in the first crusade,
Apulia, the Normans in,
Aquitaine, acquired by Henry II's marriage with Eleanor,
account of the duchy of,
Arnulf, Count of Flanders,
the foe of William Longsword,
makes war against Richard the Fearless,
Richard's generosity to him,
Arques, Count d', his conspiracy against William the Conqueror,
Arthur, King: history of his round table at Winchester,
Arthur of Brittany,
the joy at his birth,
Richard I. acknowledges him heir,
his residence at the court of Philippe Auguste,
at the siege of Mirabeau,
taken prisoner by King John,
the parley between them,
John's attempted cruelty,
his murder by John,
avenged by Philippe Auguste,
Artois, Robert, Comte d',
joins the crusade of Louis IX.,
insults Longespee,
his impetuous character,
killed at Mansourah,
Ascalon, the crusaders at,
Atheling, _vide_ Etheling.
Augustine, his dispute with the Welsh Church,
Auvergne, Guy of,
his cruel treatment and death,
Avignon, the papal court removed to,
Ayr, story of the barns of,
Bacon, Roger, account of,
Baldwin, Archbishop of Canterbury,
Baldwin, Count of Flanders,
William the Conqueror's overtures to,
Baldwin I. king of Jerusalem,
Baldwin II. king of Jerusalem,
Balliol, John, lays claim to the crown of Scotland,
declared king,
treated as a vassal by Edward I.,
humiliation of,
and subsequent career,
Bangor, slaughter of the monks of,
Bannockburn, battle of,
its results,
Bards, the, account of,
Barons, the, assembly of,
to adopt the charter,
their revolt,
their meeting with King John at Runnymede,
their war with King John,
offer the crown to Louis the Lion,
their demands at the Parliament of Westminster,
the meeting of, in the Mad Parliament,
their dispute with Henry III. referred to Louis IX.,
refuse Louis IX.'s decision,
their war with the king,
their discontent with Montfort,
their proceedings against Gaveston,
against the Despensers,
Batalha in Portugal, account of the Abbey of,
Battle Abbey,
history of,
the roll of,
unsatisfactory compared with Domesday Book,
Bayeux tapestry, description of the,
Bec, Lanfranc abbot of,
Anselm there,
Beck, Anthony, Bishop of Durham,
Edward I.'s envoy to Balliol,
Edward I.'s message to,
Becket, Gilbert a, legend of,
Becket, Thomas a, birth of,
his character and splendor,
appointed Archbishop of Canterbury,
his humility,
his quarrel with Henry II.
on the privileges of the clergy,
his reluctant consent to the Constitutions of Clarendon,
the King's sentence against him,
his acts at the Council of Northampton,
his flight to the Continent,
supported by the Pope, &c.,
retires to Pontigny,
conference with King Henry II. at Montmirail,
at Montmartre,
the King's submission,
his return to Canterbury,
events of his martyrdom,
fate of his murderers,
his canonization,
general honor paid to him,
pilgrimages to his shrine,
its spoliation by Henry VIII,
summary of his character,
Benefit of clergy, meaning of,
Berengaria, Richard I.'s attachment to,
their marriage,
