
  • compared with Normandy, i. [468];
  • wretchedness of, under Rufus, i. [474];
  • position of, towards the Popes, i. [496];
  • her relations with Sicily, i. [526];
  • Welsh inroad into, ii. 100;
  • rarity of castles in, as compared with Maine, ii. 220;
  • oppression in, during William’s absence in Normandy, ii. 256;
  • various grievances in, ii. 258;
  • changes in, in the eleventh century, ii. 303 et seq.;
  • becomes part of the Latin world, ii. 305;
  • united under Henry I. against Norman invasion, ii. 401.
• English,
  • accept William Rufus as king, i. [7], [16], [20], [66], [131];
  • their loyalty to him, [18], [64], [65], [130];
  • their hatred of Odo, i. [67], [86];
  • their position under Rufus, i. [133];
  • native, not specially oppressed by him, i. [341];
  • growth of their power and nationality under Rufus, ii. 4.
• English and Normans, fusion of, i. [130], [134], ii. 401, 455.
• English Conquest, compared with that of Wales, ii. 72.
• Englishmen,
  • the fifty charged with eating the king’s deer, i. [155], [614], ii. 494;
  • acquitted by ordeal, i. [156].
• Epernon, castle of, ii. 251.
• Epitumium, Orderic’s use of the word, ii. 288 (note).
• Erling, Earl of Orkney,
  • taken prisoner by Magnus, ii. 140;
  • his death in Norway, ib.
• Ermenberga, daughter of Helias,
  • betrothed to Geoffrey of Anjou, ii. 232;
  • married to Fulk of Anjou, ii. 232 (note), 374.
• Ermenberga, mother of Anselm, her pedigree, i. 366 [(note)].
• Ermengarde of Bourbon, second wife of Fulk of Anjou, ii. 192.
• Ernan, “Biscope sune,” ii. 605.
• Erneis of Burun, his action in the case of Bishop William, i. [114].
• Ernulf, Bishop of Rochester, his buildings at Christchurch, Canterbury, i. [597].
• Ernulf of Hesdin. See [Arnulf of Hesdin].
• Etard, Abbot of Saint Peter on Dives, his appointment, i. [570].
• Eu, castle of, Philip and Robert march against, i. [238].
• Eudo of Rye,
  • story of his share in the accession of William Rufus, ii. 463;
  • how he became dapifer, ib.;
  • his good deeds at Colchester, ii. 464, 465.
• Eulalia, Abbess, Anselm’s letters to, ii. 578.
• Eustace III. Count of Boulogne,
  • sent over to England by Duke Robert, i. [56], ii. 465 et seq.;
  • agrees to surrender Rochester, i. [80];
  • pleading made for, i. [84];
  • goes on the first crusade, i. [551].
• Eustace, monk of Bec, i. [399].
• Eustace, father of one Geoffrey, Anselm rebukes him for bigamy, ii. 579.
• Eustace, son of William of Breteuil, i. 268 [(note)].
• Eva, widow of William Crispin, her correspondence with Anselm, ii. 571.
• Everard of Puiset, goes on the first crusade, i. [551].
• Evreux Castle,
  • garrisoned by William the Conqueror, i. [192];
  • its position and history, i. [262]–264.
• Ewenny, priory of, ii. 86, 89.
• Exmes, Robert of Bellême driven back from, i. [242].
• Eynesham, monks of Stow moved to, ii. 585, 587.
• Eystein, brother of Sigurd, does not go on the crusade, ii. 206.

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• Faricius, Abbot of Abingdon,
  • his appointment, ii. 360;
  • why not appointed to the see of Canterbury, ib.;
  • recovers the manor of Sparsholt, ii. 380 (note).
• Farman the monk, ii. 579.
• Farn Islands, ii. 50.
• Fécamp, ceded to William Rufus, i. [276].
• Feudalism, developement of,
  • under Rufus, i. [4];
  • systematized by Randolf Flambard, i. [324], [335] et seq., [341].
• Feudal tenures,
  • mainly the work of Flambard, i. [335], [336];
  • abolished in 1660, [ib.]
• Finchampstead, portent at, ii. 258, 316.
• Flanders, her share in the first crusade, i. [547].
• Flemings,
  • their settlement in Pembrokeshire, ii. 70 (note), 74, 88, 615;
  • whether also in Gower and Glamorgan, ii. 88, 103.
• Florus, son of Philip and Bertrada, ii. 174.
• Forest laws,
  • become stricter under William Rufus, i. [155];
  • enforced by Henry I., ii. 355.
• Forfeiture, provision as to, in Henry’s charter, ii. 354.
• Fourches, castle of, ii. 428.
• France,
  • beginning of her rivalry with England, i. [5];
  • effects of the war with, i. [7];
  • her rivalry with Normandy, i. [201];
  • her first direct dealings with England, i. [240];
  • her relations with England and Normandy, [ib.];
  • designs of William Rufus on, ii. 167;
  • his war with, ii. 167, 171, 175 et seq.;
  • its position compared with that of Maine, ii. 168–170.
• Francis I. of France, compared with William Rufus, i. [173].
• Frank-almoign, tenure of, i. [350].
• Franks, Eastern name for Europeans, i. [546].
• Fresnay-le-Vicomte, castle and church of, ii. 229.
• Freystrop, ii. 95 (note).
• Frome (river) at Bristol, i. [38].
• Fulcher,
  • brother of Randolf Flambard, ii. 552;
  • receives the see of Lisieux, ii. 416.
• Fulchered, Abbot of Shrewsbury, his sermon at Gloucester, ii. 318.
• Fulcherius Quarel, i. 215 [(note)].
• Fulk, Abbot of Saint Peter on Dives, his deposition and restoration, i. [570].
• Fulk, Bishop of Beauvais, Anselm intercedes for, ii. 582.
• Fulk, Rechin, Count of Anjou,
  • Robert does homage to, for Maine, i. [204];
  • patronizes pointed shoes, i. [159], ii. 502;
  • his wives, ii. 172 (note), ii. 192;
  • Robert seeks help from him, ib.;
  • seeks Bertrada of Montfort in marriage, ib.;
  • marries her, ii. 194;
  • garrisons Le Mans, ii. 232, 628;
  • his unsuccessful attempt on Ballon, ii. 236;
  • returns to Le Mans, ii. 237, 628;
  • his convention with William, ii. 238, 628–630;
  • helps Helias to besiege the castle of Le Mans, ii. 370.
• Fulk, Count of Anjou, King of Jerusalem, marries Ermenberga daughter of Helias, ii. 374.
• Fulk, Dean of Evreux, father of Walter Tirel, ii. 322, 672.

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