The Rival HeirsChapter VIII · VAE VICTIS.Reading editionChapter navigation58 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…THE RIVAL HEIRS:Chapter I · THE ANGLO-SAXON HALL.Chapter II · THE BLACK AND DARK NIGHT.Chapter III · THE WEDDING OF THE HAWK AND THE DOVE.Chapter IV · THE NORMAN PAGES.Chapter V · A FRAY IN THE GREENWOOD.Chapter VI · A REVELATION.Chapter VII · FRUSTRATED.Chapter VIII · VAE VICTIS.Chapter IX · A HUNT IN THE WOODS.Chapter X · EVEN THE TIGER LOVES ITS CUB.Chapter XI · ALIVE--OR DEAD?Chapter XII · THE ENIGMA SOLVED.Chapter XIII · "COALS OF FIRE."Chapter XIV · THE GUIDE.Chapter XV · RESTORED TO LIFE.Chapter XVI · RETRIBUTION.Chapter XVII · THE ENGLISH HEIR TAKES POSSESSION.Chapter XVIII · AT THE ABBEY OF ABINGDON.Chapter XIX · AN INTERVIEW WITH THE CONQUEROR.Chapter XX · THE MESSENGER FROM THE CAMP OF REFUGE.Chapter XXI · TWO DOCUMENTS.Chapter XXII · THE CHAPTER HOUSE OF ABINGDON.Chapter XXIII · "GUILTY OR NOT GUILTY."Chapter XXIV · THE CASTLE OF OXFORD.Chapter XXV · IN THE FOREST OF LEBANON.Chapter XXVI · "QUANTUM MUTATUS AB ILLO HECTORE."Chapter XXVII · THE FRIENDS WHO ONCE WERE FOES.Chapter XXVIII · AESCENDUNE ONCE MORE.PREFACE.Chapter I · THE ANGLO-SAXON HALL.Chapter II · THE BLACK AND DARK NIGHT.Chapter III · THE WEDDING OF THE HAWK AND THE DOVE.Chapter IV · THE NORMAN PAGES.Chapter V · A FRAY IN THE GREENWOOD.Chapter VI · A REVELATION.Chapter VII · FRUSTRATED.Chapter VIII · VAE VICTIS.Chapter IX · A HUNT IN THE WOODS.Chapter X · EVEN THE TIGER LOVES ITS CUB.Chapter XI · ALIVE--OR DEAD?Chapter XII · THE ENIGMA SOLVED.Chapter XIII · "COALS OF FIRE {xii}."Chapter XIV · THE GUIDE.Chapter XV · RESTORED TO LIFE.Chapter XVI · RETRIBUTION.Chapter XVII · THE ENGLISH HEIR TAKES POSSESSION.Chapter XVIII · AT THE ABBEY OF ABINGDON.Chapter XIX · AN INTERVIEW WITH THE CONQUEROR.Chapter XX · THE MESSENGER FROM THE CAMP OF REFUGE.Chapter XXI · TWO DOCUMENTS.Chapter XXII · THE CHAPTER HOUSE OF ABINGDON.Chapter XXIII · "GUILTY OR NOT GUILTY."Chapter XXIV · THE CASTLE OF OXFORD.Chapter XXV · IN THE FOREST OF LEBANON.Chapter XXVI · "QUANTUM MUTATUS AB ILLO HECTORE."Chapter XXVII · THE FRIENDS WHO ONCE WERE FOES.Chapter XXVIII · AESCENDUNE ONCE MORE.Previous chapter ←Chapter VII · FRUSTRATED.Next chapter →Chapter IX · A HUNT IN THE WOODS.All chapters and sections (58)Other sectionsTHE RIVAL HEIRS:Chapters12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728Other sectionsPREFACE.Chapters12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728CHAPTER VIII. VAE VICTIS.← CHAPTER VII. FRUSTRATED.CHAPTER IX. A HUNT IN THE WOODS. →