PART II. HISTORICAL STUDIES

NORMANS UNDER EDWARD THE CONFESSOR 247

MR FREEMAN AND THE BATTLE OF HASTINGS 258

The name of 'Senlac', 259--The palisade, 264--Mr Freeman's authorities for it, 265--My argument against it, 269--The shield-wall, 273--The disposition of the English, 277--The Norman advance, 284--The fosse disaster, 288--The great feigned flight, 292--The relief of Arques, 294--Summary, 297--Conclusion, 302

MASTER WACE 306

Wace's meaning, 306--Wace's authority, 309--Wace and his sources, 313

NOTE ON THE PSEUDO-INGULF 321

REGENBALD, PRIEST AND CHANCELLOR 323

THE CONQUEROR AT EXETER 330

THE ALLEGED DESTRUCTION OF LEICESTER (1068) 347

ELY AND HER DESPOILERS (1072-75) 349

THE LORDS OF ARDRES 351

EARLY IRISH TRADE WITH CHESTER AND ROUEN 353

WALTER TIREL AND HIS WIFE 355

WALDRIC, WARRIOR AND CHANCELLOR 364

A CHARTER OF HENRY I (1123) 366

THE ORIGIN OF THE NEVILLES 370

THE ALLEGED INVASION OF ENGLAND IN 1147 373

THE ALLEGED DEBATE ON DANEGELD (1163) 377

A GLIMPSE OF THE YOUNG KING'S COURT (1170) 381

THE FIRST KNOWN FINE (1175) 385

THE MONTMORENCY IMPOSTURE 392

THE OXFORD DEBATE ON FOREIGN SERVICE (1197) 398

RICHARD THE FIRST'S CHANGE OF SEAL (1198) 406

COMMUNAL HOUSE DEMOLITION 416

THE CINQUE PORTS CHARTERS 424

ADDENDA 430

INDEX 434