CONTENTS.
| TITLE PAGE | |
| PART I. TERRITORIAL STUDIES | |
DOMESDAY BOOK |
Nature of the Inquisitio Com. Cant.,—Criticism of the Domesday text, —'Soca' and 'Theinland',—The Domesday 'caruca',—The Domesday hide,—The five-hide unit,—The six-carucate unit,—The Leicestershire 'hida',—The Lancashire 'hida',—The Yorkshire unit,—General conclusions,—The East Anglian 'Leet',—The words Solinum and Solanda,—The 'Firma unius noctis',—'Wara',—The Domesday 'juratores',—The Inquisitio Eliensis,—The Ely Return,—First mention of Domesday Book. |
THE NORTHAMPTONSHIRE GELD-ROLL |
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THE KNIGHTS OF PETERBOROUGH |
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THE WORCESTERSHIRE SURVEY |
(Hen. I) |
THE LINDSEY SURVEY |
(1115-18) |
THE LEICESTERSHIRE SURVEY |
(1124-29) |
THE NORTHAMPTONSHIRE SURVEY |
(Hen. I-Hen. II) |
THE INTRODUCTION OF KNIGHT SERVICE INTO ENGLAND |
The cartae of 1166,—The 'servitium debitum',—Scutage, aid, and 'donum',—The total number of knights due,—The normal knight's fee,—The early evidence,—The Worcester Relief. |
PART II. HISTORICAL STUDIES |
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| The name of 'Senlac',—The palisade,—Mr Freeman's authorities for it,—My argument against it,—The shield-wall,—The disposition of the English,—The Norman advance,—The fosse disaster,—The great feigned flight,—The relief of Arques,—Summary,—Conclusion. | |
| Wace's meaning,—Wace's authority,—Wace and his sources. | |
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| (1072-75) | |
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| THE ALLEGED INVASION OF ENGLAND | (1147) |
| THE ALLEGED DEBATE ON DANEGELD | (1163) |
A GLIMPSE OF THE YOUNG KING'S COURT |
(1170) |
THE FIRST KNOWN FINE |
(1175) |
THE MONTMORENCY IMPOSTURE |
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THE OXFORD DEBATE ON FOREIGN SERVICE |
(1197) |
RICHARD THE FIRST'S CHANGE OF SEAL |
(1198) |
COMMUNAL HOUSE DEMOLITION |
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