Laws of England, adhered to by the Norman Kings;
ignored by Henry II;
their violation by King John;
Edward I's code of.
Lay investiture of bishops, disputes about their settlement,
Leofric, Earl of Mercia,
assists Edward the Confessor against Godwin,
his death,
Leofric, father of Hereward, .
Leofwyn, his advice to his brother Harold,
death at Hastings,
Leopold of Austria at the siege of Acre,
his banner insulted by Richard,
his quarrel with Richard at Ascalon,
seizes Richard on his return,
Lewes, the battle of,
its results,
Lillebonne, the parliament at,
Limoges, meeting of Henry II. and his sons at,
Lincoln, the fair of,
Linlithgow, the capture of, from the English,
Lion, anecdote of its faithfulness,
Lockhard, origin of the name of,
London, becomes the Royal residence under the Danes,
preserves its rights at the Norman Conquest,
submits to William the Conqueror,
Longchamp, William, Bp. of Ely, chancellor,
arrogant character of,
his disgrace,
Longespee, William, son of Fair Rosamond,
history of,
his death,
Longespee, William, the second son of the above,
joins Richard Plantagenet's crusade,
gets a grant from the Pope for it,
joins the crusade of St. Louis,
his advice to Robert d'Artois,
killed at Mansourah,
Lords Marchers of Wales, the,
Lorn, John of, Bruce's combat with,
his pursuit of Bruce,
is captured and imprisoned,
Lothaire, son of Louis IV.,
companion of Richard the Fearless,
becomes hostage for his father,
succeeds to the throne of France,
his treachery to Richard the Fearless,
Richard's victory over him,
Louis l'eveille of France sheltered by Henry I.,
Louis IV. of France,
carries off Richard the Fearless,
declares war against the Normans,
is taken prisoner,
his death,
Louis VI., le Jeune, why so named,
Louis VII., divorced from Eleanor of Aquitaine,
his support of Becket,
turns against him at Montmirail,
their reconciliation,
his tributes to Becket's memory,
excites Henry II.'s sons to rebellion.
Louis IX., becomes King of France,
takes the cross,
his embarkation,
arrival at Damietta,
at the battle of Mansourah,
his encampment there,
taken captive by the Saracens,
his conduct to the Memelukes,
release and return,
the dispute between Henry III.
and his Barons referred to him,
again takes the Cross,
joined by Prince Edward of England,
his expedition against Tunis,
his expedition against Tunis,
his disasters at Carthage,
his sickness there,
last hours and death,
his character,
Louis Philippe's chapel on this spot of his death,
Louis the Lion, his marriage to Blanche of Castile,
the crown of England offered to him,
interference of the Pope against this,
his invasion of England,
the Barons' suspicious of him,
his various contests,
concludes a peace and
returns home, 285.
Lusignan, Guy de, King of Jerusalem,
Lusignan, Hugh de, Count de la Marche,
engaged to Isabelle of Angouleme,
takes part with Prince Arthur,
imprisoned by King John,
marries Isabelle after John's death,
Lusignan, de, legend of the house of,
the family favored by Henry III., See Valence de.
Lyons, council of,
the English deputies at,
