The History of the Norman Conquest of England: The preliminary history to the election of Edward the Confessor

Edward Augustus Freeman

Clarendon Press, 1867 - Great Britain

Contents

• Necessity of the earlier English History to its right: 2
• CHAPTER II: 8
• Difference between the English Conquest and other: 15
• of the country by various LowDutch tribes: 21
• Conversion of the English to Christianity 597681: 29
• Cessation of wars of extermination: 35
• 813835: 42
• Consolidation of England promoted by the Danish: 56
• Imperial Supremacy of the WestSaxon Kings of the English 924975: 62
• 944945: 64
• Recapitulation: 69
• Analogy with other Teutonic and other Aryan nations: 76
• Kingship national and not territorial 8284: 82
• 1002: 84
• The Mark Folkland the Edel 8990: 89
• xvii: 97
• Earlier form of military service: 101
• Threefold relation of the King of Scots to the Eng: 108
• Democratic constitution of the old Assemblies of: 111
• 1013: 114
• Importance of the personal character of the King: 125
• 9241291: 132
• The Titles used in the Charters imply an Imperial: 143
• 286407: 153
• 947954: 158
• 8271866: 162
• General Effects of the Scandinavian Settlements in Gaul: 169
• 888987: 172
• End of the connexion between France and Germany: 181
• A D: 187
• Nature of Commendation analogous instances: 193
• 997: 195
• Normandy not an absolute Monarchy: 197
• 931: 205
• 932: 214
• Reign of Richard the Fearless 943996: 232
• Lewis defeats the Danes and recovers Richard: 238
• Policy of Hugh Capet general peace between Ducal: 264
• Contrast between England and France: 273
• Reign and character of Lewis true character of: 275
• 996: 280
• CHAPTER V: 285
• From the Election of Ethelred to the first dispute with Normandy: 293
• 992: 306
• 991: 312
• 9941003: 319
• Renewed ravages and inefficient resistance: 325
• 996998: 328
• Marriage of Ethelred and Emma its results: 335
• 1002: 341
• Renewed treason of Elfric Swend sacks Salis: 350
• delivered by Uhtred: 359
• 226: 366
• 1010: 377
• From the Conquest of England by Swend to the Death of Ethelred: 399
• 1015: 409
• Cnut and Eadric invade Mercia Eadmund: 415
• Eadmund acknowledged in Wessex Cnuts fresh: 421
• Conference of Olney and division of the Kingdom: 439
• CHAPTER VI: 441
• Leofwine succeeds Eadric in Mercia: 457
• 1019: 465
• Godwine Earl of the WestSaxons: 471
• 1027: 479
• Peace of Cnuts reign: 489
• 1028: 503
• 1024: 513
• 1026: 523
• The Reign of Harold the son of Cnut: 530
• Wessex: 537
• Attempt of the Etheling Elfred conflicting ver: 543
• 1037: 561
• The Reign of Harthacnut 10401042: 568
• The Danegeld levied by the Housecarls tumult: 577
• Affairs of Northumberland and Scotland succession: 587
• War with Magnus defeat of Swend Estrithson: 589
• APPENDIX: 597
• 210213: 621
• 168: 631
• Malcolm defeats Eadwulf at Carham: 643

Bibliographic information

• Title: The History of the Norman Conquest of England: The preliminary history to the election of Edward the Confessor; Volume 1 of The History of the Norman Conquest of England: Its Causes and Its Results, Edward Augustus Freeman
• Author: Edward Augustus Freeman
• Publisher: Clarendon Press, 1867
• Original from: Oxford University
• Digitized: Sep 13, 2007