The History of England

The Britons,——Romans,——Saxons,——the Heptarchy.——The Kingdom of Kent——of Northumberland——of East-Anglia——of Mercia——of Essex——of Sussex——of…

Egbert——Ethelwolf——Ethelbald and Ethelbert——Ethered——Alfred the Great——Edward the elder——Athelstan——Edmund——Edred——Edwy——Edgar——Edward the…

Ethelred——Settlement of the Normans——Edmund Ironside——Canute——Harold Harefoot——Hardicanute——Edward the Confessor——Harold.

First Saxon government——Succession of the Kings——The Wittenagemot——The aristocracy——The several orders of men——Courts of Justice——Criminal…

Consequences of the battle of Hastings——Submission of the English——Settlement of the government——King's return to Normandy——Discontents of…

Accession of William Rufus——Conspiracy against the King——Invasion of Normandy——The Crusades——Acquisition of Normandy——Quarrel with Anselm,…

The Crusades——Accession of Henry——Marriage of the king——Invasion by duke Robert——Accommodation with Robert——Attack of Normandy——Conquest of…

Accession of Stephen——War with Scotland——Insurrection in favour of Matilda——Stephen taken prisoner——Matilda crowned——Stephen…

State of Europe——of France——First acts of Henry's government——Disputes between the civil and ecclesiastical powers——Thomas a Becket,…

State of Ireland——Conquest of that island——The king's accommodation with the court of Rome——Revolt of young Henry and his brothers——Wars…

The king's preparations for the crusade——Sets out on the crusade——Transactions in Sicily——King's arrival in Palestine——State of…

Accession of the king——His marriage——War with France——Murder of Arthur, duke of Britanny.——The king expelled from all the French…

Origin of the feudal law——Its progress——Feudal government of England——The feudal parliament——The commons——Judicial power——Revenue of the…