his last years and death.
Robert, Earl of Gloucester, son of Henry I.;
espouses the cause of the Empress Maude;
is taken prisoner;
exchanged for Stephen;
his staunch support of Maude;
his learning.
Robert the Magnificent, his character;
resolves on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land;
declares his son (William the Conqueror) his heir,
his pilgrimage and death.
Rochester, the siege of, by King John.
Rockingham, the convocation at.
Roderick Maur, the Welsh prince.
Roger, Abp. of York, the enemy of Becket;
his excommunication,
his jealousy of the Abp. of Canterbury,
Rognwald, earl, father of Rolf Ganger,
Rolf Ganger, origin of his name,
outlawed for piracy,
attacks Rouen ,
his rude generosity,
interview with Hasting,
conquests in France,
Neustria (Normandy) ceded to him,
tradition of his homage to the King of France,
embraces Christianity,
his government of Normandy,
his history very doubtful,
Rollo, the French name for Rolf,
Roll of Battle Abbey, account of,
Roman Empire, the, decay of,
Rome, England a fief of
Rosamund Clifford, history of,
Rouen attacked by Rolf Ganger,
its surrender,
made the capital of the territory,
William Longsword buried at,
besieged by the enemies of Richard the Fearless,
the Abp. of, excommunicates William the Conqueror,
Roxburgh, capture of, by Sir James Douglas,
Rudel, Jauffred, the troubadour, the story of,
Runnymede, the Great Charter signed at,
Ryes, Hubert de, his service to Duke William,
Sailors' quarrel between France and England,
St. Laurence, Sir Almeric de,
brother in arms of Sir John de Courcy,
his exploits in Ireland,
St. Mahe, the sea-fight at,
St. Patrick, the conversion of Ireland by,
St. Thomas's hospital, named after Archbishop Becket,
Saladin obtains supreme power in Palestine,
his courtesies to Richard I.,
Salisbury, John of, the friend of Becket,
exiled by Henry II.,
Samson le Breton, messenger of Queen Matilda,
Saracen Arabs, the, character of,
Savoy palace, the, origin of,
Saxons, the, held in no favor at Rome,
cause of their ruin at the Conquest,
their derision of the Normans,
Scandinavia, the nurse of the Teuton race,
Scotland, depredations of the pirates in,
its troubles after the death of Malcolm III.,
decay of the kings of,
the troubles of, following the death of Alexander III.,
claims to the crown of, referred to Edward I.,
Edward I. claims to be Lord paramount,
harsh government of, under Edward I.,
the troubles of, under the Bruce dynasty,
the strength of, under Robert Bruce,
peace concluded with, by England,
Scottish Church, the, reformed by Queen Margaret,
Scott, Michael, the wizard, account of,
Septs, system of, in Ireland,
Sepulchre, the Holy, the crusaders at,
Sewell, Abp. of York,
his opposition to the encroachments of Rome,
Ship, the White, story of the wreck of,
Sigurd the Crusader, visitor to Henry I.,
his career,
his discussion with his brother Eystein,
his sad fate,
Simon, Earl of Northampton, son of Matilda of Scotland,
his character,
his contempt for his brother Waltheof,
his repentance and death,
Siward Biorn, Earl of Northumbria,
assists Edward the Confessor against Godwin,
his death,
Sonnac, Guillaume de, in the Egyptian crusade,
Stamford Bridge, battle of,
Standard, the, battle of,
Stapleton, Walter, Bp. of Exeter,
his murder at Paul's Cross,
Stephen, Count of Blois,
married to William the Conqueror's daughter Adela,
takes the Cross,
his character,
