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Read Ebook: The history of England from the earliest times to the Norman Conquest by Hodgkin Thomas Hunt William Editor Poole Reginald Lane Editor
Font size: Background color: Text color: Add to tbrJar First Page Next Page Prev PageEbook has 2011 lines and 233973 words, and 41 pagesHarold Fair-hair, King of Norway 372 ETHELRED THE REDELESS. Imbecility of this king 374 Severe criticisms of the Saxon Chronicle on his management of affairs 375 Saxon armour 381 Bishop Alphege ambassador to Olaf 384 Ethelred ravages Cumberland 385 Massacre of Danes on St. Brice's Day 387 London vainly attacked by the Danes 389 The English submit. Ethelred flees to Normandy 392 Series of battles between Edmund and Canute 396 Edmund defeated at Assandune 397 Partition of the kingdom. Death of Edmund 397 CANUTE AND HIS SONS. Edwy "King of the Ceorls" 399 Four great earls under Canute 401 Edric killed: Thurkill banished 401 Numerous executions 402 Family of Leofwine 402 Godwine, son of Wulfnoth 403 Northumbrian and Scottish affairs 406 Canute orders the murder of Jarl Ulf, his brother-in-law 414 Relations with Normandy 415 England divided between his sons Harold Harefoot and Harthacnut 417 His murder, and cruel treatment of his followers 419 Disputes between Harold and Archbishop Ethelnoth 420 Severe tax laid upon the people 421 LEGISLATION OF THE LATER KINGS. Importance of property in cattle 424 Ealdormen, earls and shire-reeves 434 Ordeals 440 Tendencies towards feudalism 441 EDWARD THE CONFESSOR. Siward, Earl of Northumbria 447 Leofric, Earl of Mercia 448 Vast power of Earl Godwine and his family 448 Misconduct of Sweyn, son of Godwine 449 Edward's foreign relatives: their unpopularity 452 Ecclesiastical favourites: Robert Champart 452 Godwine heads resistance to the foreigners 454 Exile of Godwine and temporary ruin of his family 455 Visit of William the Norman to England 457 Return of Earl Godwine and reinstatement of his family 459 Stigand, Archbishop of Canterbury 460 Death of Earl Godwine: his son Harold all-powerful 461 Harold's wars with Griffith 466 Griffith marries Aldgyth, daughter of Elfgar 467 Tostig banished: his earldom given to Morkere, son of Elfgar 471 Harold marries Aldgyth, widow of Griffith 471 Dedication of Westminster Abbey 472 STAMFORD BRIDGE AND HASTINGS. Add to tbrJar First Page Next Page Prev Page |
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