INDEX.

A.

• Aaron, the Jew, i. 160 (note).
• Abbeys,
  • sale of, by William Rufus, i. 134, 135, 347, 349;
  • vacancies of, prolonged by him, i. 134, 135, 347, 350, ii. 564;
  • Englishmen appointed to by him, i. 352;
  • in what sense the king’s, i. 455.
• 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,
  • advance of Hugh of Chester in, ii. 97;
  • deliverance of, ii. 101;
  • war of 1098 in, ii. 127 et seq.;
  • fleet of Magnus off, ii. 143;
  • his designs thereon, ii. 145;
  • subdued by Hugh of Chester, ii. 146;
  • recovered by the Welsh, ii. 301;
  • second visit of Magnus to, ii. 442.
• 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,
  • his alleged foundation at Ruislip, i. 376 (note);
  • his gifts to Gloucester Abbey, ii. 65;
  • his innocence proved by battle, ib.;
  • goes to the crusade and dies, ii. 66.
• 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,
  • 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.