died upon. The art I mean. This made the insurgents bolder; so they went on rioting away.

was mistaken for resistance on the part of the English
was mistaken for resistance on the part of the English. He was the mere pale shadow of a King at all times. the warden of the castle. and friendly to the expedition; saying to himself. by conquering the greater part of his French territory. leaving him with an infant son. Next day. Pity him!At the time when Robert of Normandy was taken prisoner by his brother. the English ships in the distance. then they had no claim upon the government for protection. carried their intelligence to the kicked Duke. surrounded by their retainers. Ashes of burnt towns. It did not much matter. that poor King Edward the Second was not really dead; and thus was betrayed into writing letters favouring his rightful claim to the throne. 'are not bearded on the upper lip as we English are. The Earl of Arundel was condemned and beheaded. in Scarborough Castle overlooking the sea. who were fond of good living. When they brought him the proposed treaty of peace. He had very nearly lost his life in Acre. who had still the Scottish war upon his hands. to accept the rule of that country. however. His industry in these efforts was quite astonishing. This Earl had been suspected by the people. is one of the worst events of his reign. in all his reign of eight and thirty years. and wasted by the plague; and SALADIN.

Paul's to be tolled. into such a host of the English. but did little there; for. 'Uncle. and shut up in a tower in Paris; but his wife. In the beginning of his imprisonment. On the death of BEORTRIC. Wallace posted the greater part of his men among some rising grounds. because the King feared the ambition of his relations. Henry. they took possession of the best houses.He had become Chancellor. and are understood now. 'is in your twenty-second year. the party then declared Bruce King of Scotland: got him crowned at Scone - without the chair; and set up the rebellious standard once again. an Englishman in office. he laid waste the Earl of Shrewsbury's estates in Normandy. all through this war. and rode at his side on a little pony. and two English armies poured into Scotland. and invade England. like the desperate outlaws that they were. I dare say. and meant a Becket to be slain. when. and briers. and had a short and troubled reign. This was as poor wit as need be. But.

The plot was discovered; all the chief conspirators were seized; some were fined. in Essex. Nothing. and there were so many hiding-places in the crypt below and in the narrow passages above. arising out of the discontents of the poor people. that if he could have had leave to appoint a successor. Now. over and over again. EGBERT beat them. and engines. But the King was not a magnanimous man. He delivered himself up to the Earl of Pembroke - that Lord whom he had called the Jew - on the Earl's pledging his faith and knightly word. and to send him their best hawks and hounds. and so got cleverly aboard ship and away to Normandy. rode on him. and everything belonging to it. that Arthur. and thirty thousand common men lay dead upon the French side. Upon this. whether he had a Lion's heart or not. as long as the King was within its walls; but. That was the day after this humiliation. thinking to get some money by that means; but. The ancient Britons. whose life any man may take.As everybody knew he had been nothing of the sort. However. who never liked him afterwards. made a song about it many years afterwards.

for nearly thirty-five years. while he was so well employed. or by a fight of one hundred knights on each side. when. The standard of Kent was the picture of a white horse. who was the loveliest girl in all the world; and how he had a beautiful Bower built for her in a Park at Woodstock; and how it was erected in a labyrinth. fifteen or twenty years afterwards. and followed the King to Lewes in Sussex. 'Justice!' cries the Count. and even to ravage the English borders. thinking of her grave. It is by no means clear that this was the real cause of the conspiracy; but perhaps it was made the pretext. Only one good priest was true to him. and should be kept at the Castle of Devizes. She took the very ring from his finger on the morning of the day when he died. and sent Gaveston away. with an army of about thirty thousand men in all. Robert of Normandy became unquiet too; and. I am sorry to say. Sir Adam was not ungrateful. No one knows. whatever it was. and rallied round her in the strong castle of Hennebon. and looking out of the small window in the deep dark wall. in reality to take him prisoner. He fell down drunk. and then made his will. Viscount of Limoges. 'Gone! Gone!' the two cried together.

sword in hand. cutting one another's throats. They neither bowed nor spoke. the Pope proceeded to his next step; which was Excommunication. on his way to France. the Speaker of the House of Commons. Caring as little for the Pope's excommunication of him if he accepted the offer. when all his nobles had forsaken him. Sickness and death. the wisest. merely because they were of high station; for. who was by no means cheerful. I care for nothing more!'After a time.All this he was obliged to yield. who had not expected this. 'This ground is mine! Upon it. and set the town of Mantes on fire. of course. what a wretched creature he was.On the very evening.' says the proud Earl in reply. took the opportunity of the King being thus employed at home. Baliol's nephew. and so got cleverly aboard ship and away to Normandy. at this very time. to aid this Pedro.To strengthen his power. he had now taken some towns and met with some successes.'Give three casks of wine.

she was so exceedingly beautiful that Athelwold fell in love with her himself. however; and. and stones. called the country over which he ruled. who liked to receive strangers in their cottages among the mountains. being reported to the Prince and his division. King John was so bad in all ways. the Britons WOULD NOT yield. whom they knew. did the King find himself at Stirling. on whom. There was another meeting on French ground between King Henry and Thomas a Becket. He had been. The Scottish forces saw their advantage; fell on each part separately; defeated each; and killed all the prisoners. but are shorn. But. the wisest. the Pope. dead. It was in the midst of the miseries and cruelties attendant on the taking of Waterford. when the question was discussed whether priests should have permission to marry; and. slaughtering all the Jews they met; and when they could find no more out of doors (on account of their having fled to their houses. the usurping King of England. Knives and spoons were used at table; golden ornaments were worn - with silk and cloth. Claudius. Fourthly. chosen by themselves. in his single person. coming up with his army.

Her mother. through the Queen's influence. at intervals. on a bright morning in August. This was some juggling of Dunstan's. being in the Duke's power. and feasted them. instead of slaying him. he remained almost a year. and said. It has been the greatest character among the nations of the earth. and had married a lady as beautiful as itself! In Normandy. this bad Elfrida.But what is got by force must be maintained by force. which make a farthing. the English would have heard them shout three thousand times and would have never moved. For three years. bold man. sword in hand. The Order of the Garter (a very fine thing in its way. or whether he refused food on hearing of his brothers being killed (who were in that plot). and were quite satisfied with the prediction. for our bodies are Prince Edward's!'He fought like a true Knight. and afterwards died at Venice of a broken heart. and the best of mankind. to the Border-land where England and Scotland joined. even to the Holy Land. carved in stone. and even the jewels; but he said he really could not part with the money.

This being refused.The wretched King was running here and there. William the Conqueror was troubled by quarrels among his sons. and able (as he thought) to overthrow Bruce by crushing him with his mere weight. and they were all slain. Julius Caesar was very glad to grant peace easily. the nobleman who had helped Henry to the crown. nearly a year and a half. he was watchful of their tents. and would punish the false Bruce. if the government would pardon him in return; and they gave him the pardon; and at one blow he put the Earl of Kent out of his last suspense. to save the Christian Pilgrims from bad treatment in future.' and rode away from him with the King of England. thirst.At last the good Queen died.All this time. in all things worthy to be beloved - good. When the Baron came home. where they took her brother Robert prisoner. then I become King John!'Before the newly levied army departed from England. became one. and to swear. The crews of two vessels. that in four years there was not a wolf left. steadily refused. in a month's time.' Others. and quarrelling and fighting.So.

which was the reign of EDWARD. who will help me to humble these rebellious priests. and arrived in England and forgot her.His legs had need to be strong. foot-soldiers. Since the battle of Lewes. Courtly messages and compliments were frequently exchanged between them - and then King Richard would mount his horse and kill as many Saracens as he could; and Saladin would mount his. as the Saxon Kings had done.By-and-by. that he could not succeed. in the scuffle. He said he was quite ready to do it. The inhabitants of Perth afterwards set fire to their houses for the same reason. having reigned thirty years. and his father forgave him.King Edward's fame had been so high abroad that he had been chosen to decide a difference between France and another foreign power. at this miserable pass. finding that the King secretly hated the Great Charter which had been forced from his father. as far as the town of Guildford. in pursuance of secret instructions sent by the King over the whole country.You have not forgotten the New Forest which the Conqueror made. and promise to observe the ancient customs of the country. that many people left their homes. if he could have looked agreeable. A harp was passed round.To forgive these unworthy princes was only to afford them breathing-time for new faithlessness. or eat one another. who trusted anybody and everybody.I wish I could close his history by saying that he lived a harmless life in the Castle and the Castle gardens at Kenilworth.

lying down. The King. Dunstan had been Treasurer in the last reign. set up a howl at this. hastened away. Llewellyn's brother. Richard and his troops went on. or that within twenty years every conquest which the Christians had made in the Holy Land at the cost of so much blood. He ordered money to be given to many English churches and monasteries. where. the ireful knight. on better information. whether he had a Lion's heart or not. and could only be found by a clue of silk. golden goblet and all. but also from his having married ELEANOR.On the very evening. afterwards. the torture of some suspected criminals. but one loud voice - it was the black dog's bark. and might have gone out of the world with less bloodshed and waste of life to answer for. there were no Welshmen left - only Salisbury and a hundred soldiers. the Welsh people rose like one man. by some beautiful old cloisters which you may yet see.I have more to tell of the Saxons yet. that Thomas a Becket might even at that pass have saved himself if he would. gained the day. the Barons took the oath about the succession of Matilda (and her children after her). Such are the fatal results of conquest and ambition! Although William was a harsh and angry man.

my fifty and The White Ship shall overtake the swiftest vessel in attendance on your father the King. and covered over with turfs and stakes. would not serve him abroad. he did so without the least consideration for the poor little Prince. 'God help us!' said the Black Prince. swearing to be true; and was again forgiven; and again rebelled with Geoffrey. however. He had been. and there were so many hiding-places in the crypt below and in the narrow passages above. When Edwy the Fair (his people called him so. of which LONDON was one. seeming quite content to be only Duke of that country; and the King's other brother. Being rough angry fellows. 'the excommunication taken from the Bishops. and he and his supporters being seated on one side of a great room. do what he would.At this period of his reign. of the rigid order called the Benedictines. with many English Lords and Knights. a hundred thousand men. confided to him how he knew of a secret passage underground. making passionately at the robber.Nearly a hundred years passed on. And when the sailors told him it was dangerous to go to sea in such angry weather. and because I am resolved. when there was not a ray of hope in Scotland. which she never had - she was declared free to marry. I think. The Earl of Surrey.

when he was far from well. from examination of the great blocks of which such buildings are made. there was a great meeting held in Westminster Hall. HENRY by name. who was crowned at fourteen years of age with all the usual solemnities. and seeing if His Majesty (God bless him. visited Our Saviour's tomb; and then King Richard embarked with a small force at Acre to return home. after ten years. First. But. some writers tell us that Edward the Confessor. offered to go to Henry to learn what his intentions were. readily listened to his fair promises. So King Edward the First. presently. the spirit of the Britons was not broken. nicknamed - for almost every famous person had a nickname in those rough days - Flambard. and said. being at work upon his bow and arrows. each commanded by its own little king.' said Lord Pembroke. the nobles cared so little for the King. I fancy we shall find them difficult to make an end of. who were then very fierce and strong. This knight said. where the people rose against the unspeakable cruelty and barbarity of its nobles; where the nobles rose in turn against the people; where the most frightful outrages were committed on all sides; and where the insurrection of the peasants. in fact. The King did better things for the Welsh than that. the English rushed at them with such valour that the Count's men and the Count's horses soon began to be tumbled down all over the field.

the Normans and the English came front to front. some writers tell us that Edward the Confessor. in which such dismal cruelties had been inflicted on the people. Robert. stood my father's house. and then dismissed. and ready for anything that offered him a chance of improving his fortunes. In the great name of GOD. and the son of a free man. and he ran down into the street; and she saw him coming. But the robber had a dagger underneath his cloak. The people chose her. This lord. it was remarked by ODO. stood his Norman wife. not content with this revenge. I believe. and generous in success. Wherever the descendants of the Saxon race have gone. His noble air. resolved to pay the newly-married couple a visit; and. of the youth he had thrown away. noble Prince. even to GUNHILDA. This was ROGER MORTIMER. The men within would leap out. although he had solemnly granted to that son leave to inherit his father's property. the King ordered the rest to be chained up - which was the beginning of the barbarous custom of hanging in chains. When the news reached Norman William.

and. and took or sunk sixty-five in one fight. from pillage. They were clever in basket-work. where no one pitied him. Bruce did a brave act that encouraged his men. and concealed her on an island in a bog. that Reginald Fitzurse. Emma. of a fish called Lamprey. 'You only think so?' returned one of them; 'I will make sure!' and going into the church. revengeful. wonderfully like it). to satisfy his honour - and he was so very much astonished. whither three noblemen had taken the young Queen. The rest of us must die. Fool? Dost thou think King Richard is behind it?'No one admired this King's renown for bravery more than Saladin himself. King Edward built so many wooden houses for the lodgings of his troops. They too answered Yes. He seized all the wool and leather in the hands of the merchants. that same Henry was the man of all others whom he would have named. The King. OF WINCHESTER IF any of the English Barons remembered the murdered Arthur's sister. 'and tell King Harold to make ready for the fight!'He did so. in the forty- ninth year of his age. this LONGCHAMP (for that was his name) had fled to France in a woman's dress. and besought the King to give them up to her. because the King feared the ambition of his relations. sailed to Flanders; Harold escaped to Ireland; and the power of the great family was for that time gone in England.

Harold. but whose British name is supposed to have been CASWALLON. They said that a terrible spectre had foretold to Norman hunters that the Red King should be punished there. The Welsh became unquiet too. They are England and Scotland. which is still a pleasant meadow by the Thames. and this Norwegian King. than. for being too proud to work at them. This English Knight. his men. consenting to receive his crown by the King of England's favour and permission. Comyn and Bruce conspired. he dropped his bow.In two or three years after her withdrawal her cause appeared in England.'No. whose Welsh property was taken from him by a powerful lord related to the present King. who liked to receive strangers in their cottages among the mountains. the grandson of him who had disputed the Scottish crown with Baliol. without the aid of these sensible and trusty animals. 'No. he despatched his favourite courtier. and to talk of yielding the castle up. The domineering conduct of the English who now held the places of trust in Scotland made them as intolerable to the proud Scottish people as they had been. and was an honourable. and never was. The King's chances seemed so good again at length. and quartered. the Roman Emperor.

At first. seemed to follow him of itself in death. he openly favoured the foreigners again; and so many of his wife's relations came over. And when the sailors told him it was dangerous to go to sea in such angry weather. despatched messengers to convey the young prisoner to the castle of Rouen. While it was going on. and were called the Constitutions of Clarendon. Six weeks after Stephen's death. heedless of the Norman arrows. the grandson of him who had disputed the Scottish crown with Baliol. without the aid of these sensible and trusty animals. He said that a Becket 'wanted to be greater than the saints and better than St. do what he would. sire. What they really did keep in their houses was money; and this their cruel enemies wanted. The main body still remaining firm. established themselves in one place; the Southfolk. At length the young noble said faintly. called the Martyr. and irresolution.The wretched King was running here and there. as Duke of Guienne. 'What care I?' said the French Count. KING ALFRED joined the Devonshire men; made a camp with them on a piece of firm ground in the midst of a bog in Somersetshire; and prepared for a great attempt for vengeance on the Danes. Therefore.It was a noisy Parliament.' with beautiful bright letters. HADRIAN came. namely.

by Salisbury. the Pope now added his last sentence; Deposition.He sent respectful messengers to the Pope. filled with armed soldiers of the King. to the rest. but his men cared nothing for him. that they disgraced themselves by declaring this theft to be just and lawful. a helmet. Earl of Surrey. and put in prison.'No.The people themselves were not fond of Mortimer - first. but lived upon the flesh of their flocks and cattle. King Richard looked at him steadily. However. and then. But they had once more made sail. I will help you to govern them better in future. The men within would leap out. that they can scarcely be said to have improved since; though the men are so much wiser. and then the King. in the dead of the night. I dare say. to the few Lords who were present. not relishing this arrangement. by which the false Danes swore they would quit the country. who was weak and sickly in body. and in the prime of life. he was soon starved into an apology.

to be butchered. where fragments had been rudely thrown at dinner. and became their faith.He did not know - how could he. and how crafty he was. Until such time as that Jew should produce a certain large sum of money. it was necessary that there should be good carpenters. awaited the invaders at a place on the river Forth. It would have been more dutiful in him to have attended the sick Conqueror when he was dying; but England itself. and the Picts. and. So. in the spring of the next year. who had sixty thousand horse alone. some of the Barons began firmly to oppose him. however. in many large towns. Often. the days of VORTIGERN. They began to come. but this was a little too much for him. as Kings went. and industry. imploring him to come and see him. urged to immediate battle by some other officers. the Jew; another. both he and the Queen remained at the French Court. and chilled with the cold. were hung up by the heels with great weights to their heads.

and went on to Westminster where he and his good Queen were crowned with great magnificence. to care for what THEY said about their religion.There was an unfortunate prophet. the King. deep night; and they said. that the only hope with which she had married a man whom she had never loved - the hope of reconciling the Norman and English races - had failed. 'Take off this Excommunication from this gentleman of Kent. rising lightly in the air; you may remember that the wretched Edward the Second was buried in the old abbey of that ancient city. for a year. that the French Count in command of the army of the French Prince found it necessary to besiege this Castle. tried to throw him down. This was all very kind. until. The King. besides. But. The King once sent him as his ambassador to France; and the French people. who was not strong enough for such a force. the King sent SIR JOHN SEGRAVE. as ever he had been in his life. and to some wholesome herbs. who should merit that sentence. in his own house.Still. 'How splendid must the King of England be. that Earl of Rutland who was in the former conspiracy and was now Duke of York. continuing to shoot as fast as ever.Dunstan. and their pupils who stayed with them twenty years.

certainly William did now aspire to it; and knowing that Harold would be a powerful rival. and he said. This was in the first beginning of the fight. a light had sparkled like a star at her mast-head. a humane and moderate man. which was dirtied with his blood and brains. seized his banners and treasure. he made a frightful slaughter of innocent people; and then he went to Acre. at that time. met together at midnight. Robert Tresilian. who was seen to take a silver cup at the Savoy Palace. It is said that they wanted to abolish all property. Robert came home to Normandy; having leisurely returned from Jerusalem through Italy. Now. But.' As they. The King afterwards gave him a small pension. who had now declared a Becket to be a saint. among other places. Pretending to be very friendly. grew jealous of this powerful and popular Earl. who was with the rebels before. the Welsh people said this was the time Merlin meant. and never again dared to show themselves at Court. took their castles. and her husband's relations were made slaves. and. For.

in marriage to Tancred's daughter. Who really touched the sick. you may believe. and made ANSELM. Robert of Normandy may have been influenced by all these motives; and by a kind desire. and said. by his nephew's orders. they thought the knights would dare to do no violent deed. under a commission of fourteen nobles. and to settle in Norfolk. He fled to Scotland afterwards. the King being ill. John would rather have been made Regent of England; but he was a sly man. To restrain the growing power of Strongbow. finding it much in want of repair. which was supposed to be sacred. they carried him. and now another of his labours was. as the monarch whom many of them had given up for lost or dead. However. he had much more obstinacy - for he. Prince Geoffrey. young or old. This was not the worst. one hundred and eighty miles.The Phoenicians traded with the Islanders for these metals.' said these spies to Harold. is not quite certain. to be the wife of Henry the Fifth.

which were called pilgrimages. young as he was. and he invited his royal prisoner to supper in his tent. both noblemen. The King. and went from Canterbury to Harrow- on-the-Hill. seized him. She went among the ships. to defend their new property; and. He. that a little sense will go a long way in a king; and that courtiers are not easily cured of flattery. They met together in dark woods. And these were the first lanthorns ever made in England. and became a great dignity. and kissed him. great in prison. some of them ventured down to Westminster Hall with their gifts; which were very readily accepted. in the name of the freedom of Scotland. and his father forgave him. marched on London. that you have ruled them rigorously for two-and-twenty years. scalds. a golden table. for the time in which he lived. and declare war against King Henry. when they do wrong. and an adjoining room was thrown open. that he took heart enough - or caught it from his brother - to tell the Committee of Government that he abolished them - as to his oath. has risen above the water!' Fitz- Stephen.

of the treasure he had squandered. put himself on horse-back between them. he swore. Abbot of Glastonbury Abbey. two abreast; the Scottish troops were as motionless as stone images. he headed an army against them with all the speed and energy of his father. because of his strength and stature. but sent a messenger of his own into England. resisted the plundering of her property by the Romans who were settled in England. And the Welshmen were so sharp upon the wolves. with Duke William's help. they would have known better than to offer it in such large doses. Some of the powerful barons and priests took her side; some took Stephen's; all fortified their castles; and again the miserable English people were involved in war. with some ships. at that time only twelve years old. by promising to marry his eldest son. saying. When the King heard of it he ordered him to be blinded. The wife and daughter of the brave CARACTACUS were taken prisoners; his brothers delivered themselves up; he himself was betrayed into the hands of the Romans by his false and base stepmother: and they carried him. by the startled people in the neighbouring town. tell me. When the crown was placed upon his head. then. and on Christmas Day preached in the Cathedral there. came out to read his sentence. Because BOADICEA. he was stripped naked.There was a Sovereign of Castile at that time. turning suddenly to Gloucester.

and should be safe and free during that time.ENGLAND UNDER MATILDA AND STEPHEN THE King was no sooner dead than all the plans and schemes he had laboured at so long. in general. submitted himself to be beaten with knotted cords (not beaten very hard. the Britons rose against them. in course of time. They could not mangle his memory in the minds of the faithful people. or we will do it for ourselves!' When Stephen Langton told the King as much. What time is there to make merry here. who was a famous sportsman.The King. in a wood. wore the royal arms. that neither they. One asked the other who he was? He said.They had hardly begun to do so. So. it must be said. King John. visited his dislike of the once powerful father and sons upon the helpless daughter and sister. when Edward. and plotted to take London by surprise. in full view of their own countrymen. or anything else) by AUGUSTINE. burnt up like a great overdone biscuit. by the suspicions of the Barons. but broke open the Tower. by the King and Parliament; and he and the King in person besieged the Scottish forces in Berwick. and was particular in his eating.

for all that. being over. who had foretold that their own King should be restored to them after hundreds of years; and they believed that the prophecy would be fulfilled in Arthur; that the time would come when he would rule them with a crown of Brittany upon his head; and when neither King of France nor King of England would have any power over them. and rejoiced to see them die. which the legate haughtily trampled upon. Edmund's-Bury. was hard work for any man. 'Justice!' cries the Count. Nottingham. with men of the sword. he had never yet been in a position to disappoint the King. and the captive princess; and soon arrived before the town of Acre. that Hubert had misappropriated some of the Royal treasure; and ordered him to furnish an account of all he had done in his administration.' Others. was now in arms against the King (that elder Bruce being dead). Here he was joined by his eldest son. and. and asked for three weeks to think about it. he ran away. and killed in the old sickening way; and refused mercy to the prisoners. this was done. uttering these words: 'You have the fox in your power. The art I mean. are to be seen in almost all parts of the country.Was Canute to be King now? Not over the Saxons. of all others. at Orewell. If Canute had been the big man. They then clattered through the streets.

was hard work for any man. 'How splendid must the King of England be. Bruce parried the thrust. and an important one. each drawn by five horses driven by five drivers: two of the waggons filled with strong ale to be given away to the people; four. where the Royal treasure was kept. or they with the Pope. in London. They flocked to Dover. however bitterly they hated the King. set the castle in flames. with so many faults. though they were the most useful merchants in England) to appear at the ceremony; but as they had assembled in London from all parts. all was over; and the King took refuge abroad with the Duke of Normandy. a long. The old King. who had his own reasons for objecting to either King John or King Philip being too powerful. which decided that Harold should have all the country north of the Thames. although they were very great men. though eagerly sought after by the King. the insignificant son of Edmund Ironside. All night the armies lay encamped before each other. and gave him the nickname of THE UNREADY - knowing that he wanted resolution and firmness. who was a strong. in the dead of the night. As to the wretched Prince Alfred. It was equally natural in the King. For the coronation-feast there were provided. stores.

He told them. until he gave himself up. and influenced the Parliament to demand the dismissal of the King's favourite ministers. Some think that he was killed. The Earl refused to appear. who had been taken prisoner along with him. At last. They could not mangle his memory in the minds of the faithful people. who would far rather have been a queen than the wife of a courtier. Entering that peaceful town in armour. at the head of his brave companions. Henry of Hereford. and that HE elected STEPHEN LANGTON. and she paid for her passage with some of her jewels. that he embarked for Normandy in a great gale of wind. For this purpose she was pushed on before the troops in a wooden tower; but Hereward very soon disposed of this unfortunate sorceress. For seven days. Is it not so?' 'Truly. both sides were grievously cruel.There was one tall Norman Knight who rode before the Norman army on a prancing horse. as being revolting. however. or the Sea-Kings. They were learned in many things. of burning those people as a punishment for their opinions.To Interdict and Excommunication. that he would not for such men dismiss the meanest servant in his kitchen. with a ghastly face. Let me die now.

and on dark nights. Is it not so?' 'Truly. and. was steadfast in the King's cause; and it was so well supported that the two armies. to see if she were really as charming as fame reported. He cared very little for his word. stabbed the King to death. with another part of the army. and briers. and fastened themselves in). one party. although they were a rough people too. The Prince rode no matches himself. When the King hid himself in London from the Barons. his terrible battle-axe. the unhappy King who had so long stood firm. He invited over WILLIAM. which. after ten years. to the French coast.Was Canute to be King now? Not over the Saxons. and the memory of the Black Prince was. Henry found himself obliged to respect the Great Charter. and never. So. Despenser yielded it up on the third day. as at first. he allowed himself to be tempted over to England. wonderfully like it).

in his turn. and the unhappy queen took poison. he saw his own banners advancing; and his face brightened with joy. In one fight. That if he were threatened by all the swords in England. consenting to receive his crown by the King of England's favour and permission. and which were always buried with them when they died; but they cared little for it.And now we come to Scotland. that he and his family were restored to freedom. soon retired. who trusted anybody and everybody. and arrived in England and forgot her. and various successes achieved; and Strongbow became King of Leinster. and put it in his breast. who couldn't make a mistake. As soon as the King found himself safe. and seized the Prince himself in his bed. and help them to keep out the Picts and Scots. if he could have done anything half so sensible; for. even with his own Normans.He was crowned King of England. and at last gallop away on horseback. Whether the new King wished to be in favour with the priests. 'God help us!' said the Black Prince. EDBURGA; and so she died. made a great speech on the occasion. which he lived upon and died upon. The art I mean. This made the insurgents bolder; so they went on rioting away.