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—The date affixed to the names, thus, represent in the case of the English kings the period of the reign, and in other cases include the years during which the persons named figure in this history.


 * Acre, siege of (A.D. 1191), 220–221
 * Adelais, or Alice, Queen of Henry I. (1121), 161, 167
 * Queen of Louis VII. of France (1160), 183
 * Agricola, Cnæus Julius, a Roman general (78–84), 15
 * Alexander II., son of William the Lion (1214–1249), 261, 310
 * III., Pope (1160), 183, 185, 195
 * III., King of Scotland (1249–1286), 310
 * Alexius, Emperor of Constantinople (1096–1099), 122, 128, 130
 * Aldred, Archbishop of York (1066), 81, 89, 98
 * Alfred the Great, youngest son of Ethelwulph (871–901), 32, 36
 * brother of Edward the Confessor (1039–1040), 60, 62
 * Almaine, Henry d', son of Richard, King of the Romans (1270), 296
 * Alphege, or Elphegus, Archbishop of Canterbury, murdered by the Danes (1012), 53
 * Anagni, John of. Cardinal and Papal Legate (1189), 203
 * Angles, the, land in Britain (527), 26
 * Anglesea, island of, or Mona, attacked by the Romans (61), 11
 * Angus, Gilbert of Umfraville Earl of, (1291), 314
 * Anjou, Geoffrey Plantagenet, Earl of (1126–1150), 161, 165, 171, 173
 * Anne, the "good Queen" of Richard II. (1382–1394), 418, 423, 426
 * Anselm, Archbishop of Canterbury (1089–1109), 149, 151, 153–154
 * Arc, Joan of, the Maid of Orleans (1429–1431), 575, 581
 * Architecture, Roman, 19
 * Saxon, 70–73
 * Norman, 206–210
 * of the Thirteenth century, 297–300
 * decorated, 465–468
 * Armagnacs, massacre of (1418), 546, 547
 * Army, pay of in the time of Henry V., 526
 * Artavelde, Jacob Van, a brewer of Ghent (1338–1345), 371, 380
 * Philip Van, son of Jacob (1381–1382), 411, 418, 419
 * Arthur, King, traditions of, 26
 * Prince, grandson of Henry II. (1191–1203), 245–249
 * Art, Saxon, 80–81
 * Norman, 140–148
 * and literature, progress of in England, 457–460
 * Assassins, or Haschischi, a tribe of Arabian fanatics, 225
 * Asser, first Bishop of St. David's, a friend of Alfred the Great, 50
 * Athelney, Isle of, retreat of King Alfred, 33
 * Athelstan, King of Kent (836), 30
 * King, grandson of Alfred (924–941), 33–40
 * Augustine, St., or Austin, first preached the Gospel in Kent (596), 28
 * Austria, Leopold, Duke of (1191–1193), 225, 230
 * Azincourt, battle of (1415), 531–536


 * Bacon, Roger, the philosopher (1214–1292), 460
 * Baliol, Edward, King of Scotland (1331–1356), 365, 366, 392
 * John, King of Scotland (1291–1314), 311, 314, 317, 320, 323
 * Ball, John, a preacher of Kent, associate of Wat Tyler (1381), 411–413
 * Bannockburn, battle of (1314), 346–347
 * Barbour, John, the Scottish poet (1330–1356), 464
 * Battle Abbey, founded by William the Conqueror (1066), 88
 * Bayeux, city of, 27
 * tapestry, account of, 146–148
 * Beaufort, Henry, Cardinal (1419–1447), 555,563, 573, 580, 586, 588
 * Beaujé, battle of (1421), 556
 * Beauvais, Bishop of (1197), 241–242
 * Becket, Thomas à, Primate of England (1119–1170), 183–192
 * Bedford, Duke of, son of Henry IV. (1414–1435), 526, 542, 558, 563, 585
 * Benjamin of Tudela; account of Constantinople (1159 or 1160), 125–127
 * Belesme, Robert de. Earl of Shrewsbury (1101), 153, 155
 * Berengaria, Queen of Richard I. (1190–1192), 218–219, 227
 * Berwick, massacre of (1296), 317
 * Bible, translation of into Saxon, 40
 * translation of into English, 420
 * Boadicea, widow of Prasutagus, King of the Iceni (59–61), 11, 13
 * Bohemond, Prince of Tarontum, a leader of the first Crusade, 128–130
 * Bollingbroke, Roger, chaplain to Humphrey Duke of Gloucester (1442), 587
 * Born, Bertrand de, a distinguished knight, preceptor of Richard I. (1174–1197), 199, 201, 241
 * Bouvines, battle of (1214), 256
 * Brenneville, battle of (1119), 159
 * Breteuil, Eustace do (1119), 159–160
 * William de, treasurer of William Rufus (1100), 148
 * Bridgenorth, siege of the castle of (1154), 179
 * Britain, early history of, 1
 * division into provinces by the Romans, 18
 * principal cities existing in the second century, 19
 * division into shires by Alfred, 36
 * Britons, ancient, 5
 * Brittany, Conan, Duke of (1158–1162), 181–182
 * Bruce, Robert, Lord of Annandale (1286–1305), 310–311, 329
 * King of Scotland (1296–1329), 317, 322–323, 329, 332, 345–347, 359–360, 362
 * David, son of the great Robert (1328–1371), 358, 365–366, 384, 394
 * Buchan, John Comyn, Eari of (1294–1305), 317, 323, 329–332
 * Burgh, Hubert de. Regent of England (1203–1232), 249, 270–273
 * Burgundy, Philip the Good, Duke of (1415–1467), 536, 552, 580–581, 584–586, 616, 618
 * Charles the Rash, Duke of (1467–1476), 617, 618–622–623
 * Duke of, Jean Sans-peur (1406–1419), 508–510, 524–525, 533–540, 545, 551


 * Cæsar, Account of his British expeditions ( 55–54), 5–8
 * Cade, John, or Jack, insurrection of (1450), 596–597
 * Calais, siege of, by Edward III. (1346–1347), 384–387
 * Caledonians, or Picts, 2, 15, 16, 17