36 Daughters of King William

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Abbreviations vii
4. Introduction 1
5. 1 Herleva conceives 29
6. 2 William’s early years 37
7. 3 Violent disorder in Normandy 38
8. 4 Death of Roger de Tosny 39
9. 5 Herleva marries 41
10. 6 Tillières destroyed 42
11. 7 Thurstan Goz defeated 45
12. 8 Rebellion at Valognes 50
13. 9 Battle of Val-ès-Dunes 56
14. 10 Rise of Earl Godwine 68
15. 11 Geoffrey Martel confronted 73
16. 12 William Werlenc exiled 81
17. 13 William count of Eu exiled 83
18. 14 Duke William marries 84
19. 15 Normandy under interdict 85
20. 16 Battle of Mortemer 87
21. 17 Death of William fitz Osbern 92
22. 18 Duke William conquers Le Mans 94
23. 19 French routed at river Dives 97
24. 20 Norman barons disinherited 100
25. 21 Norman conquest of Apulia 100
26. 22 Treachery of King Harold 107
27. 23 Duke William invades England 114
28. 24 King William returns to Normandy 129
29. 25 Eustace of Boulogne defeated 131
30. 26 Rebellious English 136
31. 27 King William’s last days 146
32. 28 William Rufus, Henry I, Robert Curthose 154
33. 29 Curthose joins crusade 161
34. 30 Death of King William Rufus 165
35. 31 William Ætheling drowns 172
36. 32 Return of Robert Curthose 174
37. 33 King Henry I and Waleran of Meulan 179
38. 34 Empress Matilda 182
39. 35 Lords of Anjou 183
40. 36 Daughters of King William 187
41. Notes 191
42. Bibliography 209
43. Index 216