De Courcy, Sir John, made governor of Ireland,
his government there,
made Earl of Ulster,
treachery against him,
his imprisonment,
undertakes the championship of England,
privilege granted to him and his descendants,
Despensers, the, favorites of Edward II.,
the Barons procure their banishment,
their return,
the King's bounty to them,
their capture and execution,
Des Roches, Guillaume, King John's promise to,
respecting Prince Arthur,
his remorse at the King's treachery,
Des Roches, Peter, Bishop of Winchester,
refuses to acknowledge the interdict,
justiciary under Henry III.,
his intrigue against Hubert de Burgh,
causes the death of the Earl of Pembroke,
his dismissal and death,
Divine service, decrees for,
at the Synod of Mertoun,
Domesday book, account of,
Donald Bane seizes the crown of Scotland,
Douglas Castle, contests in its recovery and defence,
Douglas, Sir James, his first meeting with Bruce, 391;
his constant adherence,
recovers his castle from the English,
his capture of Roxburgh Castle,
chivalrous conduct to Randolph,
his exploits on the Border,
Bruce's dying injunction to,
carries Bruce's heart to Spain,
his death there,
Dover besieged by Louis the Lion,
the siege raised,
battle of,
Dublin University, foundation of,
Dunbar, battle of,
Earl, derivation of title of,
from the Danes,
Edgar Atheling, son of Edward the Stranger,
William the Conqueror's friendship for,
account of him,
proclaimed King of England,
William the Conqueror's conduct to,
efforts of Malcolm III. in his favor,
renounces his claim to the crown of England,
his subsequent career,
his death and character,
Edgar of Scotland restored to the throne,
Edinburgh Castle captured from the English,
Edith, wife of Edward the Confessor,
character of,
Edith of the Swan neck finds the body of Harold,
Edith, daughter of Margaret of Scotland, marries Henry I.,
changes her name to Matilda or Maude,
See Maude.
Ediva, mother of Hereward,
Edmund Ironside, his two sons,
Edward the Confessor, son of Ethelred the Unready,
his gentle nurture in Normandy,
comes to his brother's court in England,
his character, &c.,
why called the Confessor,
instance of his gentleness,
his Norman propensities,
visited by Duke William of Normandy,
founds Westminster Abbey,
death and burial there,
his desire to leave his crown to William of Normandy,
conversation with Harold on his death-bed,
William the Conqueror's friendship for,
Henry III.'s devotion to,
translation of his remains,
Edward I., his marriage to Eleanor of Castile,
his character,
his conduct in taking the oath to the acts of Oxford,
his robbery of the Templars,
conduct at the siege of Northampton and the battle of Lees,
delivers himself up to the Barons,
his escape from Herford,
rescues his father at the battle of Evesham,
joins Louis IX. in the last Crusade,
his embarkation,
arrives at Acre,
attempted assassination there,
returns to England,
his tomb in Westminster Abbey,
Coronation of,
his treatment of the Jews
his laws,
parliaments,
prosperity of the kingdom in the early part of his reign,
respect shown him on the continent,
account of his daughters,
deterioration of his character in his later years,
death of his Queen Eleanor;
