History of the Norman Conquest, Vol 2

About this eBook

Author

Freeman, Edward A. (Edward Augustus), 1823-1892

Title

The history of the Norman conquest of England, its causes and its results, Volume 2 (of 6)

Original Publication

Oxford: Clarendon, 1867, copyright 1879.

Credits

Richard Tonsing, MWS, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)

Language

English

LoC Class

DA: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Great Britain, Ireland, Central Europe

Subject

Great Britain -- History -- Norman period, 1066-1154

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 76954

Release Date

September 29, 2025

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE HISTORY OF THE NORMAN CONQUEST OF ENGLAND, ITS CAUSES AND ITS RESULTS.
2. 2.PREFACE.
3. 3.CONTENTS.
4. 4.ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS.
5. 5.CHAPTER VII. FROM THE ELECTION OF EADWARD TO THE BANISHMENT OF GODWINE. [1] 1042–1051. — § 1. The Election and Coronation of Eadward. 1042–1043. — § 2. Condition of England during the early years of Eadward. — § 3. From the Coronation of Eadward to the Remission of the War-Tax. 1043–1051. — § 4. The Banishment of Earl Godwine. 1051.
6. 6.CHAPTER VIII. THE EARLY YEARS OF WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR. [497] A.D. 1028–1051. — § 1. Birth, Character, and Accession of William. A.D. 1028–1035. — § 2. From the Accession of William to the Battle of Val-ès-dunes. 1035–1047. — § 3. From the Battle of Val-ès-dunes to William’s Visit to England. 1047–1051.
7. 7.CHAPTER IX. THE REIGN OF EADWARD FROM THE RETURN OF GODWINE TO THE DEATH OF EADWARD THE ÆTHELING. [921] 1052–1057. — § 1. The Return and Death of Godwine. 1052–1053. — § 2. From the Accession of Harold to the Earldom of the West-Saxons to his first War with Gruffydd. 1053–1056. — § 3. From Harold’s first Campaign against Gruffydd to the Deaths of Leofric and Ralph. 1055–1057.
8. 8.CHAPTER X. THE REIGN OF EADWARD FROM THE DEATH OF THE ÆTHELING TO THE DEATH OF THE KING. [1258] 1057–1066. — § 1. The Ecclesiastical Administration of Earl Harold. 1058–1062. — § 2. The Welsh War and its Consequences. 1062–1065. — § 3. The Revolt of Northumberland. 1065. — §4. The Last Days of Eadward. 1065–1066. [1487]
9. 9.APPENDIX. — NOTE A. p. 5 . The Election and Coronation of Eadward. — NOTE B. p. 21 . The Legendary History of Eadward. — NOTE C. p. 29 . Eadward’s Fondness for Foreign Churchmen. — NOTE D. p. 31 . English and Norman Estimates of Godwine and Harold. — NOTE E. p. 32 . The Alleged Spoliations of the Church by Godwine and Harold. — NOTE F. p. 36 . The Children of Godwine. — NOTE G. p. 36 . The Great Earldoms during the Reign of Eadward. — NOTE H. p. 62 . The Legend of Emma. — NOTE I. p. 110 . The Welsh Campaign of 1049. — NOTE K. p. 124 . Danegeld and Heregeld. — NOTE L. p. 131 . The Banishment of Godwine. — NOTE M. p. 174 . The Surnames of William. — NOTE N. p. 177 . The Birth of William. — NOTE O. p. 254 . The Battle of Val-ès-dunes. — NOTE P. p. 274 . The Counts of Anjou and of Chartres. — NOTE Q. p. 276 . The Imprisonment of William of Aquitaine. — NOTE R. p. 319 . The Ravages attributed to Harold and Godwine. — NOTE S. p. 319 . The Narratives of the Return of Godwine. — NOTE T. p. 338 . The Pilgrimage of Swegen. — NOTE U. p. 342 . The Ecclesiastical Position of Stigand. — NOTE W. p. 351 . The Death of Earl Godwine. — NOTE X. p. 362 . The War with Macbeth. — NOTE Y. p. 370 . The Mission of Ealdred and the Return of the Ætheling Eadward. — NOTE Z. p. 379 . The Supposed Enmity between Harold and Tostig. — NOTE AA. p. 391 . Æthelstan, Bishop of Hereford. — NOTE BB. p. 416 . The Family of Leofric. — NOTE CC. p. 417 . Harold the Son of Ralph. — NOTE DD. p. 424 . The Quasi-Royal Position of Earl Harold. — NOTE EE. p. 430 . Harold’s Foreign Travels and Pilgrimage. — NOTE FF. p. 449 . The Quarrel between Earl Harold and Bishop Gisa. — NOTE GG. p. 467 . Ælfwig Abbot of New Minster. — NOTE HH. p. 482 . The Revolt of Northumberland.

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