CONTENTS.

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CHAPTER I.

INTRODUCTION.
	The Norman Conquest important, not as the beginning of English history, but as its chief turning-point	1
	Necessity of the earlier English history to its right understanding	2
	Its character as compared with earlier and later conquests	3
	Nature of the changes effected by it	4–5
	Divisions of the work	5–7


CHAPTER II.

FORMATION OF THE KINGDOM OF ENGLAND. 449–975.

§ 1. The Heathen Period of English Conquest. 449–597.
	The languages, races, and local names of Britain essentially the same now as at the time of the Norman Conquest	8
	The Norman element absorbed in the existing English nation	9
	The English Conquest; credibility of the narrative	9
	Question of earlier Teutonic settlements	10–12
	Analogy of the Danish invasions	12
	Course of the English Conquest to the end of the sixth century	13–15
	Difference between the English Conquest and other Teutonic conquests	15–18
	Extermination of the Celtic inhabitants	18
	Causes and results of the difference	19–21
	Britain at the end of the sixth century; occupation of the country by various Low-Dutch tribes	21–23
	No regular Heptarchy, but seven Kingdoms prominent among others	23–24
	Growth of Wessex	24–25
	Peculiar character of Mercia	26–27
	Supremacy of the Bretwaldas	28

§ 2. Conversion of the English to Christianity. 597–681.
	Peaceful progress of Christianity in England	29
	Effects of the conversion; increased intercourse with the Continent	30–31
	England the first national Church in the West	31–32
	Cessation of wars of extermination	33
	Advance of Wessex; Celtic element in the Western shires	33–35

§ 3. Fluctuations of Dominion between Northumberland, Mercia, and Wessex. 577–823.
617–633	Rivalry of Mercia and Northumberland; reign of Eadwine	35–36
627–655	Reign of Penda of Mercia	36–37
635–685	Greatness of Northumberland under Oswald and his successors	37
716–819	Renewed greatness of Mercia; reign of Offa	37–38
	Influence of Charles the Great in English affairs	38–39
802	Accession of Ecgberht of Wessex	39

§ 4. Permanent supremacy of Wessex. 823–924.
802–837	Gradual submission of the other English Kingdoms to Ecgberht	40–41
815–837	His successes over the Welsh; independence of the Northern Celts	41–42
789–1070	Danish Invasions	43
	Three Periods of the Danish Invasions	43–45
837–901	Reigns of Æthelwulf and his sons	45–46
867–877	Danish Conquest of Northumberland, East-Anglia, and part of Mercia	46
871–880	Election of Ælfred; Danish Invasions of Wessex	46–47
878–890	Peace of Wedmore and establishment of Guthrum in East-Anglia	47–48
	Character and extent of the Danish occupation; its effect on local nomenclature	48
	Character of Ælfred	49–53
	Consolidation of England promoted by the Danish Wars	53–55
893–901	Later wars and death of Ælfred	55–56
901–925	Reign of Eadward the Elder; his Kingdom reaches the Humber	56–58
924	Commendation of Northumberland, Scotland, and Strathclyde	58–60

§ 5. Imperial Supremacy of the West-Saxon Kings of the English. 924–975.
925–940	Reign of Æthelstan; Northumberland first incorporated	60
937	Battle of Brunanburh	61
940–955	Reigns of Eadmund and Eadred; final incorporation of Northumberland	62
945	Grant of Cumberland to Malcolm of Scotland	63
955	Reign of Eadwig in Wessex and Eadgar in Mercia	63
	Character of Dunstan	63–64
958–975	Sole reign of Eadgar; his supremacy over all Britain	64–66
975–1016	Reigns of Eadward and Æthelred	66–67
	Recapitulation	67–68


CHAPTER III.

THE CONSTITUTION OF ENGLAND IN THE TENTH AND ELEVENTH CENTURIES.
	The Old-English Constitution survived the Norman Conquest	69–71

§ 1. Origin of the Old-English Kingship.
	Summary of the growth of Wessex	72
	The germs of our institutions to be traced to the earliest times	72–74
	Analogy with other Teutonic and other Aryan nations	74
	Origin of Kingship; earlier government by Ealdormen or Heretogan	74–76
	Difference between Ealdormen and Kings	76–78
	Title of King	78
	Kingship national and not territorial	78–79
	Growth of kingly power through extension of territory	79–80

§ 2. The Early Teutonic Constitution and its Decay.
	The Teutonic Free Community; analogies elsewhere	80–81
	Eorls and Ceorls	82–84
	The Mark; Folkland; the Eðel	84–85
	Origin and nature of the Comitatus or Thegnhood; Homeric and other analogies	85–89
	The Thegns supplant the old Eorls	89
	Effects of the change; Commendation; depression of the Ceorls	90–91
	Growth of feudal principles	91–93
	Earlier form of military service	93–94
	Folkland and Bookland	94–96
	Comparison between England, Germany, and Switzerland	96–97
	Changes in the ancient Constitution; their necessity	97
	Ceorldom sinks into Villainage, but the Villains are gradually emancipated	97
	Amalgamation of Marks into Shires and of Shires into Kingdoms	98–100

§ 3. Origin and Powers of the Witenagemót.
	Democratic constitution of the old Assemblies of the Mark and the Shire	100–102
	The Assembly of the Kingdom inevitably shrinks up into an Assembly of the King’s Thegns	102–103
	The Witenagemót of Wessex becomes the General Legislature, the Gemóts of other Kingdoms surviving as local bodies	104
	Powers of the Gemót greater than those of a modern Parliament	105–106
	Right of deposing the King	106–107
	Right of electing the King; combination of the hereditary and elective principles	107–110
	Direct action of the Witan in all matters	110–112
	Joint action of the King and the Witan	112–113
	Loss and recovery of Parliamentary freedom after the Conquest	113–114
	Importance of the personal character of the King	114–115
	His influence as Executive and as Hlaford of the chief men	116–117

§ 4. The Imperial Power of the King and his Relation to the Dependent Kingdoms.
954	England one Kingdom, but much local independence retained	117
	Statement of the question as to the superiority of the West-Saxon Kings over all Britain	118
924	Superiority over Scotland dates from the Commendation to Eadward	118–119
922	Final Commendation of the Welsh	119
	Nature of Commendation; analogous instances	119–121
924–1291	Claims of the two Edwards; change of ideas meanwhile	122
	Threefold relation of the King of Scots to the English Crown	122–123
	Geography and relations of Scotland, Lothian, and Strathclyde	123–124
	History of Cumberland	124–126
	History of Lothian; it becomes the historical Scotland	126–129
	Analogy between Scotland and Switzerland	129–130
922–1283	History of Wales	130–131
	Position of the dependent Kingdoms	131–133
	Statement of the case as to the Imperial Titles	133–134
	The Titles used in the Charters imply an Imperial position	134–136
	No continuous tradition from the Provincial Emperors	136–137
286–407	Real position of the “Tyrants”	137–139
	No analogy between them and the Bretwaldas	139–140
	The Imperial style adopted through a feeling that the position of the West-Saxon Kings was analogous to that of the Emperors	140–143
	Position of Ecgberht, of Æthelstan, of Eadgar	140–141
	The Imperial titles go out of use after the Norman Conquest	143–144
	Late instances of their use	144–145
827–1869	Growth of the English system of dependencies	145–146
	The Kingdom of England and Empire of Britain transferred to William	146–147


CHAPTER IV.

SKETCH OF THE HISTORY OF NORMANDY DURING THE TENTH CENTURY.
	Original kindred of Englishmen, Danes, and Normans	148–149
	Danes in England become Englishmen, in Gaul, Frenchmen	149–151

§ 1. General Effects of the Scandinavian Settlements in Gaul.
	Analogy between the settlements of Rolf and Guthrum	151
	Results of the Norman settlement on general history; character of the Normans	151–154
	Effects on French history; position of Gaul; struggle between Paris and Laon decided by the Normans	154–155
	Origin of Modern France	155–156
888	Division of the Empire; Eastern and Western Franks	156
830–888	Growing importance of Paris; Odo the first Parisian King	156–159

§ 2. Settlement and Reign of Rolf. 911–927.
	The Danish ravages within the Empire compared with those in England	159–163
	Various Danish settlements in Gaul; exceptional importance of that at Rouen	163–164
876–911?	Character of Rolf; his earlier exploits	164–166
911	Rolf in possession of Rouen; his defeat at Chartres	166
912	Peace of Clair-on-Epte; analogy with that of Wedmore	166–167
	The Kingdom strengthened by the cession	167–168
	Rolf’s homage to Charles; extent of his grant	168–170
	Internal condition of Normandy; probable position of the two races; vestiges of the Danish language	171–173
	Normandy not an absolute Monarchy	173–174
922–927	Rolf supports the Karlings against Robert and Rudolf	174–176
927? 932?	Abdication and death of Rolf	176
924	His acquisition of the Bessin; its importance	176–179

§ 3. Reign of William Longsword. 927–943.
	Religion of Rolf; birth and education of his son William	179–181
931	Breton revolt	182–183
	Relations between Æthelstan and the Continent; Alan of Britanny takes refuge in England	183–186
936	Alan restored; the Côtentin and the Channel Islands become Norman; their subsequent history	186–189
932	Danish and Christian parties; revolt and submission of the Danish party	189–190
	William’s position between the two; Danish education of his son Richard	190–192
	Part played by William in French history; condition of Gaul	192–196
926–933	William’s fidelity to Charles the Simple; he does homage to Rudolf after his death	196–197
936	Election of Lewis; influence of Æthelstan	198–200
	Reign and character of Lewis; true character of the later Karlings	200–201
939–940	Affairs of Montreuil and Lotharingia; intervention of Æthelstan and Otto	201–205
942–943	Council of Attigny; murder of William Longsword	205–206

§ 4. Reign of Richard the Fearless. 943–996.
943	Accession of Richard; his minority and doubtful legitimacy	206–208
942–973	Events of the year 943; influence of Germany in French affairs	208–210
943	New Danish settlement; apostasy of Richard; the Christians seek French help	210–211
	Lewis defeats the Danes and recovers Richard	212
	Norman version	213–214
944–945	Lewis in Normandy; his defeat and capture by Harold Blaatand	214–219
945–946	Lewis imprisoned by Hugh; intervention of Eadmund and Otto; release of Lewis and renewal of his Kingship	219–221
	Commendation of Richard to Hugh of Paris	221–222
	The alliance between Normandy and Paris determines the fall of the Karlings	223
946	War of the three Kings against the two Dukes; defeat of Otto before Rouen	224–226
947–954	Series of Synods; progress and death of Lewis	227–230
954–986	Reign of Lothar; the old generation dies off	230–231
956–960	Relations between Hugh Capet and Richard	232
962	Theobald of Chartres; his enmity towards Richard	233–234
	Second intervention of Harold?	234–235
	Policy of Hugh Capet; general peace between Ducal and Royal France	236
973–980	Changed relations between France and Germany on the death of Otto the Great	236–238
986–991	Reign of Lewis the Fifth; his death; election of Hugh Capet; permanence of his dynasty; position of Rheims as crowning-place	239–240
987–991	Robert associated with his father in the Kingdom; struggle with Charles of Lotharingia	240–241
	Permanent establishment of the Parisian dynasty; effects of the change	241–242
	Lotharingia finally becomes German under Carolingian Dukes	242–243

§ 5. Comparison between France, England, and Normandy.
	Influence of the Normans on the Capetian revolution; their settlement made Gaul French	243–245
	Relations between Normandy and France fixed by the Capetian Revolution	245–246
	Contrast between England and France	247–249
	Position of the later Karlings; power of the Crown not immediately increased by the change of dynasty	249–251
	Growth of the doctrine of nobility	252–253
996	Last days and death of Richard	254–255

§ 6. Early Years of Richard the Good. 996–997.
	Aristocratic feelings of Richard	255–256
997	Revolt of the Peasants; their political organization; the revolt crushed by Rudolf of Ivry	256–258


CHAPTER V.

THE DANISH CONQUEST OF ENGLAND. 975–1016.
	Character and reign of Æthelred	260–263

§ 1. Reign of Eadward the Martyr. 975–979.
975	Death of Eadgar; reaction against the monks	263–264
	Disputed election to the Crown; election of Eadward; banishment of Oslac of Northumberland	264–266

§ 2. From the election of Æthelred to the first dispute with Normandy. 979–1000.
979	Murder of Eadward; election of Æthelred	266
979–988	Death of Dunstan; various internal events	267–268
980–982	Beginning of Danish inroads; characters of Swegen and Olaf	268–270
988–993	Beginning of Danish attempts at settlement	268
991	Norwegian invasion; battle of Maldon and death of Brihtnoth	270–276
	The Danes first bought off; Ealdorman Ælfric	277–279
992	Naval victory of the English; treason of Ælfric	279–280
	Greatness of London	280–283
993	Ravages in the North; treason of Godwine and others	283–284
988–991	Affairs of Wales	284–285
991	Dispute between Æthelred and Richard appeased by Pope John the Fifteenth; increasing connexion between England and Normandy	285–287

§ 3. From the first dispute with Normandy to the Massacre of Saint Brice. 991–1002.
994	Great combined expedition of Olaf and Swegen; attack on London defeated by the citizens; Æthelred buys peace	287–289
994–1000	Peace with Olaf; his later days	289–291
994–1003	Inaction of Swegen	291
995	Meetings of the Witenagemót; Ælfric elected Archbishop; Translation of the Bernician Bishopric to Durham	291–294
996–998	Gemóts of Cealcyth, Calne, and London; legislation	294–295
997–999	Renewed ravages and inefficient resistance	295–297
	Causes of inefficient resistance	297–299
1000	Character of Æthelred; he ravages Cumberland	299–301
	Second quarrel with Normandy; alleged English invasion of the Côtentin	301–303
1002	Marriage of Æthelred and Emma; its results	303–307
1000	Expected end of the world; condition of Europe and Asia	307–308
1001	Invasion of Sussex; treason of Pallig; defence of Exeter; Battle of Pinhoe	308–312
1001–1002	Meetings of the Witan; fresh payments to the Danes	312–315
1002	Massacre of the Danes; its probable extent	315–316
	Burning of Saint Frithswyth’s church at Oxford; murder of Gunhild	316

§ 4. From the Massacre of Saint Brice to Swegen’s Conquest of England. 1002–1013.
1003	Results of the Massacre; invasion by Swegen in person; Exeter betrayed by Hugh the Frenchman	317–318
	Renewed treason of Ælfric; Swegen sacks Salisbury	318–321
1004	Exploits of Ulfcytel of East-Anglia; Swegen burns Norwich and Thetford; his drawn battle with Ulfcytel	322–325
1005	Year of respite and famine	325
1006	Rise and character of Eadric; murder of Ælfhelm	326–328
	Malcolm of Scotland besieges Durham; the city delivered by Uhtred	328–330
1006	Great devastation of the Danes in Wessex	330–332
1007	Witenagemót of Shrewsbury; tribute paid again	333
1007–1008	Two years’ respite; Eadric Ealdorman of the Mercians	333–334
1008–1009	Legislation; decree for the formation of a fleet	334–339
	The fleet raised by assessments; origin of ship-money	339–341
1009	Alleged Embassy to Normandy; Richard’s treaty with Swegen	341–343
	The fleet assembled at Sandwich; quarrel of Wulfnoth and Brihtric; dispersion of the fleet	343–344
1009–1010	Invasion of Thurkill; vain attack on London; Oxford burned	344–346
1010	Last year of resistance; Ulfcytel’s battle at Ringmere; hopeless state of the country	346–350
1011	Peace again purchased; Eadric invades Wales	350–352
	Siege and capture of Canterbury; captivity of Ælfheah	352–354
1012	Martyrdom of Ælfheah	354–355
	Money paid to the Danes; Thurkill joins the English	355–356
1013	Swegen’s last invasion; the North submits	356–358
	He ravages Mercia and is repulsed from London	358–360
	The West-Saxons submit; Swegen acknowledged King; London submits	360–361
1013–1014	Æthelred and his family take refuge in Normandy	361–362

§ 5. From the Conquest of England by Swegen to the Death of Æthelred. 1013–1016.
	Importance of Swegen’s Conquest as preparatory to William’s	362–364
1014	Death of Swegen	365–366
	Double election to the Crown; the Danes choose Cnut; the English Witan vote the restoration of Æthelred	367–368
	Return and legislation of Æthelred	368–370
	Æthelred drives out Cnut; position of Thurkill	370–371
1015	Witenagemót of Oxford; murder of Sigeferth and Morkere	371–374
	The Ætheling Eadmund marries Ealdgyth and establishes himself in the Five Boroughs	374
	Cnut returns; he ravages Wessex and is joined by Eadric; Wessex submits to Cnut	375–377
1016	Cnut and Eadric invade Mercia; Eadmund and Uhtred in the North; submission and murder of Uhtred	377–379
	Cnut sails towards London	380
	Death of Æthelred	380

§ 6. The War of Cnut and Eadmund. 1016.
	Double election of Cnut and Eadmund; short and glorious reign of Eadmund	380–383
	Eadmund acknowledged in Wessex; Cnut’s fresh siege of London	383–384
	Battle of Pen Selwood; victory of Eadmund	384–385
	Battle of Sherstone; victory doubtful	385–387
	Cnut renews the siege of London; Eadric joins Eadmund	387
	Battles of London and Brentford; third siege of London	387–388
	Cnut ravages Mercia; battle of Otford	388–389
	Battle of Assandun; treason of Eadric; final victory of Cnut	389–394
	Conference of Olney and division of the Kingdom	395–398
	Death and burial of Eadmund	398–400


CHAPTER VI.

THE DANISH KINGS IN ENGLAND. 1017–1042.
	Character of the Reigns of Cnut and his Sons	401–404

§ 1. The Reign of Cnut in England. 1017–1035.
1016–1017	Witenagemót of London; Cnut chosen King	405
	Outlawry of the two Eadwigs; fate of the Ætheling	406
	Fourfold division of England; Cnut’s preference for Wessex	406–407
	First appearance of Earl Godwine; his first Earldom	408–410
1017	Cnut marries Ælfgifu-Emma; his relations with Ælfgifu of Northampton and her sons	410–412
	Banishments and executions	412–415
	Execution and character of Eadric	415–418
	Leofwine succeeds Eadric in Mercia	418
1018	Danegeld paid; Cnut sends home most of his ships	418–419
	Witenagemót of Oxford; renewal of Eadgar’s Law	419–422
1019	Cnut visits Denmark	422
	Exploits of Godwine; his marriage with Gytha	422–424
1020	Cnut returns to England; Witenagemót at Cirencester; banishment of Æthelweard	424–425
	Godwine Earl of the West-Saxons	425–426
	Consecration of the church on Assandun; import of the ceremony	426–428
	Later policy of Cnut; Danes make way for Englishmen	428
1021	Banishment of Thurkill	428–429
1023	Thurkill viceroy of Denmark	429
1023–1030	Banishment of Eric; banishment and death of Hakon	429–430
1025	Ulf put to death	431
	Character and position of Cnut	432–434
1027	His letter from Rome	434
1028–1035	His Laws	434–436
	Personal traditions of Cnut; his ecclesiastical foundations	437–443

§ 2. The Foreign Relations of Cnut. 1018–1035.
	Unparalleled peace of Cnut’s reign	443–444
	The Housecarls; Cnut’s military legislation	444–446
	Cnut’s foreign policy; affairs of Wales	446–447
	Affairs of Northumberland and Scotland; succession of the Northumbrian Earls	448
1018	Malcolm defeats Eadwulf at Carham	448–449
1028?	Affairs of Cumberland; submission of Duncan	449–450
1031	Submission of Scotland; homage of three Kings	450–451
1015	Cnut’s northern wars; loss of Norway	452–453
1015–1028	Reign of Saint Olaf in Norway	453–454
1025	Cnut’s defeat at the Helga	454
1028	Cnut chosen King of all Norway	454
	Cnut’s friendly relations with the Empire; he recovers the frontier of the Eider	455–456
996–1031	Affairs of Normandy; friendly relations between Normandy and France	456–458
	Affairs of Britanny and Chartres	458–460
1013?	Story of Olaf and Lacman	460–463
	Foreign expeditions and conquests of the Normans	463–464
1024	Burgundian War	464
1018	Norman exploits in Spain	464–465
1016–1090	Conquest of Apulia and Sicily; its bearing on that of England	465–467
1026	Unbroken peace between Richard and Cnut; death of Richard	467
1026–1028	Reign of Richard the Third	468
1028–1031	Accession of Robert; he restores various expelled princes	468–470
1026	Relations between Cnut and Robert; marriage of Robert and Estrith	471–473
1028–1035	Robert’s intervention on behalf of the Æthelings; his attempted invasion of England	473–477
1035	Pilgrimage of Robert; death of Robert and Cnut	477–479

§ 3. The Reign of Harold the son of Cnut. 1035–1040.
	Extent and partition of Cnut’s Empire	479–481
1036	Swegen expelled from Norway	481
1035–1036	Candidature of Harold and Harthacnut; Witenagemót at Oxford; division of the Kingdom	481–488
1035–1037	Emma and Godwine Regents for Harthacnut in Wessex	488–489
1036	Attempt of the Ætheling Ælfred; conflicting versions of the story	489–493
	Estimate of the evidence; real position of Ælfred; real question as to the conduct of Godwine	493–497
	Inconsistency of the ordinary story	497–498
	Evidence and suspicion against Godwine; his probable innocence	498–501
	Dissatisfaction in Wessex at the absence of Harthacnut	501–502
1037	Harthacnut deposed and Harold chosen King over all England	503
	He banishes Emma	503
	His reign and character	504–506
1039	Welsh inroad and death of Eadwine	506
1040	Duncan besieges Durham and is defeated by the citizens	507–508
1039	Preparations of Harthacnut	508
1040	Death of Harold	509

§ 4. The Reign of Harthacnut. 1040–1042.
1040	Election of Harthacnut; his landing and coronation	509–511
	His character; he lays on a Danegeld and digs up Harold’s body	511–513
1040–1041	His second Danegeld	513
	Accusation, trial, and acquittal of Godwine	514–517
1041	The Danegeld levied by the Housecarls; tumult at Worcester	517–520
	Worcester burned and the shire ravaged	521–522
	Harthacnut recalls Eadward	522–524
	Succession of the Northumbrian Earls; Ealdred, Eadwulf, Siward; Siward murders Eadwulf by the connivance of Harthacnut and obtains the whole Earldom	524–527
	Harthacnut sells the See of Durham to Eadred	527
1042	War with Magnus; defeat of Swegen Estrithson	528
	Death of Harthacnut; marriage of Tofig and Gytha; first foundation of Waltham	528–530
	Election of Eadward	530
	Summary	530–532


APPENDIX.

Note A.	The use of the word “English”	533
B.	The Bretwaldadom and the Imperial Titles	548
C.	The Early Relations between England and the Continent	565
D.	The Relations of Charles the Great with Mercia and Northumberland	569
E.	The Changes in Nomenclature produced by the Danish Settlement	570
F.	Æthelred and Æthelflæd of Mercia	573
G.	The Commendation of 924	575
H.	The Grant of Cumberland	580
I.	The Cession of Lothian	582
K.	Ealdormen and Kings	589
L.	Origin of the word King	593
M.	King of England or King of the English?	594
N.	Commendation	597
O.	Growth of the Thegnhood	599
P.	Grants of Folkland	600
Q.	The Constitution of the Witenagemót	601
R.	The Right of the Witan to depose the King	604
S.	The Election of Kings	608
T.	Names of Kingdoms and Nations	609
V.	Notices of Language in the Tenth Century	617
W.	The Vassalage of Normandy	620
X.	Danish Marriages	624
Y.	The Election of Lewis	626
Z.	The Death of William Longsword	628
AA.	Leading Men in England at the Death of Eadgar	633
BB.	The Election of Eadward the Martyr	638
CC.	The two Ælfrics	639
DD.	The Treaty with Olaf and Justin	641
EE.	The Relations of Æthelred with Normandy	642
FF.	Æthelred’s Invasion of Cumberland	646
GG.	The Massacre of Saint Brice	648
HH.	Ulfcytel of East-Anglia	653
II.	The Rise of Eadric	654
KK.	The Succession of the Northumbrian Earls	659
LL.	The Assessment of 1008	661
MM.	Wulfnoth of Sussex	663
NN.	Thurkill the Dane	666
OO.	Wulfric Spot	671
PP.	The Taking of Canterbury and the Martyrdom of Ælfheah	673
QQ.	The Kingship and Death of Swegen	678
RR.	The Sermon of Wulfstan or Lupus	683
SS.	The Children of Æthelred	685
TT.	The Elections of Cnut and Eadmund	689
VV.	The War of Cnut and Eadmund	694
WW.	The Conference of Cnut and Eadmund	705
XX.	The Death of Eadmund	711
YY.	The two Eadwigs	717
ZZ.	The Origin of Earl Godwine	719
AAA.	The West-Saxon Earldom	731
BBB.	The Marriage of Cnut and Emma	733
CCC.	The Family of Leofwine of Mercia	737
DDD.	The Death of Eadric	740
EEE.	The Exploits and Marriage of Godwine	743
FFF.	Wyrtgeorn King of the Wends	747
GGG.	The Death of Ulf	749
HHH.	The Pilgrimage of Cnut	751
III.	The Laws of Cnut	753
KKK.	The Housecarls	755
LLL.	Cnut’s Relations with Scotland	759
MMM.	The Battle at the Helga	765
NNN.	Cnut’s Relations with the Empire	766
OOO.	Ælfred the Giant	770
PPP.	Cnut’s Relations with Normandy	771
QQQ.	The Division of Cnut’s Dominions	774
RRR.	The Candidature of Harold and Harthacnut	775
SSS.	The Death of the Ætheling Ælfred	779
TTT.	The Burial of Harold the First	787
VVV.	The Trial and Acquittal of Godwine	789
WWW.	The Origin of Earl Siward	791
XXX.	Tofig the Proud	792
YYY.	Events after the Death of Harthacnut	794