The King flees with the Despensers to the West of England 413 The elder Despenser put to Death, and the King taken Prisoner 413 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. MAPS. Map illustrating the early History of England Frontispiece Map of France, showing the Possessions of the English in that country* To face page 155 Map illustrative of the Tactics by which Prince Edward hemmed in De Montfort in Wales, and thus prepared the Way for his Defeat at Evesham Map of Wales showing the ancient Divisions prior to To face page 227 the Time of To face page 249 The Map represents the Political Divisions of France from the accession of Henry the Second (of England) until the accession of Henry the Third. The boundaries of the provinces, however, must not be understood as strictly correct, for Sismondi truly says:-"As the frontiers of the departments do not correspond to the ancient frontiers of the grand fiefs, it is impossible to give an exact valuation of their contents."† The provinces belonging to England in the reign of Henry the Second were:NORMANDY, united to the English Crown at the conquest of England by William in 1066; separated after William's death, when it became the patrimony of Robert "Courthose," William's eldest son; reunited to England, after the Battle of Teuchebray, in the reign of Henry the First (1106), where Robert was taken prisoner; and conquered by Philip Augustus of France, from John, in 1204. BRETAGNE, taken possession of by Henry the Second in 1165, separated from England at Henry's death in 1189, having been granted by him to his son Geoffrey. ANJOU, MAINE, and TOURAINE were inherited by Henry the Second from his father in 1151, and POITOU, GUIENNE, SAINTONGE, &c. (the ancient Duchy of Aquitaine), he acquired at his marriage with Eleanor, the heiress of those provinces, in 1152. All these provinces, excepting Gascony and part of Guienne, were conquered from King John by Philip Augustus (chiefly in 1205 and 1206). GASCONY and the portion of GUIENNE still remaining to the English at the accession of Henry the Third, are coloured dark red on the map; those provinces formerly under English rule, but since conquered by Philip, are tinted light red; the original "Royal Domain" of Philip is tinted green, and his sovereignty (as extended by his conquests) in 1216, is shown by a green outline. † Sismondi, Hist. de France, tom. vi. p. 6, note. Anglo-Saxon Architecture-Earl's Barton Church, Northampton 9 17 38 Enriched Norman Window - St. Cross, Winchester The White Tower, the most ancient Part of the Tower of London Ploughing, Sowing, Mowing, Gleaning, Measuring Corn, and Harvest Supper Norman Keep-Newcastle-on-Tyne English Standard at the Battle of Northallerton, A.D. 1138 42 43 44 48 55 56 60 Tomb of King John, Worcester 73 The Arms of the City of Bristol, showing a Warder blowing a Horn on the Top of a Castle William the First granting Lands in Richmondshire to Alan, Count of Britanny Witenagemote Parliament of Edward the First' The King, with his Privy Council "The print is taken from a copy, in the collection of the Earl of Buchan, from an ancient limning, formerly in the College of Arms, London. "This representation of the House of Peers is curious and interesting. The Archbishops of Canterbury and York are seated somewhat lower than Alexander (King of Scotland), and Llewellyn (Prince of Wales). The two persons behind the latter, are supposed to represent the Pope's ambassadors; he behind Alexander, to bear the deed of homage for the land possessed by that monarch in England. The mitred abbots amount to nineteen, while the bishops present are only eight, the temporal peers twenty. In the midst the Chancellor and Judges appear on the woolsacks." - Iconographia Scotica, by John Pinkerton, F.S.A., Perth. 4to. London, 1797. |