iii. 59;

allegations relative to their stewardship, 60.

Wamba (king of the Visigoths), question of his deposition discussed, ii. 156.

War, private, exercise of the right of, i. 207; by whom checked and suppressed, _ib._ and _note_ t; its prevalence amongst the German nobles, ii. 95, 96.

Warna, circumstances which led to the battle of, ii. 105.

Warwick (earl of), popularity of the, iii. 65; made a lord appellant, 72; banished by Richard II., 77.

Water-Ordeal. See Ordeals.

Wenceslaus, confirmed in the imperial succession, ii. 87; his deposition, _ib._; he abets the league of the Rhine, 93.

Weregild, or compensation for murder. See Murder.

Wicliff (John), influence of the tenets of, ii. 252; iii. 179 and _note_ t, 388, 389.

Widows in Burgundy, reason for the speedy remarriage of, i. 93 _note_ x.

Wilfrid (bishop of Hexham), question involved in his appeal to the pope, ii. 164 _note_ t.

William of Holland elected emperor of Germany, ii. 76.

William the Conqueror, separation of the ecclesiastical and civil tribunals by, ii. 222 and _note_ a; position of England at its conquest by him, 302; his considerate treatment of Edgar, _ib._ _note_ b; alleged inadequacy of the military forces of the Saxons, 303 _note_; their fruitless rebellions against him, 304 and _notes_; instances of his oppressive conduct, 305; his devastating clearances for forests, 311; and inhuman forest laws, 312 and _note_; his enormous revenues, 313; his feudal innovations, 314; his preservation of public peace and efforts to learn English, 315 and _note_; policy of his manorial grants, 317; tyranny of his government, 318.

Winchester, early opulence and populousness of, iii. 225.

Windsor castle, labourers for the erection of, how procured, iii. 150.

Winfrid (St. Boniface), importance of the ecclesiastical changes effected by, ii. 164.

Winkelried, the Swiss patriot, heroic death of, ii. 111.

Wisbuy, ordinances of, iii. 334 and _note_ a.

Witchcraft, cruel treatment of persons charged with, iii. 385 _note_ c.

Witikind, acknowledgment of Charlemagne's authority by, i. 10.

Witenagemot, bishops appointed by the, ii. 180; its characteristics, 279; how often assembled, 411, 412. See Anglo-Saxons.

Women, legal position of, in Italy during coverture, i. 152 _note_ z; perils attending their marriage with slaves, 200 _note_ a.

Woollen manufacture established in Flanders, iii. 318; impolitic regulations respecting it, 319 and _note_ c; export of wool from England, 320; English woollen manufacture, 321; policy adopted towards the Flemings, _ib._ and _note_ o; laws relative to the trade, 322; relations of England and Spain regarding it, 323 _notes_.

Worms, diet of. See Diet.

Wykeham (bishop of Winchester) invested with the great seal, iii. 73.

York (Richard, duke of) appointed protector to Henry VI., iii. 191; his claim to the throne, 194; his cautious policy 195.

Yorkists and Lancastrians, wars of the, iii. 197.

Zimisces (John), military exploits of, ii. 126.

Zisca (John), the blind hero, victories of the Bohemians under, i. 481; his exploits; enthusiasm of his followers, ii. 103.

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