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

Chapter 12: INDEX.
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The second volume offers a detailed political and military narrative of the contemporary English monarchy, tracing campaigns and border conflicts with neighboring realms, internal revolts, succession matters, and the shifting influence of Norman and native elements. It interweaves chronicle-style narrative with analysis of court, church, and fortress politics, examines significant rebellions and diplomatic missions, and assesses social and ecclesiastical reforms and their consequences. Extensive appendices and notes assemble documentary evidence, biographical sketches, and corrections that illuminate sources, ceremonies, and administrative practice.

INDEX.

A.

  • Aaron, the Jew, i. 160 (note).
  • Abbeys,
  • Aberafan,
    • held by the descendants of Jestin, ii. 87;
    • foundation of the borough, ii. 88.
  • Aberllech, English defeat at, ii. 107.
  • Aberlleiniog Castle, ii. 97;
    • destroyed by the Welsh, ii. 101;
    • rebuilt, ii. 129;
    • modern traces of, ii. 130;
    • fleet of Magnus off, ii. 143.
  • Aberllwehr Castle, ii. 103.
  • Abingdon Abbey, dealings of Hugh of Dun and Hugh of Buckland with, ii. 665.
  • Adela, daughter of William the Conqueror, her correspondence with Anselm, i. 374, ii. 571.
  • Adelaide,
    • wife of Walter Tirel, ii. 322, 673;
    • her tenure of lands in Essex, ii. 674.
  • Adeliza, Queen, wife of Henry I., ii. 389 (note).
  • Adeliza (Atheliz), abbess of Wilton, Anselm’s letter to, ii. 578.
  • Adeliza, wife of Roger of Montgomery, legend of her vow, ii. 154.
  • Adeliza, wife of William Fitz-Osbern, i. 266.
  • Advocatio, advowson, right and duty of, i. 420.
  • Ælfgifu-Emma. See Emma.
  • Ælfheah, Archbishop of Canterbury, Anselm asserts his right to the title of martyr, i. 377.
  • Ælfhere, Prior of Saint Eadmund’s, ii. 579.
  • Ælfred, King, Henry I. descended from, ii. 383.
  • Ælfred of Lincoln, ii. 485.
  • Ælfsige, Abbot of Bath, his death, i. 136.
  • Ælwine Retheresgut, ii. 359 (note).
  • Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians, fortifies Bridgenorth, ii. 152, 153 (note).
  • Æthelflæd, Abbess of Romsey, her alleged outwitting of William Rufus, ii. 32, 600.
  • Æthelnoth the Good, Archbishop of Canterbury, his gift of a cope to the Archbishop of Beneventum, i. 610.
  • Æthelred II., compared with William Rufus, ii. 307.
  • Æthelward, son of Dolfin, ii. 551.
  • Agnes of Ponthieu,
    • wife of Robert of Bellême, i. 180;
    • his treatment of her, i. 183;
    • escapes from him, i. 183 (note).
  • Agnes, wife of Helias of Maine, ii. 373.
  • Agnes, widow of Walter Giffard, said to have poisoned Sibyl of Conversana, ii. 312 (note).
  • Aiulf, Sheriff of Dorset, ii. 485.
  • Alan the Black, lord of Richmond,
    • part of Bishop William’s lands granted to, i. 90;
    • his agreement with the Bishop, i. 93;
    • intervenes on his behalf, i. 109, 117, 120;
    • Rufus bids him give the Bishop ships, i. 114;
    • seeks Eadgyth-Matilda in marriage, ii. 602;
    • his death, ib.
  • Albanians, followers of Magnus so called, ii. 623.
  • Alberic, Earl of Northumberland, confirms the grant of Tynemouth to Jarrow, ii. 18, 605.
  • Alberic of Grantmesnil,
    • goes on the first crusade, i. 552;
    • called the “rope-dancer,” i. 565 (note).
  • Aldric, Saint, Bishop of Le Mans, his buildings, ii. 240, 633.
  • Alençon, garrison of,
    • driven out by Robert of Bellême, i. 193;
    • surrenders to Duke Robert, i. 218;
    • the army of William Rufus meets at, ii. 228.
  • Alexander the Great, William Rufus compared to, i. 287.
  • Alexander II., Pope, his excommunication of Harold, i. 612.
  • Alexander, King of Scotland,
    • son of Malcolm and Margaret, ii. 22;
    • driven out of Scotland, ii. 30;
    • his accession, ii. 124;
    • marries a daughter of Henry I., ib.;
    • Anselm’s letter to, ii. 581.
  • Alexios Komnênos, Eastern Emperor,
    • appeals for help to the Council of Piacenza, i. 545;
    • Duke Robert does homage to, i. 564.
  • Allières, castle of, ii. 216, 217.
  • Almaric the Young, ii. 251.
  • Alnwick,
    • history of the castle and lords of, ii. 15, 596;
    • death of Malcolm III. at, ii. 16, 592.
  • Alton, meeting of Henry I. and Robert near, ii. 408.
  • Alvestone, sickness of William Rufus at, i. 390.
  • Amalchis, brings news to William Rufus of the victories of Helias, ii. 283, 645–652, 785.
  • Amalfi, siege of, i. 562.
  • Amalric of Montfort, gets possession of the county of Evreux, i. 268 (note).
  • Amercements, provision for, in Henry’s charters, ii. 354.
  • Amfrida, her correspondence with Anselm, ii. 571.
  • Anglesey,
  • Annales Cambriæ, ii. 3 (note).
  • Anselm,
    • his biographers, i. 325 (note), 369;
    • his birthplace and parentage, i. 366;
    • compared with Lanfranc, i. 368, 456;
    • his friendship with William the Conqueror, i. 368, 380;
    • not preferred in England by him, i. 368;
    • his character, i. 369;
    • his childhood and youth, i. 370, 371;
    • leaves Aosta, sojourns at Avranches, and becomes a monk at Bec, i. 371;
    • elected prior and abbot, i. 372;
    • his wide-spread fame, i. 373;
    • his correspondence, i. 374, ii. 570 et seq.;
    • his desire to do justice, i. 377;
    • his first visit to England, ib.;
    • asserts Ælfheah’s right to the title of martyr, ib.;
    • his friendship with the monks of Christ Church, i. 378;
    • with Eadmer, i. 369, 378, 460;
    • his popularity in England, i. 378;
    • his preaching and alleged miracles, i. 379;
    • his friendship for Earl Hugh, i. 380;
    • entertained by Walter Tirel, i. 380 (note);
    • regarded as the future Archbishop, i. 381;
    • refuses Earl Hugh’s invitation to Chester, i. 383;
    • yields at last, at the bidding of his monks, i. 384;
    • hailed at Canterbury as the future Archbishop, i. 385;
    • his first interview with William Rufus, ib.;
    • rebukes him, i. 386;
    • goes to Chester, i. 387;
    • the King refuses him leave to go back, i. 388;
    • his form of prayer for the appointment of an archbishop, i. 390;
    • the King’s mocking speech about, ib.;
    • sent for by him, i. 393;
    • named by him to the archbishopric, i. 396, ii. 584;
    • his unwillingness, i. 396;
    • Rufus pleads with him, i. 398;
    • invested by force, i. 399;
    • his first installation, i. 400;
    • his prophecy and parable, i. 401;
    • has no scruple about the royal right of investiture, i. 403;
    • later change in his views, i. 404;
    • stays with Gundulf, i. 406;
    • his interview with William at Rochester, i. 412;
    • conditions of his acceptance, i. 413–416;
    • refuses to confirm William’s grants during the vacancy, i. 418–421;
    • states the case in a letter to Hugh of Lyons, i. 419, ii. 571, 576;
    • receives the archbishopric and does homage, i. 422;
    • his friendship with Abbot Paul of Saint Alban’s, i. 423;
    • the papal question left unsettled, i. 424, 432;
    • his enthronement, i. 427;
    • Flambard’s suit against him, i. 428;
    • his consecration, i. 429–432;
    • professes obedience to the Church of Rome, i. 432;
    • attends the Gemót at Gloucester, i. 434;
    • his unwilling contribution for the war against Robert, i. 437, 438;
    • his gift refused by the King, i. 439;
    • his dispute with the Bishop of London, i. 440;
    • at the consecration of Battle Abbey, i. 444;
    • insists on the profession of Robert Bloet, i. 446;
    • rebukes the courtiers, i. 449;
    • appeals to Rufus for reforms, i. 451;
    • asks leave to hold a synod, ib.;
    • protests against fashionable vices, i. 452;
    • prays the King to fill vacant abbeys, i. 453;
    • his claim to the regency, i. 457;
    • attempts to regain the King’s favour, ib.;
    • refuses to give him money, i. 458–460;
    • leaves Hastings, i. 460;
    • his interview with the King at Gillingham, i. 481;
    • asks leave to go to Urban for the pallium, i. 481–484;
    • argues in favour of Urban, i. 484;
    • asks for an assembly to discuss the question, i. 485;
    • insists on the acknowledgement of Urban, i. 486;
    • states his case at the assembly at Rockingham, i. 492;
    • how regarded by the King’s party, i. 493;
    • advice of the bishops to, i. 494;
    • sets forth his twofold duties, i. 495, 496;
    • compared with William of Saint-Calais, i. 497;
    • not the first to appeal to Rome, ib.;
    • his speech to Rufus, i. 498;
    • sleeps during the debate, ib.;
    • the King’s message and advice of the bishops, ib.;
    • schemes of William of Saint-Calais against, i. 500;
    • speech of Bishop William to him, i. 502;
    • Anselm’s challenge, i. 505;
    • popular feeling with him, i. 507;
    • speech of the knight to, i. 508;
    • renounced by the King and the bishops, i. 512;
    • supported by the lay lords, i. 514;
    • proposes to leave England, i. 516;
    • agrees to an adjournment, i. 518;
    • his friends oppressed by the King, i. 520;
    • summoned to Hayes, i. 530;
    • refuses to pay for the pallium, i. 531;
    • reconciled to Rufus, ib.;
    • refuses to take the pallium from him, i. 532;
    • absolves Bishops Robert and Osmund, i. 533;
    • restores Wilfrith of Saint David’s, i. 534;
    • receives the pallium at Canterbury, ib.;
    • his alleged oath to the Pope, i. 535, ii. 588;
    • his letters to Cardinal Walter, i. 536, 538, ii. 41, 571;
    • entrusted with the defence of Canterbury, i. 537, ii. 44;
    • his canonical position objected to by the bishops, i. 539;
    • his dealings with his monks and tenants, i. 541;
    • attends Bishop William on his deathbed, i. 542, ii. 61;
    • consecrates English and Irish bishops, i. 544;
    • his letters to King Murtagh, i. 545 (note), ii. 581;
    • his contribution to the pledge-money, i. 558;
    • complaints made of his contingent to the Welsh war, i. 572;
    • position of his knights, i. 573;
    • summoned to the King’s court, i. 574;
    • change in his feelings, i. 575;
    • his yearnings towards Rome, i. 575–577;
    • new position taken by, i. 577;
    • determines to demand reform, i. 579,
      • and not to answer the new summons, ib.;
    • favourably received, i. 581;
    • asks leave to go to Rome, i. 582, 583,
      • and is refused, ib.;
    • renews his request, i. 584;
    • again impleaded, ib.;
    • alternative given to by William, ib.;
    • his answer to the bishops and lords, i. 585;
    • to Walkelin, i. 587;
    • charged with breach of promise, i. 589;
    • alternative given to him, ib.;
    • his discourse to the King, i. 589–591;
    • the barons take part against him, i. 591;
    • his answer to Robert of Meulan, i. 592;
    • terms on which he is allowed to go, i. 592, 593;
    • his last interview with Rufus, i. 593;
    • blesses him, i. 594;
    • his departure from Canterbury, ib.;
    • his departure foretold by the comet, ii. 118;
    • William of Warelwast searches his luggage, i. 595;
    • crosses to Whitsand, ib.;
    • his estates seized by the King, ib.;
    • his acts declared null, i. 596;
    • compared with Thomas of London and William of Saint-Calais, i. 598 et seq.;
    • does not strictly appeal to the Pope, i. 598;
    • does not assert clerical privileges, i. 599;
    • effects of his foreign sojourn on, i. 606;
    • writes to Urban from Lyons, i. 612;
    • alleged scheme of Odo Duke of Burgundy against, i. 606,
      • and of Pope Clement, i. 607;
    • his reception by Urban, ib.;
    • known as “the holy man,” i. 608;
    • writes to Rufus, i. 613;
    • his sojourn at Schiavia, i. 615;
    • writes his “Cur Deus Homo,” ib.;
    • plots of William Rufus against, ib.;
    • his reception by Duke Roger, ib.;
    • his kindness to the Saracens, i. 616;
    • forbidden to convert them, i. 617;
    • Urban forbids him to resign his see, ib.;
    • defends the Filioque at Bari, i. 609, 618;
    • pleads for William Rufus, ib.;
    • Urban’s dealings with him, i. 621;
    • made to stay for the Lateran Council, i. 621;
    • special honours paid to, i. 607, 622;
    • goes to Lyons, i. 622;
    • hears of the death of Rufus, ii. 34, 363;
    • the monks of Canterbury beg him to return, ii. 363;
    • Henry’s letter to, ii. 364–366;
    • returns to England, ii. 369;
    • his connexion with Norman history, ib.;
    • his meeting with Henry, ii. 374;
    • his dispute with Henry compared with that with Rufus, ii. 375;
    • his refusal to do homage and receive investiture, ii. 375, 376;
    • the question is adjourned, ii. 377, 378, 399;
    • no personal scruple on his part, ii. 377;
    • provisional restoration of his temporalities, ii. 378;
    • refuses his consent to the appointment of Eadwulf as abbot of Malmesbury, ii. 383 (note);
    • Eadgyth appeals to, concerning her marriage with Henry, ii. 384;
    • holds an assembly on the matter, and pronounces in her favour, ii. 384, 385, 683;
    • other versions of the story, ii. 385, 387;
    • celebrates the marriage, ii. 387;
    • his speech thereat, ii. 388;
    • mediates between Henry and his nobles, ii. 400;
    • his contingent against Robert, ii. 403;
    • his energy on behalf of Henry, ii. 410;
    • threatens Robert with excommunication, ib.;
    • Henry’s compromise with, ii. 455;
    • called Saint before his canonization, ii. 661.
  • Ansfrida, mistress of Henry I.,
    • story of, ii. 380;
    • buried at Abingdon, ii. 382.
  • Anskill of Berkshire,
    • story of, ii. 380;
    • notice of in Domesday, ii. 381 (note).
  • Anthony, Sub-Prior of Christ Church, appointed Prior of Saint Augustine’s, i. 140.
  • Antioch,
    • “rope-dancers” at, i. 565;
    • death of Arnulf of Hesdin at, ii. 66.
  • Aosta, birthplace of Anselm, i. 366.
  • Aquitaine, Duke William proposes to pledge it to William Rufus, ii. 313.
  • Archard. See Harecher.
  • Archbishop of Canterbury,
    • special position of, i. 358;
    • the parish priest of the Crown, i. 414 (note).
  • Archbishopric, meaning of the phrase “receiving” it, ii. 375.
  • Argentan Castle,
    • held by William Rufus, i. 462;
    • siege of, i. 463;
    • surrenders to Duke Robert, i. 464;
    • granted to Robert of Bellême, ii. 396;
    • held by him against Henry I., ii. 428.
  • Armethwaite Nunnery, alleged foundation of, by William Rufus, ii. 506.
  • Arnold, Bishop of Le Mans, his buildings, ii. 240, 634.
  • Arnold of Saint Evroul, translates Robert of Rhuddlan’s body to Saint Evroul, i. 128.
  • Arnold of Escalfoy, poisoned by Mabel Talvas, i. 215.
  • Arnold of Percy, signs the Durham charter, ii. 530.
  • Arnold, Dr., on chivalry, ii. 508.
  • Arnulf of Hesdin,
  • Arnulf of Montgomery,
    • son of Earl Roger of Shrewsbury, i. 57 (note);
    • begins Pembroke Castle, ii. 96;
    • plots against Henry, ii. 395;
    • his share in Robert of Bellême’s rebellion, ii. 423;
    • his dealings with King Murtagh, ii. 425, 622, 624;
    • and with King Magnus, ii. 426;
    • harries Staffordshire, ii. 429;
    • goes to Ireland, ii. 442;
    • his banishment, ii. 450.
  • Arques Castle, held by Helias of Saint-Saens, i. 236.
  • Arundel,
    • held by Earl Roger, i. 58;
    • position of, ib.;
    • castle of, built T. R. E., ib.;
    • priory founded at, by Earl Roger, i. 59 (note);
    • besieged by Henry I., ii. 428;
    • terms of its surrender, ii. 430;
    • its later fortunes, ib.
  • Arundel, Earl of, origin of the title, i. 60 (note).
  • Ascalon, battle of, i. 623.
  • Ascelin Goel, his war with William of Breteuil, i. 243 (note).
  • Assemblies, frequency of, under William Rufus, i. 487.
  • Aumale Castle,
    • surrendered to William Rufus, i. 228;
    • strengthened by him, i. 229.
  • Auvergne, mention of in the Chronicle, i. 547 (note).
  • Avesgaud, Bishop of Le Mans, signs the foundation charter of Lonlay Abbey, 539.
  • Avon, at Bristol, i. 37.
  • Avranchin, bought by Henry of Robert, i. 196, ii. 510–516.

B.

  • 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,
  • 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,
  • 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.