View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3

by Henry Hallam

Sorel (Agnes), examination of the story of, i. 80 note ^z.

Southey's Joan of Arc, eulogium of a French writer upon, i. 143.

Spain, character of the Visigothic kingdoms in, ii. 1;
its conquest by the Saracens, 2;
kingdoms of Leon, Navarre, Aragon, and Castile, 3, 4;
reverses of the Saracens, 5;
chartered towns, 6, 7, 8;
establishment of military orders, 8;
non-expulsion of the Moors, 10;
its probable cause, 11;
Alfonso X. and his shortcomings, 12;
frequent defection of the nobles, 13;
Peter the Cruel, 14;
accession of the Trastamare line, 15;
disgrace and execution of Alvaro de Luna, 16, 17;
contests after Henry IV.'s death, 18;
constitution of the national councils, 19;
composition of the Cortes, 21;
its trade relations with England, iii. [327].
See [Aragon], [Castile], [Cortes].

Spelman (Sir Henry), remarkable mistake of, i. 166 note ⁿ.

Sports of the field, popularity of, iii. [309];
addiction of the clergy thereto, [310];
evils attendant thereon, [311].

States-General of France, memorable resistance to taxation by the, i. 66;
convoked by Philip IV., 225, 226;
probability of their earlier convocation canvassed, ib. note;
Philip's politic reasons for summoning them, 226;
extent of their rights as to taxation, 227, 228 and notes;
their resolute proceedings in 1355 and 1356, 228;
their protest against the debasement of the coin, 230 and notes;
disappointment occasioned by their proceedings in 1357, 231;
they compel Charles VI. to revoke all illegal taxes, 232;
effect of their limited functions, 233;
theoretical respect attached to their sanction, 234;
provincial estates and their jurisdiction, ib.;
encroachments of Louis XI., 235;
the States-General of Tours, 236;
means by which their deliberations were jeopardized, ib.;
unpalatable nature of their remonstrances, 237.

Stephen (king), cruel treatment of the people in his reign, ii. 319 note.

Stratford (archbishop), circumstances attending the trial of, iii. [205].

Succession to kingly and other dignities. See [Hereditary Succession].

Suevi, part of the Roman empire held by the, i. 1.