A History of England Under the Norman Kings: Or, From the Battle of Hastings to the Accession of the House of Plantagenet: to which is Prefixed an Epitome of the Early History of NormandyJ. Wright, 1857 - 473 pages |
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A. S. Kings abbey of Bec abbey of St abbot afterwards ancient Anglo-Saxon Anjou Anselm appears archbishop archbishop of Rouen army barons Bayeux bishop Brittany brother Canterbury castle caused charter Chron Chronicle church clergy Conqueror count count of Anjou count of Flanders court crown daughter death Domesday Dudo duke Robert Dunelm Eadgar Eadmer earl earldom ecclesiastical enemy Engl England English father favour Fécamp fief fitz Flanders Flor France French Frodoard garrison Gemmet Geoffrey Gesta Gloucester Henry Hist Hugh king's knights land Lanfranc legate Lewis lord Malm Malmesbury Maseres Matilda monasteries monks Monte Neustria nobles Norman Normandy Northmen oath Ordericus Vitalis Pictav plundered pope possession prince proceeded Ranulf received relations Richard Roger Rolf Rouen royal Saxon siege Stephen Stigand surnamed tion vassals Vital Wace Welsh Wigorn William William fitz Osbern William of Jumièges Winchester
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