S.
- Saer, holds Pembroke Castle, ii. 451.
- Saint Alban’s,
- Jews at, i. 160 (note);
- the abbey granted to the see of Canterbury, i. 423;
- four years’ vacancy of, i. 424;
- grant of Tynemouth to, ii. 18, 605;
- Flambard’s dealings with, ii. 359 (note).
- Saint Augustine’s, Canterbury,
- disturbances at, on Guy’s appointment, i. 139;
- vengeance of William Rufus on, i. 140.
- Saint Cenery, his relics, i. 213 (note).
- Saint Cenery-le-Gerey,
- castle besieged by Duke Robert, i. 211, 215;
- the former monastery, i. 212;
- foundation of the castle, i. 214;
- seized by Mabel, i. 215;
- surrenders to Robert, ib.;
- mutilation of its defenders, i. 216;
- granted to Robert, grandson of Geroy, i. 217;
- taken by Robert of Bellême, i. 469.
- Saint David’s,
- robbed by pirates, ii. 78;
- tale of William Rufus’s visit to, ii. 93.
- Saint Eadmundsbury,
- Jews at, i. 160 (note);
- church of, rebuilt by Abbot Baldwin, ii. 268;
- William Rufus forbids the dedication, ii. 269.
- Saint Evroul,
- connexion of Robert of Rhuddlan with, i. 127;
- his translation to, i. 128;
- burial of Hugh of Grantmesnil at, i. 473.
- Saint Gervase, Rouen, priory of, i. 252.
- Saint James,
- castle of, occupied by Henry, i. 321;
- position and remains of, i. 321, 322;
- granted to Earl Hugh, i. 323, ii. 540.
- Saint Julian, translation of his body, ii. 204.
- Saint Mary-le-bow, roof of the church blown down, i. 308, ii. 589.
- Saint Michael’s Mount,
- bought of Robert by Henry, i. 196;
- cession of, demanded by William Rufus, i. 277, ii. 524;
- buildings on, i. 284;
- Henry besieged at, i. 284–292, ii. 528–535;
- its position, i. 285;
- later sieges of, i. 286;
- surrenders to William, i. 292.
- Saint Oswald’s, Worcester, granted to the see of York, i. 447.
- Saint Ouen, Rouen, abbey of, i. 252.
- Saint Remy-du-plain, castle of, ii. 216, 218.
- Saint Saens, its position, i. 235.
- Saint Stephen’s, Caen, gifts of Rufus to, i. 168, ii. 504–506.
- Saint Tyfrydog, desecration of the church, ii. 131.
- Saint Valery,
- submits to Rufus, i. 227;
- historical importance of the fact, i. 228.
- Salisbury, assembly at (1096),
- case of William of Saint-Calais heard at, i. 94 et seq.;
- constitutional importance of, ii. 56, 57;
- compared with that of 1086, ii. 58;
- sentences passed at, ii. 62.
- Salisbury Cathedral,
- consecration of, i. 308;
- fall of the tower roof, i. 309;
- signatures to the foundation charter, i. 309 (note)
- Samson, canon of Bayeux,
- his appointment and consecration to the see of Worcester, i. 542–544;
- his great appetite, i. 543 (note);
- consecrates Gloucester Abbey, ii. 317.
- Samson, chaplain to the Conqueror, story of his refusing the bishopric of Le Mans, i. 206.
- Samuel, Bishop of Dublin, consecrated by Anselm, i. 544.
- Sanctuary, right of, decree of the council of Clermont as to, i. 548 (note).
- Sanford (Devonshire), held by Roger of Bully, ii. 160 (note).
- Saônes,
- castle of, ii. 216, 218;
- Helias defeats Robert of Bellême at, ii. 222.
- Saracens in Sicily,
- compared with the Jews, i. 161;
- Anselm’s dealings with, i. 616;
- conversion of, forbidden by Duke Roger, i. 617;
- in Spain, mentioned in the Chronicle, ii. 306.
- Scandinavians,
- in Cumberland, i. 315;
- destroy Carlisle, ib.
- Schiavia, Anselm retires to, i. 615.
- Scotland, kingdom of,
- becomes English, ii. 5;
- compared with Wales, ii. 6;
- effects of the Cumbrian conquest on, ii. 8;
- Margaret’s reforms in, ii. 23;
- growth of English influence in, ii. 24–26;
- party feeling in, on Malcolm’s death, ii. 28;
- dealings of Magnus with, ii. 147;
- English influence in, under David, ii. 125;
- results of Eadgar’s succession, ii. 304.
- Scotland, Abbot of Saint Augustine’s,
- his death, i. 136;
- disturbances consequent on, i. 139.
- Seez, enmity of Robert of Bellême to its bishops and abbots, i. 183.
- Seit, and others, letter of Anselm to, ii. 577.
- Selby Abbey, granted to the see of York, i. 447.
- Serlo,
- Bishop of Seez, ii. 521;
- excommunicates Robert of Bellême, i. 184.
- Serlo, Abbot of Gloucester,
- visits Wulfstan, i. 479;
- his warning to William Rufus, ii. 318, 329.
- Shoes, pointed, i. 158, ii. 502.
- Shrewsbury,
- burial of Earl Hugh at, ii. 145;
- Robert of Bellême holds out in, ii. 445;
- castle of, ii. 446;
- Henry I. marches against, ii. 446, 447;
- surrender of, ii. 448, 457;
- Gemóts held at, ii. 452;
- earldom of, ib.
- Shropshire, defences of,
- strengthened by Robert of Bellême, ii. 152;
- early history of its fortresses, ib.
- Sibyl of Conversana,
- marries Duke Robert of Normandy, ii. 312;
- her character, ib.;
- tales of her death, ii. 312 (note);
- called Edith, ii. 687.
- Sibyl, daughter of Henry I., marries Alexander of Scotland, ii. 124.
- Sibyl, daughter of Earl Roger, marries Robert Fitz-hamon, ii. 83.
- Sicilian monarchy, the, i. 525.
- Sicily,
- its relations with England, i. 526;
- under the Normans, ii. 306.
- Siegfried, Bishop of Seez, signs the foundation charter of Lonlay Abbey, ii. 539.
- Signs and wonders, i. 176, ii. 246, 258, 302, 316.
- Sigston, church of, granted to the monks of Durham, ii. 535.
- Sigurd,
- son of Magnus and Thora, ii. 133;
- earldom of Orkney granted to, ii. 140;
- his kingdom, ii. 146;
- his Irish marriage, ii. 136, 146, 443, 622;
- goes on the crusade, ii. 206.
- Sillé, siege of, compared with the deliverance of Worcester, ii. 480.
- Simeon, Abbot of Ely, ii. 359.
- Simon, son of Robert Bloet, Dean of Lincoln, i. 448, ii. 586.
- Simon of Montfort, the elder and the younger, ii. 190, 253, 254.
- Simon of Montfort, Earl of Leicester,
- his siege of Rochester, i. 53 (note);
- his ancestry, ii. 253.
- Simon of Senlis, Earl of Northampton,
- taken prisoner by Lewis, ii. 190 (note);
- his signature to Henry’s charter, ii. 358.
- Simony, not systematic before Rufus, i. 348.
- Siward Barn, signs the Durham charters, i. 305, ii. 536.
- Siward the priest, ii. 270 (note).
- Slave trade, denounced by Remigius, i. 310.
- Solêmes, priory of, ii. 202.
- Somerset,
- ravaged by Robert of Mowbray, i. 41, 42;
- bishopric of, removed to Bath, i. 136, ii. 483 et seq.;
- use of the name, ii. 488.
- Spain, Saracens in, mentioned in the Chronicle, ii. 306.
- Sparsholt, manor of,
- seized by William Rufus, ii. 380;
- recovered by Abbot Faricius, ii. 380 (note);
- notices of, in Domesday, ii. 381 (note).
- Stafford, commanded by William Pantulf, ii. 434.
- Stars, shooting, notices of, i. 478 (note), ii. 41, 118.
- Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury, appeals to the charter of Henry I., ii. 358.
- Stephen, Abbot of Saint Mary’s, York, signs the Durham charter, ii. 536.
- Stephen, Archdeacon of Romsey, Anselm’s letter to, ii. 578.
- Stephen of Aumale,
- submits to Rufus, i. 228;
- one of his Norman supporters, i. 472;
- conspiracy in his favour, ii. 39, 63;
- no ground for his claim, ii. 39.
- Stephen of Chartres and Blois,
- goes on the first crusade, i. 551, 560;
- decamps for awhile, i. 566 (note).
- Stephen, the Jewish convert, story of, i. 163–165.
- Stigand, Bishop of Chichester, his death, i. 135.
- Stoke, priory of Clare moved to, i. 376.
- Stone, manor of, ii. 507.
- Stoppele, church of, granted to Twinham, ii. 555.
- Stow, monks of, moved by Robert Bloet to Eynesham, ii. 585, 587.
- Streatham, lands of Bec at, i. 376.
- Stubbs, William, on the alleged Domesday of Flambard, ii. 562.
- Sudereys, disturbances in,
- on the death of Godred Crouan, ii. 137, 138;
- invaded by Magnus, ii. 140.
- Sulien, Bishop of Saint David’s, his death, ii. 78.
- Summons, effect of the practice of, ii. 58.
- Sussex, Earls of, i. 60 (note).
- Sutton, church at, granted to Abingdon Abbey, ii. 506.
- Swansea Castle, ii. 103.
- Swegen, son of Æthelric, ii. 551.
- Swegen, King, his overthrow at Gainsburgh compared with the deliverance of Worcester, ii. 480.
- Swinecombe, held by Bec, i. 375.
T.
- Tancard, Abbot of Jumièges, his appointment, i. 570.
- Tenby Castle, ii. 95.
- Tewkesbury Abbey,
- founded by Robert Fitz-hamon, i. 479, ii. 84;
- grant of Welsh churches to, ib.
- Thames, great tide in the, ii. 302.
- Theningmannagemót, the, i. 604.
- Theobald of Gisors. See Pagan.
- Theobald, the White Knight, helps to defend Courcy, ii. 519.
- Thetford, hospital at,
- founded by William Rufus, ii. 506;
- the see moved to Norwich, i. 449, ii. 569.
- Thierry, Augustin, on the punishment of the monks of Saint Augustine’s, i. 140 (note).
- Thomas of London, Archbishop of Canterbury, case of,
- at Northampton, i. 95;
- general surprise at his appointment, i. 359;
- his case compared with those of Anselm and of William of Saint-Calais, i. 597 et seq.
- Thomas of Bayeux, Archbishop of York,
- at the meeting at Salisbury, i. 95, 102;
- claims jurisdiction over Lindesey, i. 311, 433;
- present at Anselm’s consecration, i. 429;
- asserts his metropolitan rights, i. 431;
- compromise agreed to, i. 447;
- at the deathbed of William of Durham, ii. 61;
- not present at the coronation of Henry I., ii. 350 (note), 681;
- his death, ii. 391;
- his signature to the Durham charter, ii. 536;
- his alleged coronation of Henry, ii. 682.
- Thomas,
- son of Flambard, ii. 552;
- his appointment to the see of Lisieux, ii. 416.
- Thora, mother of Sigurd, ii. 133.
- Thurstan, Abbot of Glastonbury, restored by William Rufus, i. 135.
- Tiberius, Emperor, William Rufus compared to, i. 148.
- Tiberius, Legate, ii. 488.
- Tickhill (Dadesley) Castle, ii. 160;
- name used indiscriminately with Blyth, ii. 162;
- surrenders to Henry I., ii. 431;
- its later history, ii. 432.
- Tinchebrai, English feeling about the battle, ii. 402.
- Toledo, taking of, ii. 306.
- Tooting, lands of Bec at, i. 376.
- Tostig, his works at Tynemouth, ii. 18, 604.
- Touques,
- William Rufus sets sail from, i. 13;
- his voyage to, ii. 284;
- its present appearance, ib.
- Toustain, manor of Sparsholt granted to, ii. 380.
- Tower of London,
- surrounded by a wall, i. 261;
- first recorded case of its use as a state prison, ii. 361.
- Tréport, Robert’s fleet at, ii. 402.
- Trondhjem, Saint Olaf’s body translated to, ii. 139.
- Truce of God,
- confirmed by the synod of Rouen, i. 568;
- observed by William Rufus, ii. 290.
- Trye, castle of, ii. 188.
- Tunbridge Castle,
- holds out against William Rufus, i. 53;
- its position, i. 68;
- not in Domesday, i. 68 (note);
- granted to Richard of Clare in exchange for Brionne, ib.;
- taken by William Rufus, i. 69.
- Turgot, Prior of Durham and Bishop of Saint Andrews,
- favourably received by William Rufus, i. 298;
- joins in laying the foundation stone of Durham Abbey, ii. 11;
- appointed to the see of Saint Andrews, ii. 124;
- as to the writings attributed to him, ii. 596.
- Turold, Bishop of Bayeux, his appointment, i. 571.
- Turold, Abbot of Peterborough, his death, ii. 267.
- Twinham,
- connexion of Randolf Flambard with, ii. 553;
- church of, ii. 554;
- Earl Godwine a benefactor of, ii. 555.
- Tynemouth,
- Malcolm’s burial at, ii. 17;
- history of, ii. 17–19, 602 et seq.;
- besieged by William Rufus, ii. 47, 606;
- description of, ii. 48, 606;
- taking of, ii. 48, 607;
- alleged escape of Robert of Mowbray to, ii. 53, 609.
U.
- Uhtred, brother of Morkere, ii. 605.
- Uhtred, son of Edwin, besieges Pembroke, ii. 108.
- Uhtred, son of Fergus, ii. 551.
- Ulf, son of Harold and Eadgyth, ii. 134, 135.
- Urban II., Pope,
- advises Anselm against going to Rome, i. 367 (note);
- English feeling as to his claim to the papacy, i. 415;
- Anselm claims to acknowledge him, i. 416;
- the question left unsettled, i. 424;
- his correspondence with Wulfstan, i. 479;
- his acknowledgement insisted on by Anselm, i. 486;
- position of the rival Popes, i. 488;
- no real objection on William’s part to acknowledge him, i. 489;
- holds a Council at Piacenza, i. 522, 545;
- mission of William Rufus to him, i. 524;
- received at Cremona by Conrad, i. 525;
- acknowledged by Rufus, i. 528;
- holds the Council of Clermont, i. 545–547;
- preaches the crusades, i. 549;
- sends Abbot Jeronto on a mission to William Rufus, i. 553, ii. 588;
- bribed by William, i. 554;
- sends his nephew, ib.;
- blesses Duke Robert and his companions, i. 561;
- his reception and treatment of Anselm, i. 607, 608, 621;
- in Roger’s camp at Capua, i. 615;
- Eadmer’s way of speaking of him, i. 616 (note);
- forbids Anselm to resign, i. 617;
- holds the Council of Bari, i. 608, 618;
- his dealings with William of Warelwast, i. 619, 620;
- threatens William Rufus with excommunication, i. 619;
- is bribed to give him a respite, i. 620;
- his treatment of Anselm, i. 621;
- holds the Lateran Council, i. 607, 621;
- his death, i. 622, ii. 300, 311;
- Anselm’s letters to him, i. 612, ii. 582.
- Urse of Abetot, Sheriff of Gloucester and Worcester, at the trial of William of Saint-Calais, i. 94.
V.
- Vacancies, ecclesiastical,
- policy of William Rufus with regard to, i. 135, 336, 337, 347, 348, ii. 564;
- older practice as to, i. 350;
- later instances, i. 351 (note);
- provision of Henry’s charter with regard to, ii. 353.
- Vaux-en-Belin,
- castle of, ii. 277 (note);
- burnt by Helias, ii. 288;
- repaired and held by Robert of Montfort, ii. 289.
- Vescy, house of, ii. 15.
- Vestments, Lanfranc’s view of, i. 95.
- Vetheuil, fortress of, ii. 181.
- Vexin, the French,
- granted to Lewis by Philip, ii. 175;
- its cession demanded by William Rufus, ib.;
- national feeling in, ii. 189.
- Victor III., Pope, i. 415.
- Vignats,
- siege of, ii. 426;
- foundation of the abbey, ii. 427.
- Vulgrin, Bishop of Le Mans, his buildings, ii. 634.
W.
- Wace, his use of the words “Normans and English,” ii. 649.
- Walchelm, priest, his vision, ii. 521.
- Waleran, Count of Meulan, i. 186, ii. 419.
- Wales,
- civil wars in, i. 121;
- alleged campaign of William Rufus in (1094–1095), i. 476;
- type of conquest in, ii. 6;
- disunion in, ii. 6, 99;
- nature of Rufus’s wars in, ii. 69 et seq.;
- effect of castle-building in, ii. 70, 76, 77, 108;
- campaigns of Harold compared with those of Rufus, ii. 71;
- its conquest compared with the English and Norman Conquests, ii. 72;
- various elements in, ii. 74;
- local nomenclature of, ii. 75;
- earlier wars in, ii. 77–79;
- beginning of the conquest, ii. 79;
- revolt in, ii. 99, 100;
- general deliverance of, ii. 101;
- first campaign of William Rufus in, ii. 105;
- English feeling as to the war, ii. 106;
- his second and third campaigns, i. 572, 583, ii. 110, 111.
- Wales, North, subdued by Hugh of Chester, ii. 146.
- Wales, South, Saxon settlements in, ii. 88.
- Walkelin, Bishop of Winchester,
- sent with a summons to William of Saint-Calais, i. 117;
- sent to punish the monks of Saint Augustine’s, i. 139;
- assists Osmund to consecrate Salisbury cathedral, i. 309;
- at the consecration of the church of Battle, i. 444;
- his speech to Anselm at the Winchester assembly, i. 586;
- at the death-bed of William of Saint-Calais, ii. 61;
- his character and acts, ii. 266;
- joint regent with Flambard, ib.;
- William Rufus demands money of, ii. 267;
- his death, i. 351, ii. 265, 267;
- legend of his share in the burial of Rufus, ii. 338.
- Wall, Roman, traces of the name, ii. 47.
- Walker (Wallcar), ii. 47 (note).
- Wallknoll, ii. 47, 613.
- Wallsend, i. 47.
- Walter of Corbeuil, Archbishop of Canterbury, his works at Rochester, i. 53, 54 (note).
- Walter, Bishop of Albano,
- received by William Rufus as Papal Legate, i. 527, ii. 391;
- brings the pallium, i. 527;
- refuses to depose Anselm, i. 528;
- gives the pallium to Anselm, i. 534;
- stays in England, i. 535;
- objects of his mission, i. 536;
- his letters to Anselm, i. 536, 538, ii. 41, 571;
- accompanies William Rufus to Nottingham, ii. 44.
- Walter of Eyncourt, i. 113.
- Walter Giffard, Earl of Buckingham,
- submits to Rufus, i. 231;
- supports Rufus against Robert, i. 472;
- signs Henry’s charter, ii. 358;
- plots against him, ii. 395;
- his death, i. 473.
- Walter Tirel,
- entertains Anselm, i. 380 (note), ii. 322;
- his friendship with William Rufus, ii. 321, 322;
- his parentage, ii. 322, 672;
- his lordships and marriage, ii. 321, 322, 673;
- his alleged share in the making of the New Forest, ii. 322, 674;
- his discourse with the King, ii. 322–325, 661;
- mentioned in most versions as his slayer, ii. 325;
- his solemn denial of the charge, ii. 326, 674;
- no ground for the charge, ii. 657;
- whether the Walter Tirel of Domesday, ii. 673;
- legend about the shoeing of his horse, ii. 676.
- Walter of Saint Valery, i. 228 (note);
- goes on the first crusade, i. 551.
- Walter, son of Ansgar,
- in command at Le Mans, ii. 241, 370;
- sets fire to Le Mans, ii. 280;
- confers with Helias, ii. 371.
- Waltham, church of, plundered by Rufus, i. 168, ii. 505, 506.
- Waltheof, Earl of Northampton and Huntingdonshire, grants Tynemouth to Jarrow, ii. 18, 604.
- War, private, unlawful in England, ii. 417.
- Wardship, the lord’s right of,
- established by Flambard, i. 336, 339;
- oppressive working of, i. 338;
- peculiar to England and Normandy, i. 340;
- provision for, in Henry’s charter, ii. 353.
- Weedon Beck, Northamptonshire, said to have been a cell of Bec, i. 376 (note).
- Wells (Norfolk), grant of, to Saint Stephen’s, Caen, ii. 504.
- Wells (Somerset), see of,
- moved to Bath, i. 136, ii. 483;
- dislike of the canons to Bishop John’s changes, i. 138, ii. 486;
- they recover their property under Bishop Robert, ii. 486;
- charter of William Rufus preserved at, ii. 483.
- Welsh language, endurance of, ii. 75.
- Wenlock, Earl Roger’s foundation at, ii. 154.
- Westminster Hall,
- its foundation by William Rufus, ii. 259, 262;
- he holds his Whitsun feast there, ii. 257, 264, 271;
- recast by Richard II., ii. 262.
- Westmoreland,
- why not entered in Domesday, i. 313, ii. 547 et seq.;
- entries of, in the Pipe Rolls, ii. 551.
- Whithern, see of, ii. 551.
- Wido. See Guy.
- Wilfrith, Bishop of Saint David’s,
- suspended and restored, i. 534;
- sides with William Rufus, ii. 94;
- Gerald of Windsor’s dealings with, ii. 109.
- William the Conqueror,
- his informal nomination of William Rufus, i. 9, 11;
- his advice to him, ii. 461;
- distribution of his treasures, i. 17, 18;
- compared with Rufus by Odo, i. 26;
- his ecclesiastical supremacy, i. 105;
- compared with Rufus, i. 158, 456;
- foretells the character of Robert’s reign, i. 189;
- garrisons the castles of the nobles, i. 192;
- his ecclesiastical position, i. 328;
- his relations with Lanfranc, ib.;
- his friendship with Anselm, i. 380;
- use of his “days” as a note of time, i. 569;
- his visit to Saint David’s and his designs on Ireland, ii. 94.
- William Rufus,
- character of his reign, i. 3;
- feudal developement under him, i. 4;
- character of his accession, i. 9–11, 19–21, ii. 459–465;
- his informal nomination by his father, i. 9, 11, ii. 461;
- not formally elected, i. 9, ii. 459;
- sets sail from Touques, i. 13;
- re-imprisons Morkere and Wulfnoth, i. 14;
- his meeting with Lanfranc, i. 15;
- his coronation, ib.;
- his special oath, i. 16, ii. 460;
- his coronation rites said to have been imperfect, ii. 461;
- his distribution of gifts, i. 17;
- restores Odo to his earldom, i. 19;
- revolt of the Norman nobles against, i. 22 et seq., ii. 465 et seq.;
- compared with his father by Odo, i. 26;
- seizes the temporalities of William of Saint-Calais, i. 30;
- summons him to his court, i. 31;
- lays waste his land, i. 32;
- wins over Earl Roger, i. 61, ii. 462;
- loyalty of the bishops towards him, i. 63;
- his appeal and promises to the English, i. 63, 64;
- their loyalty to him, i. 64, 65, 66;
- their motives for supporting him, i. 65;
- accepted as their king, i. 66, 131;
- marches against the rebels, i. 67;
- takes Tunbridge Castle, i. 69;
- marches on Pevensey, i. 72, and takes it, i. 76;
- his Niðing Proclamation, i. 78;
- besieges Rochester, i. 79;
- Odo surrenders to him, i. 80;
- at first refuses terms to the besieged, i. 81;
- his answer to the pleadings for them, i. 83;
- grants terms, i. 85;
- his confiscations and grants, i. 88;
- his amnesty to the chief rebels, ib.;
- again summons William of Saint-Calais, i. 89;
- grants him a safe-conduct, i. 91;
- refuses him the privileges of his order, i. 92;
- holds a meeting at Salisbury, i. 94;
- his speeches thereat, i. 98, 107, 110;
- his offers to Bishop William, i. 111, 114;
- his answer to Ralph Paganel, i. 112;
- Durham castle surrendered to, i. 114;
- summons Bishop William again, i. 116;
- grants him leave to depart, i. 117;
- estimate of his behaviour in the case, i. 119, 605;
- his breach of his promises, i. 132;
- position of the English under, i. 133;
- mocks at omens, i. 133 (note);
- his employment of mercenaries, i. 134, 153, 226, ii. 496, 498;
- early charge of simony against, i. 135;
- his charter to John of Tours, i. 138;
- suppresses the disturbances at Saint Augustine’s, i. 139;
- effects of Lanfranc’s death on him, i. 142, 148, 343;
- description and character of, i. 5, 143 et seq., ii. 244, 256, 337, 490 et seq.;
- his surname of Rufus, i. 144;
- his filial zeal, i. 145;
- general charges against him, i. 147;
- his lack of steadfastness, i. 149;
- his unfinished campaigns, ib.;
- his “magnanimity,” i. 149, ii. 497;
- trick played on, by his chamberlain, i. 150;
- his “liberality,” i. 151, ii. 492;
- his extortions, i. 153, ii. 498;
- his strict government, i. 153, ii. 496;
- his stricter forest laws, i. 155;
- dress and manners at his court, i. 158, ii. 500–502;
- his special vices, i. 157, 159, ii. 497, 502;
- contrasted with his father, i. 158, 456;
- his irreligion, i. 159;
- favours the Jews, i. 161;
- question as to his scepticism, ib.;
- makes the Jewish converts apostatize, i. 162, 614, ii. 504;
- his dispute with Stephen the convert, i. 163–165, ii. 504;
- his blasphemies, i. 165–167, ii. 503;
- his favourite oath, i. 108, 112, 164, 289, 391, 511 (note), ii. 61 (note), 503, 650;
- redeeming features in his character, i. 168;
- his respect for his father’s memory, i. 168, ii. 505;
- his ecclesiastical benefactions, ib.;
- his chivalry, i. 169–171;
- law of honour as practised by, i. 85, 92, 169, 408, ii. 14, 237, 244;
- his schemes against Duke Robert, i. 221;
- obtains the consent of the Witan to an invasion of Normandy, i. 222–224;
- his constitutional language, i. 223;
- his policy against Normandy, i. 224;
- his position compared with that of Robert, i. 226;
- his employment of money, i. 226, 227;
- joined by the Norman nobles, i. 228 et seq.;
- bribes Philip of France, i. 237, 239;
- his position compared with that of his father, i. 240;
- result of his dealings with Philip, i. 241;
- his treaty with Conan of Rouen, i. 247;
- crosses to Normandy, i. 273;
- his treaty with Robert, i. 275–279, ii. 522–528;
- his probable object in the spoliation of Henry, i. 279;
- his policy towards Henry and Eadgar, i. 281;
- joins Robert against Henry, i. 283;
- besieges Saint Michael’s Mount, i. 285–292, ii. 528–535;
- personal anecdotes of, i. 287–292, ii. 497, 532;
- compared to Alexander the Great, i. 287;
- contrasted with Robert, i. 290;
- returns to England, i. 293, 295;
- sets forth against Malcolm, i. 298;
- his favourable treatment of the monks of Durham, i. 298, ii. 508;
- Bishop William reconciled to, i. 299;
- meets Malcolm at the Scots’ Water, i. 301;
- his treaty with Malcolm, i. 304;
- receives the homage of Malcolm, i. 304, ii. 541;
- signs the Durham charter, i. 305, ii. 536;
- his fresh dispute with Robert, i. 306;
- orders the consecration of Lincoln minster, i. 312;
- his conquest and colonization of Carlisle, i. 313–318;
- character of the early years of his reign, i. 325;
- his relations with Anselm, i. 328;
- his policy in keeping the see of Canterbury vacant, i. 328, 359, 360;
- influence of Randolf Flambard on him, i. 329, 332 et seq.;
- his dealings with vacant bishoprics and abbeys, i. 336, 347, 350, ii. 565;
- his dealings with church lands, i. 345 et seq.;
- charges of simony brought against, i. 348;
- story of his appointment to a vacant abbey, i. 352;
- his first interview with Anselm, i. 385;
- rebuked by him, i. 386;
- refuses him leave to return to Normandy, i. 388;
- petitioned by the Witan to appoint an archbishop, i. 389;
- his mocking speech about Anselm, i. 390;
- his sickness, i. 391;
- repents and sends for Anselm, i. 392, 393;
- his proclamation of reforms, i. 393;
- names Anselm archbishop, i. 396;
- prays him to accept the see, i. 398;
- invests him by force, i. 400;
- orders the restitution of the temporalities, i. 403;
- his recovery and relapse, i. 407;
- keeps his engagement to Anselm, i. 408;
- his interview with Robert of Flanders, i. 411;
- with Anselm at Rochester, i. 412 et seq.;
- his answer to Anselm’s conditions, i. 417;
- asks Anselm to confirm his grants of church lands, i. 418;
- renews his promises and receives Anselm’s homage as archbishop, i. 422;
- his writ, ib.;
- receives Anselm at Gloucester, i. 434;
- challenged by Robert, i. 435;
- his dealings with the contributions offered for the war, i. 437;
- refuses Anselm’s gift, i. 438;
- gathers his forces at Hastings, i. 441;
- present at the consecration of Battle Abbey, i. 443, 444;
- upholds Anselm against Robert Bloet, i. 446;
- deprives Herbert Bishop of Thetford, i. 448, ii. 569;
- his interview with Anselm at Hastings, i. 450 et seq.;
- no synod held under him, i. 452;
- his answer to Anselm’s prayer to fill the vacant abbeys, i. 455;
- attempts to get more money out of Anselm, i. 458–460;
- sets sail for Normandy, i. 460;
- vain attempts to settle the dispute between him and Robert, i. 461;
- castles held by him, i. 462;
- his levy of English soldiers, i. 465;
- trick played on them, i. 466;
- buys off Philip, ib.;
- summons Henry and Earl Hugh to Eu, i. 469;
- returns to England and is reconciled to Henry, i. 470;
- his Norman supporters, i. 471–474;
- causes for his return, i. 474;
- his alleged Welsh campaign in 1094–1095, i. 476;
- refuses Anselm leave to go for the pallium, i. 483, 484;
- will acknowledge no Pope, i. 484;
- frequency of assemblies under him, i. 487;
- summons an assembly at Rockingham, i. 487–519;
- estimate of his conduct in this dispute, i. 488;
- his Imperial claims, i. 503;
- bids the bishops renounce Anselm, i. 512;
- withdraws his protection from him, ib.;
- his appeal to the lay lords, i. 513;
- his examination and treatment of the bishops, i. 515, 516;
- summons Anselm before him, i. 517;
- adjourns the assembly, i. 518;
- oppresses Anselm’s friends, i. 520;
- his fresh schemes against him, i. 523;
- his mission to Urban, i. 524–526;
- Walter of Albano’s mission to, i. 527;
- acknowledges Urban, i. 528;
- forced to be reconciled to Anselm, i. 529, 531;
- Anselm refuses the pallium at his hands, i. 532;
- his position as regards the crusade, i. 553;
- Abbot Jeronto’s mission to him, ib.;
- Normandy pledged to him, by Robert, i. 555;
- his taxation for the pledge-money, i. 556–559, ii. 506;
- his conference with Robert, i. 559, ii. 207;
- takes possession of Normandy, i. 566, ii. 207;
- his grants to Henry, i. 567;
- his rule in Normandy, i. 567–570;
- his appointments to Norman prelacies, i. 570;
- returns to England, i. 571;
- his expeditions against Wales, i. 572, 583, ii. 69 et seq.;
- complains of Anselm’s contingent, i. 572;
- summons him to his court, i. 574;
- refuses him leave to go to Rome, i. 582, 583, 584;
- holds an assembly at Winchester, i. 584 et seq.;
- his conditional leave to Anselm, i. 592;
- his last interview with Anselm, i. 593;
- blessed by him, i. 594;
- seizes on the estates of his see, i. 595;
- estimate of his behaviour towards William of Saint-Calais and towards Anselm, i. 605;
- Anselm pleads against his excommunication, i. 611, 618;
- probable effect of an excommunication, i. 611, 612;
- Anselm’s and Urban’s letters to, i. 613;
- his mission to Urban, i. 613, 619;
- threatened with excommunication, i. 619;
- bribes Urban, i. 620;
- his words on Urban’s death and Paschal’s election, i. 623, ii. 311;
- growth of the English power and nation under, ii. 4;
- effects of his reign on the union of Britain, ii. 6;
- complaints made against, by Malcolm, ii. 8;
- sends Eadgar to invite him to Gloucester, ii. 9, 590;
- refuses to see him, ii. 13, 590;
- dispute between them, ib.;
- his probable pretensions, ib.;
- observes his safe-conduct, ii. 14, 591;
- story of him and Eadgyth-Matilda, ii. 31, 600;
- grants the Scottish crown to Duncan, ii. 34;
- revolt of Robert of Mowbray against him, ii. 37 et seq.;
- orders Robert to make good his plunder of the merchants, ii. 41;
- summons him to his court, ib.;
- refuses him a safe-conduct, i. 42;
- marches against him, i. 537, ii. 43;
- takes Newcastle, ii. 47,
- and Tynemouth, ii. 48, 606;
- besieges Bamburgh, ii. 50, 607;
- makes the Malvoisin tower, ii. 51, 608;
- leaves Bamburgh, ii. 52, 609;
- holds an assembly at Salisbury, ii. 56;
- refuses to spare William of Alderi, ii. 67;
- nature of his Welsh wars, ii. 69 et seq.;
- builds castles in Wales, ii. 70, 112;
- his campaign compared with that of Harold, ii. 71, 105;
- his alleged designs on Ireland, ii. 93;
- his first Welsh campaign, ii. 105;
- his second and third campaigns, i. 572, 583, ii. 110, 111;
- his relations with Eadgar Ætheling, ii. 114;
- doubtful policy of his grant to Robert of Bellême, ii. 148, 162;
- character of his last years, ii. 163;
- his designs on France, ii. 167;
- demands the cession of the Vexin, ii. 175;
- crosses to Normandy, ii. 167, 176;
- excesses of his followers in England, ii. 176;
- chief men on his side, ii. 178;
- his treatment of his prisoners, ii. 179, 190;
- his prospects, ii. 184;
- failure of his plans, ii. 185;
- befriends Bishop Howel of Le Mans, ii. 201;
- his interview with Helias, ii. 208–210;
- delays his attack on him, ii. 210;
- his anger at the election of Hildebert, ii. 213, 625;
- his designs on Maine, ii. 613;
- stirred up to war by Robert of Bellême, ii. 215;
- contrasted with him, ii. 224;
- his treatment of Helias, ii. 225;
- his speech at the council of Rouen, ii. 226;
- levies an army, ii. 227;
- invades Maine, ii. 229;
- grants a truce to Ralph of Fresnay, ii. 230;
- his march onwards, ii. 232;
- arrives at Le Mans, ii. 233;
- ravages Coulaine, ii. 234, 625, 627;
- raises the siege of Le Mans, ii. 234;
- his treatment of the knight at Ballon, ii. 237;
- Le Mans submits to, ii. 239;
- his entry, ii. 240;
- receives the general submission of Maine, ib.;
- his interview with Helias, ii. 242–245, 640–645;
- his seeming quotation from Lucan, ii. 642;
- sets Helias free, ii. 244, 628, 642, 643;
- extent of his conquests in Maine, ii. 245;
- invades the Vexin, ii. 246;
- besieges Chaumont, ii. 248;
- agrees to a truce, ii. 255;
- ill-success of his French war, ib.;
- his gemóts in 1099, ii. 257;
- his architectural works a national grievance, ii. 257–260;
- legal position of his reign, ii. 263;
- his object in building Westminster Hall, ib.;
- holds his Whitsun feast there, ii. 257, 264;
- demands money of Bishop Walkelin, ii. 267;
- forbids the dedication of Saint Eadmund’s, ii. 269;
- hears of the recovery of Le Mans by Helias, ii. 283, 645;
- his ride to the coast, ii. 283;
- his voyage to Touques, ii. 284, 645–652;
- his speech to the sailors compared with that of Julius Cæsar, ii. 497, 647;
- his ride to Bonneville, ii. 285, 646;
- marches against Le Mans, ii. 287;
- passes through it and harries southern Maine, ii. 288;
- besieges Mayet, ii. 289–294, 653;
- observes the Truce of God, ii. 290;
- his narrow escape at Mayet, ii. 293;
- raises the siege, ii. 294, 653;
- failure of the campaign, ib.;
- his treatment of Le Mans, ii. 295;
- leaves garrisons and returns to England, ii. 296;
- Hildebert reconciled to, ii. 297, 626;
- bids Hildebert pull down the towers of Saint Julian’s, ii. 297, 654;
- compared with Æthelred, ii. 307;
- his schemes of conquest, ii. 307, 311;
- contradiction in his character, ii. 308;
- his chivalrous feelings, ii. 237;
- illustrations of his character, ii. 244, 256;
- his dealings with William of Aquitaine, ii. 313;
- prepares to occupy Aquitaine, ii. 314;
- his alleged designs on the Empire, i. 7, ii. 314;
- Abbot Serlo’s warning to, ii. 318, 329;
- his alleged dream, ii. 319–321;
- his discourse with Walter Tirel, ii. 322–325;
- his death, ii. 325;
- whether accidental, ii. 325, 657;
- various versions thereof, ii. 327, 657–676;
- its immediate impression and abiding memory, ii. 335, 336, 663;
- his death looked on as a judgement, ii. 665;
- contrasted with that of Charles I., ii. 337;
- his end and character, ib.;
- his alleged penitence, ii. 331, 332, 337;
- accounts of his burial, ii. 338–340, 676–680;
- his popular excommunication, ii. 340;
- portents at his death, ii. 341;
- advantage given to the Popes by his reign, ii. 377;
- effect of his reign on the fusion of races, ii. 456.
- William III., his fearlessness in danger compared with that of William Rufus, ii. 652.
- William Ætheling, son of Henry I. and Matilda, ii. 389.
- William Clito, son of Robert and Sibyl, ii. 312 (note).
- William, natural son of Robert, ii. 316.
- William Bona Anima, Archbishop of Rouen,
- consecrates Bishop Howel, i. 208;
- consents to Anselm’s acceptance of the primacy, i. 406;
- said to have married Philip and Bertrada, ii. 172 (note).
- William of Saint-Calais, Bishop of Durham,
- his influence with William Rufus, i. 23;
- his treason against him, i. 28, 30;
- different statements of his conduct, i. 28, ii. 469–474;
- his alleged services to William, i. 29, 111, ii. 473;
- his temporalities seized, i. 30, ii. 470;
- his letter to the King, i. 30;
- summoned before him, i. 31;
- treatment of, by Ralph Paganel, ib.;
- evidence against him, i. 35, ii. 470;
- again summoned by William, i. 89;
- complains of Ralph Paganel, i. 90;
- comes with a safe-conduct, i. 91;
- asserts his ecclesiastical claims, ib.;
- goes back to Durham, i. 92;
- further ravaging of his lands, ib.;
- his agreement with the Counts Alan and Odo, i. 93;
- his conduct at the meeting at Salisbury, i. 95;
- denies the authority of the court, i. 96, 97;
- formal charge against him, i. 98, ii. 473;
- his answer, i. 99;
- debates on the charge, i. 101–103;
- appeals to Rome, i. 103, 109;
- sentence pronounced against him, i. 106;
- renews his appeal, ib.;
- William demands the surrender of Durham castle, i. 107;
- appeals to Alan and Odo, i. 108;
- final sentence against, i. 110;
- asks for an allowance, ib.;
- surety for the ships demanded of him, i. 111;
- new charges against, i. 113, 116;
- Lanfranc interferes on his behalf, i. 113;
- conditions and difficulties about his sailing, i. 114–116;
- surrender of Durham castle, i. 114, ii. 472;
- Odo and Alan interfere on his behalf, i. 117;
- allowed to depart to Normandy, ib.;
- importance of the story, i. 117–120;
- scarcely noticed by modern historians, ii. 474;
- restored to his bishopric, i. 299;
- his renewed influence with William, i. 300;
- his grant to the church of Durham, i. 305, ii. 535;
- advises Rufus as to Anselm’s conditions, i. 417;
- at the consecration of the church of Battle, i. 444;
- assists in the consecration of Robert Bloet, i. 445;
- plots against Anselm, i. 497, 500;
- aspires to the primacy, i. 501;
- his promises to William and speech to Anselm, i. 502;
- recommends force, i. 510;
- his case compared with those of Anselm and Thomas, i. 597 et seq.;
- his rebuilding of his church, ii. 11, 60;
- invites Malcolm to the foundation ceremony, ib.;
- probably concerned in Robert of Mowbray’s rebellion, ii. 38;
- portents foretelling his death, ii. 59;
- summoned to take his trial, ii. 60;
- his death, i. 478 (note), 542, ii. 61;
- debate as to his burying-place, ii. 61;
- substitutes monks for canons, ii. 60.
- William of Warelwast, Bishop of Exeter,
- his first mission to Urban, i. 524, 525;
- returns with the Legate Walter, i. 526;
- searches Anselm’s luggage at Dover, i. 595;
- his second mission to Urban, i. 613, 619;
- his secret dealings with him, i. 620;
- signs Henry’s letter to Anselm, ii. 366.
- William of Passavant, Bishop of Le Mans, his buildings, ii. 636, 640, 656.
- William, Bishop of Thetford, his death, i. 354.
- William Giffard, Bishop of Winchester,
- his appointment to the see, ii. 349;
- later notices of, ii. 349, 578;
- his signature to Henry’s charter, ii. 358;
- probably one of Henry’s inner council, ii. 362;
- signs Henry’s letter to Anselm, ii. 366.
- William, Archdeacon of Canterbury, sent to inquire into the matter of Eadgyth-Matilda, ii. 384.
- William of Alderi, his sentence and death, ii. 66–68.
- William of Albini, defends Rochester, i. 53 (note).
- William, Duke of Aquitaine,
- helps William Rufus against Lewis, ii. 250, 251;
- seat of war affected by his coming, ii. 250, 252;
- his crusade, ii. 313;
- proposes to pledge his duchy to Rufus, ib.
- William of Arques, monk of Molesme, i. 220 (note), 256.
- William of Bellême, founds Lonlay Abbey, ii. 539.
- William of Breteuil,
- son of Earl William Fitz-Osbern, drives out the ducal forces, i. 193;
- Ivry granted to, by Duke Robert, i. 194;
- joins Robert’s expedition into Maine, i. 209;
- his war with Ascelin Goel, i. 243;
- comes to Robert’s help at Rouen, i. 249;
- imprisons William son of Ansgar, i. 261;
- marches against Conches, i. 261, 266;
- his imprisonment and ransom, i. 267;
- settles his estates on Roger of Toesny, i. 268;
- his natural children, i. 268 (note);
- maintains Robert’s claim to the throne, ii. 346, 680.
- William Capra, ii. 508.
- William, son of Robert Count of Eu,
- rebels against William Rufus, i. 33;
- his ravages in Gloucestershire, i. 41, 44;
- submits to William, i. 229;
- suggests an invasion of Normandy, i. 411;
- supports William Rufus, i. 472;
- conspires against him, ii. 39, 44;
- his combat with Geoffrey of Baynard and defeat, ii. 63;
- sentenced to mutilation, ii. 64, 65, 68;
- his faithlessness to his wife, ii. 64.
- William, Count of Evreux,
- drives out the ducal forces, i. 193;
- his feud with Ralph of Toesny, i. 231, 233, 245;
- comes to Robert’s help at Rouen, i. 249;
- marches against Conches, i. 261, 266;
- makes Roger of Toesny his heir, i. 268;
- his later treaty with Ralph of Toesny, i. 270;
- wars against Robert of Meulan, ib.;
- his bargain about Bertrada’s marriage, ii. 193;
- charged with the government of Le Mans, ii. 241;
- granted to Henry by Robert, ii. 514;
- his banishment and death, i. 270.
- William Fitz-Osbern, story of him and Eudo of Rye, ii. 463.
- William of London or Londres, his settlement at Kidwelly, ii. 86, 102.
- William of Malmesbury, his Gesta Regum and Gesta Pontificum, ii. 492.
- William of Mandeville, ii. 397.
- William of Moion, his grant of Dunster church, ii. 489.
- William of Montfichet, legend of his share in the burial of Rufus, ii. 338, 676.
- William of Montfort, recommended by Anselm as his successor at Bec, ii. 575.
- William, Count of Mortain,
- founds Montacute priory, ii. 120;
- his vision of William Rufus, ii. 342;
- doubts as to his loyalty to Henry I., ii. 404;
- his banishment, ii. 453;
- his imprisonment and alleged blinding, ib.
- William Pantulf,
- Robert of Bellême’s dealings with, ii. 434;
- joins Henry, ib.;
- commands at Stafford, ib.;
- notices of, in Domesday, ii. 434 (note);
- negotiates with Jorwerth, ii. 439;
- mediates at Bridgenorth, ii. 441.
- William Peverel,
- holds La Houlme for William Rufus, i. 463;
- surrenders to Robert, i. 465;
- signs the Durham charter, ii. 536.
- William of Pont de l’Arche, ii. 464.
- William Talvas, his capture of Geoffrey of Mayenne, i. 214.
- William Tisonne, ii. 596.
- William of Wacey, taken prisoner by Helias, ii. 222.
- William of Warren, Earl of Surrey,
- his loyalty to William Rufus, i. 59;
- receives the earldom of Surrey, i. 60, 62 (note);
- his death and burial at Lewes, i. 62 (note), 76.
- William of Warren the younger, Earl of Surrey,
- helps to defend Courcy, ii. 519;
- deserts from Henry I., ii. 409;
- his enmity towards him, ib.;
- his banishment, ii. 416,
- and restoration, ii. 417.
- William, son of Ansgar, i. 247;
- his imprisonment and ransom, i. 261.
- William, son of Anskill,
- his estates seized by William Rufus, ii. 380;
- his marriage, ii. 381 (note).
- William, son of Baldwin,
- builds Rhyd-y-gors castle, ii. 97;
- defends it, ii. 101;
- his death, ii. 106.
- William, son of Geroy, rescues Geoffrey of Mayenne from William Talvas, i. 214.
- William, grandson of Geroy, poisoned, i. 469 (note).
- William, son of Holdegar, ii. 551.
- Williams, John, on Jestin ap Gwrgan, ii. 614.
- Wills. See Bequest.
- Winchcombe, fall of the tower, i. 307.
- Winchester,
- wealth of the treasury at, i. 17;
- Jews at, i. 160 (note);
- special gemót at (1093), i. 422;
- its position under the Norman kings, ii. 261;
- burial of Rufus at, ii. 340;
- fall of the minster tower, ii. 341;
- Duke Robert declines to besiege it, ii. 406.
- Witenagemót,
- held three times a year, i. 222 (note);
- gradually becomes less popular, i. 602;
- lessened freedom of speech in, i. 603;
- inner and outer council of, ib.
- Witsand, William Rufus said to have set sail from, i. 13 (note).
- Wlurintun, grant of the manor, ii. 507.
- Worcester,
- rebel nobles march against, i. 47;
- its position, i. 48;
- its deliverance by Wulfstan, i. 48–51, ii. 475–481.
- Worm’s Head, name of, ii. 615.
- Wulf, son of Harold, set free by Robert, i. 14.
- Wulfgar the huntsman,
- one of the defenders of Bridgenorth, ii. 433;
- his negotiations with Henry I., ii. 440, 443.
- Wulfgeat the huntsman, ii. 433 (note).
- Wulfnoth, son of Godwine,
- reimprisoned by William Rufus, i. 13, 14;
- signs a charter of William of Saint-Calais, i. 14 (note);
- signs the foundation charter of Salisbury Cathedral, i. 309 (note).
- Wulfric the huntsman, ii. 433 (note).
- Wulfstan, Saint, Bishop of Worcester,
- attends the Christmas assembly at Westminster, i. 18, 19 (note);
- defends Worcester against the rebels, i. 48–51, ii. 475–481;
- excommunicates them, i. 51;
- legendary growth of the story, ii. 477;
- decides between Anselm and Bishop Maurice, i. 440;
- his sickness, i. 478;
- his dinner with “good men,” ib.;
- his correspondence, i. 479;
- confesses to Robert of Hereford, ib.;
- his death, i. 477, 480;
- entry as to his death, i. 478 (note);
- appears to Bishop Robert of Hereford, i. 480, 533 (note);
- his burial, i. 480;
- honour paid to him by King John, i. 481;
- his action against the fashion of wearing long hair, ii. 501.