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Cameos from English History

Cameos from English History

by Charlotte M. Yonge

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Author
Yonge, Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary), 1823-1901
Title
Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II
Credits
Text files produced by Joshua Hutchinson, Jayam Subramanian and PG Distributed Proofreaders HTML file produced by David Widger
Language
English
LoC Class
DA: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Great Britain, Ireland, Central Europe
Subject
Great Britain -- History -- Anecdotes
Category
Text
eBook-No.
9474
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/9474
Release Date
December 1, 2005
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.CAMEOS FROM ENGLISH HISTORY
  2. 2.FROM ROLLO TO EDWARD II. By Charlotte Mary Yonge — 1873
  3. 3.PREFACE. — CAMEOS OF THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND
  4. 4.INTRODUCTION.
  5. 5.CAMEO I. ROLF GANGER. (900-932.)
  6. 6.CAMEO II. WILLIAM LONGSWORD AND RICHARD THE FEARLESS. (932-996.)
  7. 7.CAMEO III. YOUTH OF THE CONQUEROR. (1036-1066.)
  8. 8.CAMEO IV. EARL GODWIN. (1012-1052.)
  9. 9.CAMEO V. THE TWO HAROLDS. (1060-1066.)
  10. 10.CAMEO VI. THE NORMAN INVASION. (1066.)
  11. 11.CAMEO VII. THE BATTLE OF HASTINGS. (1066.)
  12. 12.CAMEO VIII. THE CAMP OF REFUGE. (1067-1072.)
  13. 13.CAMEO IX. THE LAST SAXON BISHOP. (1008-1095.)
  14. 14.CAMEO X. THE CONQUEROR. (1066-1087.)
  15. 15.CAMEO XI. THE CONQUEROR’S CHILDREN. (1050-1087.)
  16. 16.CAMEO XII. THE CROWN AND THE MITRE.
  17. 17.CAMEO XIII. THE FIRST CRUSADE. (1095-1100.)
  18. 18.CAMEO XIV. THE ETHELING FAMILY. (1010-1159.)
  19. 19.CAMEO XV. THE COUNTS OF ANJOU. (888-1142.)
  20. 20.CAMEO XVI. VISITORS OF HENRY I. (1120-1134.)
  21. 21.CAMEO XVII. THE BATTLE OF THE STANDARD. (1135-1138.)
  22. 22.CAMEO XVIII. THE SNOWS OF OXFORD. (1138-1154.)
  23. 23.CAMEO XIX. YOUTH OF BECKET. (1154-1162)
  24. 24.CAMEO XX. THE CONSTITUTIONS OF CLARENDON. (1163-1172.)
  25. 25.CAMEO XXI. DEATH OF BECKET. (1166-1172.)
  26. 26.CAMEO XXII. THE CONQUEST OF IRELAND. (1172)
  27. 27.CAMEO XXIII. THE REBELLIOUS EAGLETS. (1149-1189.)
  28. 28.CAMEO XXIV. THE THIRD CRUSADE. (1189-1193)
  29. 29.CAMEO XXV. ARTHUR OF BRITTANY. (1187-1206.)
  30. 30.CAMEO XXVI. THE INTERDICT. (1207-1214.)
  31. 31.CAMEO XXVII. MAGNA CHARTA. (1214-1217.)
  32. 32.CAMEO XXVIII. THE FIEF OF ROME. (1217-1254.)
  33. 33.CAMEO XXIX. THE LONGESPÉES IN THE EGYPTIAN CRUSADES. (1219-1254.)
  34. 34.CAMEO XXX. SIMON DE MONTFORT. (1232-1266.)
  35. 35.CAMEO XXXI. THE LAST OF THE CRUSADERS. (1267-1291.)
  36. 36.CAMEO XXXII. The CYMRY. (B.C. 66 A.D. 1269.)
  37. 37.CAMEO XXXIII. THE ENGLISH JUSTINIAN. (1272-1292.)
  38. 38.CAMEO XXXIV. THE HAMMER OF THE SCOTS. (1292-1305.)
  39. 39.CAMEO XXXV. THE EVIL TOLL. (1294-1305.)
  40. 40.CAMEO XXXVI. ROBERT THE BRUCE (1305-1308.)
  41. 41.CAMEO XXXVII. THE VICTIM OF BLACKLOW HILL.
  42. 42.CAMEO XXXVIII. BANNOCKBURN. (1307-1313.)
  43. 43.CAMEO XXXIX. THE KNIGHTS OF THE TEMPLE. (1292-1316.)
  44. 44.CAMEO XL. THE BARONS’ WARS. (1310-1327.)
  45. 45.CAMEO XLI. GOOD KING ROBERT’S TESTAMENT. (1314-1329.)
  46. 46.INDEX. — THE END

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