The History of the Norman Conquest of England: Its Causes and Its Results, Volume 1

Clarendon Press, 1867 - Great Britain - 650 pages

CHAPTER I	1

CHAPTER II	8

A D	9

Conversion of the English to Christianity 597681	29

9	36

successors 3738	37

Northern Celts 4243	43

1013	46

Reign and character of Lewis true character of	275

Position of the later Karlings power of the Crown	276

CHAPTER V	285

From the Election of Ethelred to the first dispute with Normandy	293

The Danes first bought off Ælfric of Mercia	308

Extermination of the Celtic inhabitants	312

Pope John the Fifteenth increasing connexion	315

997999	325

Wars 5557	55

Imperial Supremacy of the WestSaxon Kings of the English 924975	62

History of Cumberland	68

Recapitulation	69

Analogy with other Teutonic and other Aryan nations	76

Kingship national and not territorial 8284	82

The Mark Folkland the Edel 8990	89

xxi	97

Earlier form of military service	101

The Witenagemót of Wessex becomes the General	111

Direct action of the Witan in all matters	122

924	128

The Titles used in the Charters imply an Imperial	143

Teutonic conquests	151

286407	153

The Kingdom of England and Empire of Britain	163

General Effects of the Scandinavian Settlements in Gaul	169

888987	172

End of the connexion between France and Germany	181

A D	187

876911?	188

Nature of Commendation analogous instances	193

997	195

Normandy not an absolute Monarchy	197

931	205

932	214

943	235

946	245

947954	257

Comparison between France England and Normandy	269

1002	331

1002	341

1004	349

delivered by Uhtred	359

1010	377

Causes and results of the difference	378

Elf heah	384

From the Conquest of England by Swend to the Death of Ethelred	399

Double election to the Crown the Danes choose	405

Cnut returns he ravages Wessex and is joined	414

Eadmund acknowledged in Wessex Cnuts fresh	421

Britain at the end of the sixth century occupation	433

Conference of Olney and division of the Kingdom	439

CHAPTER VI	441

Wessex 447449	447

Cnut visits Denmark	465

the ceremony 471473	471

His letter from Rome 479480	479

995	495

1028	503

1018	514

Relations between Cnut and Robert marriage	521

1035	528

mót at Oxford division of the Kingdom	535

1037	561

The Reign of Harthacnut 10401042	568

The Danegeld levied by the Housecarls tumult	577

War with Magnus defeat of Swend Estrithson	589

APPENDIX	597

168	631

Title	The History of the Norman Conquest of England: Its Causes and Its Results, Volume 1 The History of the Norman Conquest of England: Its Causes and Its Results, Edward Augustus Freeman
Author	Edward Augustus Freeman
Edition	2
Publisher	Clarendon Press, 1867
Original from	the Bavarian State Library
Digitized	2 Sep 2009
Length	650 pages

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