Page:The reign of William Rufus and the accession of Henry the First.djvu/21

 Character of Robert; his weak good-nature and lack of justice     190-191

Spread of vice and evil fashions     191

Building of castles; garrisons kept by the Conqueror in the castles of the nobles     192

Robert of Bellême and others drive out the Duke's forces     193

Robert's lavish grants; Ivry; Brionne     194

The Ætheling Henry claims his mother's lands     195

He buys the Côtentin and Avranchin; his firm rule     196-197

Summer,  Henry goes to England; William promises him his 1088      mother's lands      197

He seizes them again; and grants them to Robert Fitz-hamon     198

Autumn,  Influence of Odo with Robert      198 1088

Henry comes back to Normandy with Robert of Bellême; they are seized and imprisoned     199

Earl Roger makes war on the Duke; his fortresses     199-200

Odo's exhortation to Robert     200-202

Affairs of Maine; relations with Fulk of Anjou     202-204

Robert acknowledged in Maine     204

Chief men of the county; Bishop Howel, Geoffrey of Mayenne, Helias of La Flèche     205

April 21,   Appointment of Howel to the see of Le Mans; his 1085        loyalty to the Norman dukes      205-208

Temporal relations to the see of Le Mans     207

Robert before Le Mans; general submission of the county     208-209

Aug.-Sept. Ballon holds out; description of the place; siege and 1088         surrender of the castle      209-211

Robert attacks Saint Cenery; description and history of the place     211-215

Geroy and his descendants; Saint Cenery seized by Mabel     214-215

Siege and surrender of Saint Cenery; blinding of Robert Carrel     215-217

Castle granted to Robert grandson of Geroy     217

Surrender of Alençon, Bellême, and other castles; Robert disbands his army     218-219

Robert of Bellême set free at his father's request     219-220

Henry set free; his good government of Coutances and Avranches     220-222