: The History of England Volume I From the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution in 1688 by Hume David - Great Britain History United Kingdom

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OF VOLUME I

The Britons.--Romans.--Saxons.--The Heptarchy.--The Kingdom of Kent-- of Northumberland--of East Anglia--of Mercia--of Essex--of Sussex--of Wessex

Egbert.--Ethelwolf.--Ethelbald and Ethelbert.--Ethered.--Alfred the Great.--Edward the Elder.--Athelstan.--Edmund.-Edred.--Edwy.--Edgar.-- Edward the Martyr

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

THE ANGLO-SAXON GOVERNMENT AND MANNERS.

First Saxon Government.--Succession of the Kings.--The Wittenagemot.-- The Aristocracy.--The several Orders of Men.--Courts of Justice.-- Criminal Law.--Rules of Proof.-Military Force.--Public Revenue.--Value of Money.--Manners

WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR

Consequences of the Battle of Hastings.--Submission of the English.-- Settlement of the Government.--King's Return to Normandy.--Discontents of the English.--Their Insurrections.--Rigours of the Norman Government.--New Insurrections.-New Rigours of the Government.-- Introduction of the Feudal Law.--Innovation in Ecclesiastical Government.--Insurrection of the Norman Barons.--Dispute about Investitures.--Revolt of Prince Robert.--Domesday-Book.--The New Forest.--War with France.--Death and Character of William the Conqueror

WILLIAM RUFUS

Accession of William Rufus.--Conspiracy against the King.--Invasion of Normandy.--The Crusades.--Acquisition of Normandy.--Quarrel with Anselm, the Primate.--Death and Character of William Rufus

The Crusades.--Accession of Henry.--Marriage of the King.--Invasion by Duke Robert.--Accommodation with Robert.--Attack of Normandy.-- Conquest of Normandy.--Continuation of the Quarrel with Anselm, the Primate.--Compromise with him.--Wars abroad.--Death of Prince William.--King's second Marriage.--Death and Character of Henry

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