INDEX

Adela of France, 21, 22, 40

Albemarle, earl of, 272, 281

Alençon, John of, 51

Alençon, Robert, count of, 89

Alençon, siege of, 94

Alexander III., Pope, 19

Alexander of Scotland, 162, 258–260, 273, 276, 278, 279

Angers occupied by Bretons, 61, 89;

John at, 74, 115, 200

Angoulême, Ademar, count of, 75–77, 87

Angoulême, Isabel of, 76, 77, 89

Anjou, Arthur acknowledged in, 61;

John in, 115, 200, 201

Aquitaine, Richard made duke of, 1;

proposal to transfer it to John, 8, 9.

See Gascony, Poitou

Ardenne, Ralf of, 107

Arques, siege of, 87;

surrender, 102

Arthur of Britanny, 36, 57, 58, 61, 71, 85, 86, 90–92

Articles of the Barons, 213–217, 227, 233

Arundel, earl of, 272

Athies, Gerald of, 150

Aubigny, William of, 80, 248, 251

Auvergne ceded to France, 73

Axholme ravaged, 279

Baldwin, archbishop of Canterbury, 20, 26

Balliol, Hugh de, 274, 276

Bangor burnt, 158;

bishop of, see Robert

Barham Down, muster on, 177

Barnard Castle, siege of, 276

Barons, English, their attitude after Richard’s death, 64;

swear obedience to John, 104;

grievances against him, 122–125, 131;

refuse foreign service, 186, 189;

meet John at Wallingford, 191;

refuse to pay scutage, 210;

relations with Langton, 211, 212, 218, 219;

meeting at S. Edmund’s, 221;

demand Henry I.’s charter, ib.;

appeal to the Pope, 225;

assemble in arms, 226;

their “schedule,” 227;

defy the king, 228;

besiege Northampton, ib.;

Bedford surrendered to, 229;

refuse arbitration, ib.;

win London, ib.;

plunder the Jews, 230;

take Exeter, ib.;

evacuate it, 231;

besiege the Tower, 232;

seize Lincoln, ib.;

break their promise to John, 236;

insolence to him, 238;

prepare for war, 239;

spoil the forests, 241;

meet bishops, 242, 243;

usurp sheriffdoms, 243;

propose to elect a new king, 244;

advance against John, 248;

retreat, ib.;

attempt relief of Rochester, 250;

negotiate with John, 252;

offer crown to Louis, 253, 254;

northern, do homage to Alexander, 259;

of the Irish March, support John, 172, 173;

of Poitou betray John, 201

Barri, William de, footnote 600

Beauchamp, William de, 229

Beaufort, John and S. Hugh at, 60

Beaumont, Adam de, 272

Bedford surrendered to the barons, 229

Belvoir surrendered to John, 256

Berwick taken by John, 260

Béthune, Robert de, 230, 255

Bishops, English, their flight, 130;

restoration and restitution, 188, 190, 191, 206;

claim free election for churches, 192;

confer with barons, 242, 243;

proclaim excommunication of “disturbers,” 243

Blanche of Castille, 73

Bolton, meeting of John and William the Lion at, 132

Boulogne, Reginald, count of, 68, 70, 107, 108, 185, 202, 203

Bourges ceded to France, 73

Bouvines, battle of, 203

Boves, Hugh de, 202, 203, 241, footnote 1112

Brabant, duke of, 202

Braose, Giles de, bishop of Hereford, footnote 989, 288

Braose, Margaret de, 140, 281

Braose, Maud, wife of William de, 149–152, 155, 156, 288

Braose, Maud de, wife of Griffith ap Rees, 140

Braose, Philip de, 15, 139

Braose, Reginald de, 152, 288

Braose, William de, 139–141, 144–147, 149–151, 155, 156, 287, 288

Braose, William de, the younger, 152, 156, 288

Bréauté, Falkes de, 232, 247, 255, 281, 285

Brewer, William, 222, 255, 285

Brezolles, siege of, 54

Britanny, Alice of, 200

Britanny, Arthur of, see Arthur

Britanny, Constance of, see Constance

Britanny, Eleanor of, 196

Britanny, Geoffrey of, see Geoffrey

Britanny, Peter, count of, see Dreux

Brus, Peter de, 263, 273

Buck, Walter, 255

Burgh, Hubert de, 80, 90, 231, 233, 237, 252, 269, 274, 280, 281

Burgh, William de, 138, 139, 141, 142

Caermarthen, Rees and John at, 25

Cambridgeshire ravaged, 257, 278

Camville, Gerard de, 31, 33, 35

Canterbury, John at, 118;

disputed election to see, 119–121;

archbishops of, see Baldwin, Hubert, Langton

Carlisle attacked by Alexander, 260;

siege of, 273

Carrick, Duncan, lord of, 152

Carrickfergus, siege of, 152

Casamario, abbot of, 94, 100

Casinghem, William of, 280

Castles in John’s lands, 26, 27;

disputes between John and Longchamp about, 31–35;

royal, John’s designs on, 39, 41;

the barons’, demanded by John, 80

Cathal Carrach O’Conor, king of Connaught, 139

Cathal Crovderg O’Conor, king of Connaught, 139, 142

Châlus, siege of, 56

Charter of Henry I., 211, 219–221;

the Great, 233–236;

quashed by the Pope, 246

Château-Gaillard, 55, 94;

siege of, 95;

attempted relief, 96, 97;

fall, 100

Châteauroux, siege of, 20, 21

Chester, muster at, 158

Chester, Ralf, earl of, 50, 58, 65, 285

Chichester, bishop of, see Richard

Chinon surrendered to Philip Augustus, 113

Cinque Ports, their relations with John, 132, 163, 280

Cistercians, their quarrel with John, 73;

claim exemption from interdict, 129;

John’s spoliations of, 160, 171

Clare, Isabel de, 29, 148

Clare, Richard de, earl of Striguil, 12

Clare, Richard, earl of, 65, 252, 255, 261

Clergy, John’s dealings with, 128, 129, 136, 187, 207

Cogan, Miles, 13–16

Cogan, Richard, 16, 138

Colchester, siege of, 261

“Commune” of 1205, 104

“Commune” of London, 39

Connaught, civil war in, 139;

kings of, see Cathal, Roderic

Constance of Britanny, 5, 9, 58, 61, 71, 85

Corfe, Peter of Pontefract imprisoned at, 170

Cork, city, constables of, 15, 16;

“English” driven out of, 138;

county, 153;

kingdom, 14, 15.

See Desmond

Cornhill, Reginald of, 248

Counties in Ireland, the earliest, 153

Courcy, John de, 13, 16, 19, 137–139, 143, 152

Coventry, bishop of, see Nonant

Crowland burnt by John, 278

Croxton, abbot of, 283–285

Culvertage, 176

Cumin, John, archbishop of Dublin, 17, 18

Curson, Robert, 204

Cuthred MacWilliam, 162, 163

Desmond, 14, 15;

fiefs in, 138.

See Cork

Dover, siege of, 280;

raised, 281

Dreux, Robert, count of, 200

Dreux, Robert of, the younger, 273, 276, 281

Dreux, Peter of, count of Britanny, 200, 241, 280

Driencourt seized by John, 78

Dublin, held by Henry II., 12;

John’s charter to, 138;

John in, 152, 153;

archbishops of, see Cumin, O’Toole

Durand, 160, 162

Durham, bishops of, see Philip, Puiset

Eleanor of Aquitaine, queen of England, 1, 30, 41, 43, 63, 69, 73, 86, 103

Ely sacked, 258

England, condition of, under John, 212–217

Erlée, John d’, footnote 238, footnote 256

Escheats, inquiry concerning, 163

Essex harried, 257;

earls of, see Mandeville, Fitz-Peter

Eu, count of, see Lusignan

Evreux, John at, 53;

burnt by Philip, 55;

county of, 73

Ewell, John does homage to the Pope at, 180

Exeter taken by the barons, 230;

evacuated, 231;

besieged, 281

Falaise, siege of, 102

Felton, homage of barons to Alexander at, 259

Ferrars, William, Earl, 50, 65, 150, 179, 285

Fitz-Audeline, William, 13, 14

Fitz-Henry, Meiler, 13, 138, 141–149

Fitz-Herbert, Herbert, 14

Fitz-Herbert, William, 14

Fitz-Payne, Ralf, 148

Fitz-Peter, Geoffrey, earl of Essex and justiciar, 62, 64, 65, 128, 194

Fitz-Stephen, Robert, 14–16

Fitz-Walter, Robert, 169, 171, 187, 219, 228, 239, 249, 250, 252, 257, 270, 289–293

Flanders, Baldwin, count of, 68

Flanders, Ferrand, count of, 185, 196, 203

Fleet, the English, 104, 176, 178, 193, 267

Fontevraud, John at, 59, 60

Forest law, hardships of, 213

Framlingham castle surrenders to John, 261

France, king of, see Philip

Franceis, William, 8

Frederic, king of Sicily, 174, 175

Fréteval, battle of, 54

Furnes, Thomas of, 61

Galloway, Alan of, 168

Gant, Gilbert de, 273, 276, 278, 279

Gascony, John in, 74, 114;

adheres to him, 103

Geoffrey, duke of Britanny, 2, 9, 10, 20

Geoffrey, bishop-elect of Lincoln, 8;

chancellor, 20;

archbishop of York, 36–38, 46, 126, 127

Gerald of Wales, his picture of Geoffrey and John, 10, 11

Glanville, Ranulf de, 8

Gloucester, Isabel of, 7, 25, 26, 75, 196

Gloucester, William, earl of, 6

Gournay, Hugh of, 96

Graçay ceded to France, 73

Gray, Walter de, 193

Grey, John de, bishop of Norwich, 119, 120, 130;

justiciar in Ireland, 149, 151, footnote 793, 194

Griffith, prince of South Wales, 135, 140

Gualo, cardinal and legate, 264–268, 270, 285

Gwenwynwyn, prince of Powys, 135

Hardel, William, mayor of London, 270

Haye, Nicola de, footnote 140, 276

Hedingham, siege of, 261

Henry I., charter of, 211, 219–221

Henry II., king of England, 1–3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11–17, 19–24

Henry VI., emperor, 49, 164

Henry, son of Henry II., 1–3, 5, 6, 8

Henry, son of King John, footnote 575, 283, 284

Heraclius, patriarch of Jerusalem, 11, 12

Hereford, bishop of, see Braose

Hertfordshire harried, 257

Holland, Ada, countess of, footnote 740

Holland, William, count of, footnote 740, 202, 273

Howels, Hugh of, 99

Hubert Walter, bishop of Salisbury, 46;

archbishop of Canterbury, 50, 62, 64, 65, 83, 105, 107, 110, 113

Hugh, S., bishop of Lincoln, 38, 59–61, 78

Huntingdon, David, earl of, 25, 50, 65, 67

Huntingdonshire ravaged, 257

Ingebiorg, wife of Philip Augustus, 72

Innocent III., Pope, attitude towards John’s divorce, 75;

sends arbitrators to Philip and John, 94;

quashes elections to Canterbury, 120;

consecrates Langton, 127;

lays England under interdict, ib.;

negotiations with John, 129;

crowns Otto, 166;

excommunicates him, ib.;

bids Philip depose John, 175;

order for elections to churches, 192;

mediates between John and Philip, 204;

John and the barons appeal to, 225;

his answers, ib., 226;

excommunicates “disturbers of king and kingdom,” 242;

quashes the Charter, 246;

excommunicates rebels by name, 262;

interdicts London, ib.;

forbids Louis’s expedition, 264

Interdict in England, 127;

Cistercians claim exemption from, 129;

raised, 207;

London under, 262, 270

Ireland, lordship of, granted by Henry II. to John, 17;

extent of English dominions in, 12;

John in, 17–19;

John’s lordship of, 28;

succession of justiciars in, footnote 595;

John’s second visit to, 152, 153;

counties in, 153.

See March

Isabel of Angoulême, see Angoulême

Isabel of Gloucester, see Gloucester

Issoudun ceded to France, 73

Jerusalem, kingdom of, 11

Jews, persecuted by John, 137;

plundered by the barons, 230

Joan, daughter of John and Isabel, 198

Joan, daughter of John and wife of Llywelyn, 135, 158, 169

John Lackland born, 1;

his surname, 2;

alleged grant of Mortain to, 3;

betrothed to Alice of Maurienne, 4, 5;

provision for him in 1174, 6;

betrothed to Isabel of Gloucester, 7;

named lord of Ireland, ib.;

his early years, ib., 8;

compared with Geoffrey, 10;

character, ib., 11;

offered crown of Jerusalem, 11, 12;

knighted, 12;

receives homage for Irish fiefs, 14;

visits Ireland, 17–19;

project for his crowning, 19;

his first campaign, 20, 21;

proposal to marry him to Adela, 21, 22;

with Henry at Le Mans, 22;

leaves him, ib., 23;

count of Mortain, 24, 25;

marriage, 25;

dealings with Wales, ib., 26;

his lands interdicted, 26;

their extent, 26–28;

his household, 28, 29;

despoils William the Marshal, 29;

oath of absence from England, 30;

returns, ib.;

rivalry with Longchamp, 31–38;

recognised as heir to the Crown, 39;

league with Philip Augustus, 40;

dealings with Longchamp and Puiset, 41, 42;

with the justiciars, 43, 44;

goes to Normandy, 44;

treaty with Philip, 45;

rebellion, 45, 46;

Richard’s opinion of, 47;

intrigues with Philip, 49;

cited for trial, 50, 51;

reconciled with Richard, 52;

his lands confiscated, ib.;

recovers Evreux for Richard, 53;

helps Richard against Philip, 53–55;

ratifies exchange of Andely, 55;

accused by Philip to Richard, ib.;

leaves Richard, 56;

designated as his heir, ib.;

William of Newburgh’s character of, 58;

goes to Britanny, 59;

acknowledged by Angevin barons, ib.;

relations with S. Hugh, 59–61;

goes to Normandy, 61;

crowned duke, 62;

regains Le Mans, 63;

goes to England, ib.;

crowned, ib., 65, 66;

dealings with Scotland, 66, 67;

goes to Normandy, 68;

truce with Philip, ib.;

alliance with Flanders, ib.;

French barons do homage to, 69, 70;

agreement with William des Roches, 70;

joined by Arthur and Constance, 71;

returns to Normandy, 72;

truce with Philip, ib.;

goes to Aquitaine, ib.;

meets Philip, ib.;

goes to England, 73;

quarrels with the Cistercians, ib.;

treaty with Philip, ib.;

does him homage, 74;

goes to the south, ib.;

his divorce, 75;

second marriage, 77;

returns to England, ib.;

receives homage of William the Lion, 78;

quarrel with the Lusignans, ib., 79;

with English earls, 80;

takes money from the host, ib.;

returns to Normandy, 81;

visits Paris, ib.;

appeals the Poitevin barons of treason, ib.;

treaty with Navarre, 83;

cited for trial, ib.;

fails to appear, 84;

summons Arthur, 85;

relieves Mirebeau, 86;

returns to Normandy, 87;

burns Tours, ib.;

keeps Christmas at Caen, 89;

visits Alençon, ib.;

designs against Arthur, 90;

indifference to Philip’s successes, 93;

complains of Philip to the Pope, 94;

besieges Alençon, ib.;

his building at Château-Gaillard, 95;

nicknamed “Softsword,” 96;

plan to relieve Château-Gaillard, ib., 97;

conversation with the Marshal, 98;

returns to England, 99;

letter to Roger de Lacy, ib.;

summons the host, 102;

preparations for defence, 104, 105;

secret negotiations with Philip, 105–107;

relations with Archbishop Hubert, 104, 107;

with the Marshal, 106, 107, 109, 110;

meets the host at Porchester, 107, 108;

dismisses it, 111;

claims fines from it, 112;

remark on Hubert Walter’s death, 113;

goes to Aquitaine, 114;

besieges Montauban, ib.;

regains Angers, 115;

truce with Philip, 116;

intrigues with Canterbury chapter, 118–121;

financial difficulties, 122, 123;

sells charters to towns, 124;

loans to barons, ib., 125;

scheme for taxing clergy, 125;

demands a thirteenth of moveables, 126;

refuses election of Langton, 127;

confiscates Church property, 128;

negotiates with Rome, 129;

his triumph, 130–132;

dealings with Scotland, 132–134;

with Wales, 135, 136;

excommunicated, 136;

cruelties to the clergy, ib.;

to the Jews, 137;

dealings with Ireland, 139–154;

with the Braoses, 139–141, 149–151, 155, 156, 287, 288;

expeditions to Wales, 158, 159;

negotiates with Langton, 159;

cuts down his woods, ib.;

extorts money from monks, 160;

meets Pandulf, 161, 162;

knights Alexander of Scotland, 162;

helps William the Lion, 163;

orders inquests into services, etc., ib.;

seizes men of Cinque Ports, ib.;

alliance with Otto, 164–166;

league against France, 166, 167;

prepares to go to Gascony, 167;

to Wales, 169;

hangs Welsh hostages, ib.;

returns to London, ib.;

interview with Peter of Pontefract, 170;

demands hostages from the barons, 171;

and a quit-claim from the clergy, 172;

relations with barons in Ireland, ib., 173;

renews negotiations with Rome, 174;

preparations for defence of England, 176–178;

offers terms to Innocent, 178;

agreement with Pandulf, 179;

homage to the Pope, 180;

alleged embassy to Morocco, footnote 806;

league with Flanders, 185, 186;

receives Langton, 187;

his expedition checked, 188, 189;

schemes of vengeance, 189;

homage to legate, 190;

conference with barons and bishops, 191;

orders elections to churches, 192, 193;

truce with the Welsh, 193;

comment on Geoffrey Fitz-Peter’s death, 194;

summons “men of the shire” to council, 195;

receives homage of count of Flanders, 196;

goes to Poitou, ib.;

success in Aquitaine, 197;

negotiations with the Lusignans, 197–199;

victory at Nantes, 200;

wins Angers, ib.;

betrayed at La Roche-au-Moine, 201, 202;

his continental allies, 202;

their defeat, 203;

summons forces from England, ib.;

truce with Philip, 204, 205;

returns to England, 206;

demands quit-claim from clergy, 207;

grants free election to churches, 209;

dispute with barons about scutage, 210, 211;

England’s grievances under, 212–217;

relations with Langton, 218, 222, 223;

discussions with barons about Charter, 220–222;

demands oath of allegiance, 223;

sends for troops from Poitou, 224;

appeals to Rome, 225;

takes the cross, 226;

negotiates with barons, 227;

rejects their schedule, ib., 228;

preparations for war, 228;

grants election of mayor to London, ib., 229;

proposes arbitration, 229;

garrisons Rochester, 231;

his desperate condition, 232;

grants the Charter, 232–234;

behaviour afterwards, 237;

sickness, ib.;

insulted by barons, 238;

dealings with the Irish March, 240;

seeks help over sea, 241;

refuses to meet barons, ib.;

sails to Sandwich, 243;

appeals to the Pope, 246;

besieges Rochester, 248–251;

divides his host, 255;

march to the north, 256;

ravages of his troops, ib., 257–259;

takes Berwick, 260;

raids on Scotland, ib.;

reconquers Yorkshire, ib.;

marches on the eastern counties, 261;

threatens London, 263;

negotiations with northern barons, ib.;

relations with towns, ib.;

encourages commerce, 264;

sends embassy to France, ib.;

writes to Louis, ib.;

prepares for defence against him, 267;

meets Gualo, 268;

goes to Sandwich, ib.;

retires, 269;

plans of defence, 274, 275;

relieves Windsor, 277;

burns Crowland, 278;

ravages Lincolnshire, 279;

goes to Lynn, ib.;

seaports loyal to, 280;

sickness, 281;

losses in crossing the Wash, 282;

last days, 282–284;

will, 284, 285;

death, 285;

epitaph, 286;

relations with Eustace de Vesci, 289, 293;

with Robert Fitz-Walter, 289–293

John of Alençon, 51

Justice, abuse of, 213, 215

Kahanger, William de, footnote 129

Knight-service, inquiry concerning, 163

Lacy, Hugh de, 12, 14, 16, 17, 19

Lacy, Hugh de, the younger, 143, 144, 148, 152, 154

Lacy, Roger de, 34, 35, 65, 71, 80, 95

Lacy, Walter de, 140, 141, 143, 144, footnote 660, 149, 151, 152, 154, 240, 285

Laigle, Gilbert de, 280

La Marche, county of, 76, 79

La Marche, count of, see Lusignan

Langton, Stephen, elected archbishop of Canterbury, 121;

consecrated, 127;

John’s negotiations with, footnote 549, 159;

goes to Rome, 175;

to England, 186, 187;

absolves John, 187;

presides at council in London, 189;

stops John’s vengeance on the barons, ib., 190;

agreement with John about elections, 193;

negotiations with the Welsh, 194;

threatens appeal against the legate, 208;

relations with the barons, 211, 212, 218, 219, 222;

with John, 222, 223;

mediates between them, 227;

allows John to garrison Rochester, 231;

his share in the Charter, 234;

custody of the Tower given to, 239;

Rochester castle restored to, ib.;

goes to Rome, 244;

suspended, ib.;

suspension confirmed, 255

La Roche-au-Moine, siege of, 201

La Rochelle reinforced by John, 112, 113;

John lands at, 114

Leicester, Robert, earl of, 25, 100

Leinster granted to Earl Richard de Clare, 12;

to William the Marshal, 149

Le Mans, Henry II. and John at, 22;

Arthur and Philip at, 61;

regained by John, 63

Leominster burnt, 150

Limerick, city, struggles of Irish and Normans for, 13, 15;

won by the “English,” 138;

William de Burgh custodian of, ib.;

transferred to De Braose, 141;

resumed by the Crown, 144;

restored to De Braose, 145

Limerick, kingdom of, 14, 15

Limerick, honour of, granted to William de Braose, 139, 140;

confiscated, 154

Limoges, Guy, viscount of, 76, 87

Lincoln, William of Scotland does homage at, 78;

taken by barons, 232, 273;

castle besieged, 31, 276;

bishop of, see Hugh

Lincolnshire ravaged by barons, 273;

by John, 279

Llywelyn ap Jorwerth, prince of North Wales, 135, 157–159, 167

Loches surrendered to Philip Augustus, 113

London supports John against Longchamp, 39;

election of mayor granted to, 228, 229;

joins the barons, 229;

suburbs fired, 258;

interdicted, 262, 270;

welcomes Louis, 270;

councils in, 42, 100, 103, 125, 189, 190, 206, 211;

mayor of, see Hardel

Longchamp, William of, bishop of Ely and chancellor, 30–44

Los, count of, footnote 740

Louis, son of Philip Augustus, his marriage, 73;

designs on England, 175, 176;

besieges Montcontour, 199;

challenges John at La-Roche-au-Moine, 201;

invited by English barons, 253, 254;

sends them help, 255, 257, 261, 262;

his claims to the Crown, 264–266;

goes to England, 268;

his manifesto, 269;

advance to London, 270;

excommunicated, ib.;

takes Winchester, 271;

joined by magnates, 272;

disputes among his followers, ib., 273;

returns to London, 273;

besieges Dover, 276, 280;

joined by Alexander, 276;

raises the siege, 281

“Lou Pescaire,” 88, 96

Louvain, duke of, 202

Lucius III., Pope, 19

Lusignan, Almeric of, 76

Lusignan, Geoffrey of, 76, 199

Lusignan, Guy of, 76

Lusignan, Hugh of, count of La Marche, 76, 77, 79, 199

Lusignan, Hugh of, the younger, 76, 199

Lusignan, Ralf of, count of Eu, 77–79

Lusignan family, 81–82, 86, 87, 197–199

Lynn, John at, 279, 281

MacCarthy, Dermot, king of Desmond, 15

Maelgwyn, prince of South Wales, 135

Maine overrun by Philip, 61;

Arthur acknowledged in, ib.

Maltôte, 205

Mandeville, Geoffrey de, earl of Essex, 196, 238, 253, footnote 1184, 290

Mandeville, William de, earl of Essex, 20, 22

Mantes, council at, 94

March, the English, in Ireland, 142;

its organization, 153–155;

John’s later dealings with, 240

Marlborough, John married at, 25;

fealty sworn to John at, 132;

castle, conflicting claims to, 272

Marsh, Geoffrey, 240

Marsh, Richard, 241

Marshal, John, footnote 128

Marshal, William, earl of Pembroke, his marriage, 29;

despoiled by John, ib.;

joins John against Longchamp, 38;

policy on Richard’s death, 56–58;

goes to England, 62, 64;

belted earl, 65;

sent to Normandy, 80;

to France, 93, 100;

agreement with Philip, 101;

relations with John, 98, 106, 107, 109–111;

goes to Ireland, 146;

intrigues of Meiler and John against him, 146–148;

Leinster regranted to, 149;

shelters the De Braoses, 151;

meets John at Dublin, 155;

recalled to England, footnote 793;

negotiates between John and the barons, 227, 229, 232;

embassy to France, 264;

dissuades John from fighting Louis, 269;

named guardian to Henry III., 284;

executor of John’s will, 285

Marshal, William, the younger, 272, 273

Mauclerc, William, footnote 807, 225

Mauléon, Savaric de, 86, footnote 482, 224, 251, 255, 258, 263, 271, 278, 279, 285

Mauley, Peter de, 284

Maurienne, 4, 5

Mausé, Porteclin de, 197

Meath granted to Hugh de Lacy, 12;

to Walter de Lacy, 149;

confiscated, 154;

restored, ib., 240

Melrose, homage of barons to Alexander at, 259

Melun, council at, 265

Mercadier, 54, 63

Mervant, siege of, 199

Middlesex harried, 257

Milécu, siege of, 197

Mirebeau, siege of, 86

Monmouth, John of, 285

Montauban, siege of, 114

Montcontour, siege of, 199

Montfort, Simon de, 174, 252

Moreve, 103

Mortain, Henry’s alleged grant of, to John, 3;

granted to John by Richard, 24, 25

Mortimer, William of, 99

Moveables, taxation of, 124, 126

Mowbray, William de, 65

Munster, North and South, 14

Navarre, Sancho VII., king of, 83

Nevers, count of, 272, 276–278

Neville, Hugh de, 272

Newark, John at, 283–285

Newcastle burnt by Scots, 259

Nicolas of Tusculum, cardinal legate, 190–192, 206–208

Nonant, Hugh of, bishop of Coventry, 37, 50, 51

Norham, conference at, 132;

siege of, 258, 259

Normandy submits to Philip Augustus, 102

Northampton, meeting of John and Pandulf at, 160, 161;

rising of townsfolk, 232;

castle, siege of, 228, 229, 248

“Northerners,” 226, 239

Norwich, bishops of, see Grey, Pandulf

Nottingham, council at, 50;

muster at, 169;

castle betrayed to John, 31;

siege of, 50

Novel disseisin, inquiry concerning assizes of, 163

O’Brien, Donell, king of Thomond, 18

Oliver, son of King John, 271

O’Toole, S. Laurence, archbishop of Dublin, 17

Otto of Saxony, 164–166, 175, 202, 203

Oxford, John born at, 1;

councils at, 42, 104, 126, 195;

meeting of barons and bishops at, 242;

siege of, 248

Oxford, earl of, see Vere

Pandulf, cardinal and legate, 160–162, 179, 180, 184, 208, 233, 244, 245

Paris, John at, 81

“Pelu,” Count, 202

Pembroke, earl of, see Marshal

Perche, count of, 280

Percy, Richard de, 273

Peter of Capua, cardinal, 72

Peter of Pontefract or Wakefield, 170, 184

Petit, William, footnote 595

Philip Augustus, king of France, his dealings with Henry and Richard, 20, 21;

league with John, 40, 45;

treaty with Richard, 47, 48;

intrigues with John, 49;

besieges Verneuil, 51;

withdraws, 53;

defeated at Fréteval, 54;

attacks Normandy, ib., 55;

truce with Richard, 55;

accuses John to Richard, ib.;

overruns Maine, 61;

receives Arthur’s homage, ib.;

meetings with John, 68;

his demands, ib., 69;

receives Eleanor’s homage for Poitou, 69;

seizes Conches, 70;

razes Ballon, ib.;

truce with John, 72;

treaty with him, 73;

receives John’s homage, 74;

renews treaty with John, 81;

cites him for trial, 83;

attacks Normandy, 84;

dealings with Arthur, 85;

besieges Arques, 87;

burns Tours, ib.;

takes Saumur, Conches, etc., 93;

appeals to the Pope, 94;

refuses the Pope’s arbitration, ib.;

agreement with John’s envoys, 101;

wins Normandy, ib., 102;

wins Poitou, 103;

wins Loches and Chinon, 113;

marches against John, 116;

truce with him, ib., 117;

treaty with Philip of Suabia, 164;

league against, 166, 167;

alliance with Frederic of Sicily, 175;

plans for conquest of England, ib., 176;

checked by Pandulf, 179;

attacks Flanders, 185;

marches against John, 198;

victory at Bouvines, 203;

truce with John, 205;

dealings with English barons, 254, 257;

attitude towards Louis’s expedition, 264–267

Philip, bishop of Durham, 66, 67

Philip of Suabia, 164, 166

Pippard, Peter, footnote 595

Planes, Roger de, footnote 129, 39, footnote 595

Plough-tax, 73

Poer, Robert le, 14

Poitou, its feudal position, 69;

attacked by the Lusignans, 79;

submits to Philip Augustus, 103;

John in, 114

Pommeraye, Jocelyn de la, 14

Popes, see Alexander, Innocent, Lucius, Urban

Porchester, muster at, 186

Port, Adam de, 150

“Port Alaschert,” 115

Portsmouth, musters at, 107, 113

Préaux, Peter des, 89, 99, 101, 102

Presentation, inquiry concerning rights of, 163

Puiset, Hugh of, bishop of Durham, 42, 46

Quincy, Saher de, earl of Winchester, 254, 257, 292

Radepont, sieges of, 85, 97, 98

Raymond the Fat, 13, 16, 138

Reading, meeting of king and bishops at, 191

Rees ap Griffith, prince of South Wales, 25, 26

Reginald, sub-prior of Canterbury, 119, 120

Richard, duke of Aquitaine, 1, 9;

king of England, 24, 25, 44, 47–56, 164

Richard, son of King John and Isabel, footnote 575, 284

Richard, son of King John, 196

Richard, bishop of Chichester, 285

Richard of London, constable of Cork, 15

Ridel, Stephen, footnote 129

Robert, bishop of Bangor, 158

Roche, Emeric de, 197

Roches, Peter des, bishop of Winchester, 130, 157, 196, 212, 244, 285

Roches, William des, 70, 86, 88, 201

Rochester castle garrisoned by the king, 231;

restored to Langton, 239;

surrendered to barons, 248;

besieged by John, 248–251

Roderic O’Connor, king of Connaught, 12, 139

Ropesley, Robert de, 273

Ros, Robert de, 263, 273

Rouen, John proclaimed duke at, 62;

surrendered to Philip, 102;

archbishop of, see Walter

Runnimead, 233

S. Albans, councils at, 188, 215, 255

S. Edmund’s, meeting of barons at, 221

S. Edmund’s, Adam of, 50

Ste. Maure, Aimeric of, 285

Salisbury, bishop of, see Hubert

Salisbury, Ela, countess of, footnote 1241

Salisbury, William Longsword, earl of, 112, 179, 185, 186, 202, 203, 229, 230, 247, 255, 272, 281

Sandwich, John at, 268

Saumur taken by Philip Augustus, 93

Savigny, John of, 285

Scotland, kings of, see Alexander, William

Scutages under Richard, 122;

under John, 73, 101, 123, 125, 210

Sheriffs, their maladministration, 213–215;

in Ireland, 153

Silvester, bishop of Worcester, 285

Soissons, council at, 175

Sotinghem, Gerard de, 281

Staines, tournament at, 239;

meeting of bishops and barons at, 243

Stamford, barons assemble at, 226

Stonor, Louis lands at, 268

Taxes under Richard, 122;

under John, 73, 123–126

“Tenseries,” 273, 274

Teyson, Geoffrey, 197

Thomond, 14, 15

Thouars, truce made at, 116

Thouars, Almeric, viscount of, 71, 79, 80, 113, 115, 117, 201, 204

Thouars, Guy of, 102, 116

Tickhill castle betrayed to John, 31;

siege of, 46, 50

Tonbridge castle, 255

Toulouse, Raymond, count of, 166, 196

Tours burnt by John, 87

Tower of London besieged by barons, 232;

dispute for its custody, 238

Towns, John sells charters to, 124

Turnham, Robert of, 59

Ulecotes, Philip de, 274

Ulster granted to John de Courcy, 13;

forfeited, 143;

granted to Hugh de Lacy, 144;

confiscated again, 154

Urban III., Pope, 19

Valognes, Hamo de, footnote 595

Vasseville, Reginald de, 35

Vaudreuil, siege of, 54;

betrayed to Philip, 292

Venneval, William de, 33, 35

Vere, Robert de, earl of Oxford, 261

Verneuil besieged by Philip Augustus, 51;

relieved, 53;

surrendered, 102

Vesci, Eustace de, 169, 171, 187, 219, 225, 263, 276, 289

Vexin ceded to France, 73

Vouvant, siege of, 199

Wales, struggles for supremacy in, 135;

princes of, see Gwenwynwyn, Griffith, Llywelyn, Maelgwyn, Rees

Wallingford, meeting of John and barons at, 191;

castle betrayed to John, 42

Walter, archbishop of Rouen, 32, 38, 57, 62

Walter, Hubert, see Hubert

Walter, Theobald, 29, 30, 50

Warren, earl of, 179, 272

Warwick, earl of, 65

Waterford held by Henry II., 12, 14;

county of, 153

Wells, Hugh of, 106

Wexford held by Henry II., 12, 14

Whitchurch, muster at, 158

William the Lion, king of Scots, 36, 66, 73, 78, 132–134, 162, 169

Winchester, meetings of John and Longchamp at, 31, 32;

John absolved at, 187;

burnt, 271;

taken by Louis, ib.;

bishop of, see Roches

Winchester, earl of, see Quincy

Windsor, council at, 42;

castle betrayed to John, ib.;

sieges of, 46, 276, 277

Woodstock, homage of Welsh princes to John at, 136

Worcester, Philip of, 17

Worcester, John buried at, 285

Wrotham, William de, 193

York, John at, 124;

rising at, 259;

siege of, 263;

mayor of, ib.;

archbishop of, see Geoffrey

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