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ROSCOE'S LIFE OF LORENZO DE' MEDICI, CALLED THE MAGNI-
FICENT. Edited by WILLIAM HAZLITT, Esq. One Volume.

GUIZOT'S HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH REVOLUTION OF 1640,
FROM THE ACCESSION TO THE DEATH OF CHARLES I. One Volume.
DUMAS' MARGUERITE DE VALOIS: an Historical Romance of the
time of the Massacre of St. Bartholomew. One Volume.
ROSCOE'S LIFE AND PONTIFICATE OF LEO X.
WILLIAM HAZLITT, ESQ. Two Volumes.
LIFE OF LUTHER: written by Himself.

Edited by

One

Collected and arranged by M. MICHELET; with Copious Selections from his Table Talk. Volume. LITERARY HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE AGES, FROM THE CLOSE OF. THE REIGN OF AUGUSTUS TO ITS REVIVAL IN THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY. By the REV. JOSEPH BERINGTON. One Volume. HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION, FROM THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE TO THE FRENCH REVOLUTION. BY F. GUIZOT. Three Volumes. LIFE OF CARDINAL WOLSEY, by JOHN GALT; with copious additions from CAVENDISH and other sources, and a complete Collection of the Cardinal's LETTERS and DESPATCHES. One Volume.

MIGNET'S HISTORY OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION, from 1789 to 1814, translated from the last Paris Edition. One Volume. HISTORY OF THE COUNTER-REVOLUTION IN ENGLAND, for the Re-establishment of Popery, under Charles II. and James II. By ARMAND CARREL. HISTORY OF THE REIGN OF JAMES II. By the RIGHT HON. C. J. Fox. One Volume.

LIVES OF THE ITALIAN PAINTERS.-MICHEL ANGELO, by R. DUPPA, LL.B. RAFFAELLO, by QUATREMERE DE QUINCY.

One Volume.

CINQ-MARS: an Historical Romance. By COUNT ALFRED DE VIGNY. One Volume.

HISTORY OF THE ROMAN REPUBLIC. By J. MICHELET. One

Volume.

HISTORY OF SPANISH LITERATURE. By FREDERICK BOUTERWEK. One Volume.

HISTORY OF THE CONQUEST OF ENGLAND BY THE NORMANS. By AUGUSTIN THIERRY. Two Volumes.

The above are the only Editions of Roscoe's HISTORICAL WORKS in which the Latin, Italian, and Old French Notes are translated.

OF THE

CONQUEST OF ENGLAND

By the Normans;

IA

ITS CAUSES, AND ITS CONSEQUENCES,

IN ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, IRELAND, & ON THE CONTINENT.

BY

AUGUSTIN THIERRY,

MEMBER OF THE INSTITUTE.

TRANSLATED FROM THE SEVENTH PARIS EDITION,

BY WILLIAM HAZLITT, ESQ.

IN TWO VOLUMES.

VOL. II.

LONDON:

DAVID BOGUE, FLEET STREET.

MDCCCXLVII.

The Folc of Normandie,

That among us woneth yet, and schulleth ever mo:

Of the Normannes beth thys hey men, that beth of thys lond, And the lowe men of Saxons.

ROBERT OF GLOUCESTER'S CHRONICLE, Vol. I., p. 3 & 363.

CONTENTS.

clergy-Beket archbishop of Canterbury-Coolness between the king

and him-First quarrel between them-Excommunication of an Anglo-

Norman baron-Hatred of the Anglo-Norman barons to the archbishop-

Council of Clarendon New laws of Henry II.-Importance of the

quarrel between the king and the archbishop-Policy of the pope in the

affair of Beket-The archbishop seeks to withdraw from England-A

new assembly at Northampton-Archbishop Thomas accused and con-

demned-Second citation of the archbishop-His firmness-Appeal of

the king and the bishops to the pope-Counter appeal of Beket-

Flight of Beket-Letter of Henry II. to the king of France-Beket

cordially received by the king of France-Conduct of pope Alexander

III. Thomas retires to the abbey of Pontigny-Excommunications pro-

nounced by Beket-Intrigues of the court of Rome-Interview between

the king and the two legates--Beket driven from Pontigny-Congress

of Montmirail-Thomas abandoned by the king of France-Negotiations

of Henry II.-Persecution of the Welsh priests-Affection of the

Welsh people for Beket-Reconciliation of the king of France with

Beket-Two new legates arrive in Normandy-Conference between these

legates and Henry II.-Complaints of Beket against the court of Rome

-The pope is compelled to declare his real views-Negotiations be-

tween the king and the archbishop-Interview and reconciliation of the

king and the archbishop-Departure of archbishop Thomas for England

-Attempts of the Normans against him-Two bishops denounce him to

the king-Conspiracy of four Norman knights-Murder of the archbishop

-Insurrection of the inhabitants of Canterbury-Beket regarded by the

native English as a saint-Girauld de Barri elected bishop of St. David's

-His banishment-His return and reinstallation-Persecution exer-

cised upon him-He repairs to the court of Rome-He is condemned

by the pope-Gratitude of the Welsh towards him-Petition of eight

Welsh chieftains to Alexander III.-National motives for appeals to the

pope in the middle ages
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