defeated by Bruce at Loudon Hill;
Gaveston's nick-name for him;
unites with other nobles against Gaveston;
his character;
his conduct at the death of Gaveston;
sent by Edward II. to Scotland against Bruce.
Valence, William de, half-brother to Henry III.,
opposition between him and the Barons.
Varangian guard, the.
Vikings, the, account of.
Wakefield, Peter, of his prediction to King John;
John's cruelty to him.
Wales, early history of.
Walkelyn, Bishop of Winchester,
grant of timber to him by William the Conqueror.
Wallace, William, history of;
declares against Edward I.;
wins the battle of Stirling;
assumes the title of Governor;
defeated at the battle of Falkirk;
his betrayal and execution.
Wallingford Castle, Maude escapes to.
Walsingham, our Lady of, origin of the church of.
Walter, Hubert, Abp. of Canterbury, account of.
Walter l'Espee at the battle of the Standard.
Walter the Penniless joins the first crusade.
Waltham Abbey, Harold and his brothers buried at.
Waltheof, Earl of Huntingdon, son of Siward Biorn;
rejects submission to William the Conqueror;
perfidious conduct of his wife;
executed at Winchester.
--son of Matilda of Scotland, character of;
becomes abbot of Melrose;
his meeting with King Stephen;
elected Bp. of St. Andrew's.
Warrenne, John de, Earl of Surrey,
his sword his title to his estate;
his expedition against Wallace;
his conduct at the battle of Stirling.
--Isabel, her appeal to Henry III.
Wash, the, loss of King John's treasure at.
Welsh, the, a Keltic tribe;
their fierce internal quarrels;
their position under the Saxon and Norman kings.
Wessex, the earldom of.
Western Church, the, degeneration of, after the Crusades.
Western Empire, the, break up of.
Westminster Abbey, foundation of,
by Edward the Confessor;
Henry III.'s benefactions to;
its appearance temp. Edward I.
Westminster Hall, the oak for the roof sent from Ireland.
White Ship, the story of the wreck of.
William the Conqueror, son of Robert the Magnificent,
acknowledged his father's heir;
his accession;
early conspiracies against him;
defeats the rebels;
his war with Anjou;
marriage with Matilda of Flanders;
founds the Abbey of St. Stephen at Caen;
his grave and burial there;
his visit to Edward the Confessor;
Edward leaves the crown of England to him;
Harold becomes his prisoner;
obtains an oath of assistance from him;
receives tidings of Harold's coronation;
summons a parliament at Lillebonne;
prepares for the invasion of England;
lands at Pevensey;
his appearance at the battle of Hastings;
his victory there;
his coronation;
his mode of satisfying his followers;
attacks the Camp of Refuge;
makes peace with Hereward;
his high character;
his principal friends;
his many disappointments;
character of his wife;
of his daughters;
of his sons;
rebellion of Robert Courtheuse against him;
his grief at Queen Matilda's death;
his fatal accident at Mantes;
interview with his sons on his death-bed;
leaves the crown of England to William Rufus;
his death;
history of the submission of London to him;
his dealings with the Welsh.
William Rufus, his father's love for him;
interview with his father on his death-bed;
he nominates him successor to the crown of England;
his oppression of the Church and people;
rapine under him in England and Normandy;
his remorse at his sacrilege;
makes Anselm Abp. of Canterbury;
his war with his brother Robert;
his disputes with Anselm;
