The Plantagenets (92 page)

Vexin, the: Château Gaillard, 143, 155; dispute between Henry II and Philip II, 105–6; dowry of Margaret of France, 53–4, 59; French occupation, 140; French raids from, 159; Gaillon siege, 143; Gisors castle, 140, 144; Le Goulet treaty (1200), 155–6; Philip II’s claim to, 141–2; Plantagenet dominance, 144; rebellion (1154), 40; strategic importance, 57; war (1173), 86

Victor IV, anti–pope, 69

Visconti, Violante, 515

Vows of the Heron, The
, 455

Waleran Beaumont, 16, 34

Wales: Arthur’s dominion, 598; civil war (1321–2), 394, 399, 402, 414, 427; de Montfort war, 278; Despenser estates, 404; Edward I’s campaigns (1277), 299–303, 314; (1282), 307–9, 314, 489; (1294–5), 333–4, 335; Edward I’s castles, 310–13, 333, 350, 599; enlistment of soldiers for crusade, 112; Henry II’s campaign (1157), 53; homage from princes, 74, 243, 245; John’s achievements, 187, 195, 197; John’s campaign (1211), 195; John’s castles, 197, 198; John’s policies, 192; landholdings, 404; Montgomery treaty (1267), 287, 300; Mortimer territories, 428; Norman conquest of south Wales, 50, 53; parliamentary representation, 402; peace negotiations, 262; rebellion (1212), 198; rebellion (1233), 233; rebellion (1241), 245; rebellion (1258), 259; rebellion (1282), 306; rebellion (1294), 332–3; Rhuddlan truce (1277), 302, 306–7; Statute (1284), 314; succession dispute, 243

Wallace, Sir William, 345–7, 350

Wallingford, siege (1153), 33, 35

Walsingham, Thomas: on Alice Perrers, 522, 528; on Black Prince’s death, 523; on Bolingbroke’s banishment, 579; on England’s decline, 520; on England’s prosperity, 563–4; on Gaveston, 542; on Peasants’ Revolt, 537; on Pedro the Cruel, 511; on Richard II’s death, 590; on Richard II’s revenge on Appellants, 566, 568; on Richard II’s rule, 557, 574, 575; on titles, 558

Walter, Hubert, archbishop of Canterbury: advice to John, 178; career, 137; character, 137; death, 181, 188; financial policies, 138; John’s accession, 149–50, 152; John’s coronation, 154; relationship with Richard I, 133, 137; Richard I’s death, 148–9; succession debate, 149–50; vice–regency, 137–8

Walter of Coutances, bishop of Lincoln, 126–7, 133

Walter of Coventry, 191, 195, 215, 216

Walter of Guisborough, 338, 342, 343, 357

Waltheof, Earl, 274

Walworth, William, 536, 538–9

Wars of the Roses, 592

Warwick, Guy de Beauchamp, earl of: death, 389; Edward II’s coronation, 363; Gaveston’s capture and death, 375–7, 381; nicknamed by
Gaveston, 368; opposition to Edward II, 365, 373; Ordainer, 373; Scottish campaign issue, 383, 386

Warwick, Thomas de Beauchamp, earl of, 461, 472, 474, 485, 492

Warwick, Thomas de Beauchamp, earl of (son of above): Appellant, 552, 566; arrest and imprisonment, 565, 566, 567; lands and castles, 578; pardon revoked, 568; Peasants’ Revolt, 536; removal from council, 557; sentenced to life imprisonment, 569, 571, 573

Warwick, William de Beauchamp, earl of, 301, 333, 343

Wayland the Smith, 11

Welsh Marches, 191, 192, 198

Wenceslas IV, king of Bohemia, 540–1

Westminster: abbey rebuilding project, 246, 266, 517; controlled by rebels, 219, 220; coronation of Edward II, 362–5; coronation of Edward III, 422–3; coronation of Henry the Young King, 78; council (1163), 68; Henry III’s presentation ceremony, 244, 246; Painted Chamber, 250, 294, 466–7, 517; palace of, 47, 266; reconstruction of Hall, 559, 587; royal tombs, 427, 595; Stephen’s court, 19; tomb of the Confessor, 288, 427, 537–8; White Hall, 554

Westminster chronicler, 541

Westmorland, earl of,
see
Neville (Ralph)

White Ship
, 3–8, 10, 15

Wigmore castle, 51

William, count of Poitou, son of Matilda and Geoffrey, 20, 52

William IX (‘the Troubadour Duke’), duke of Aquitaine, 27

William X, duke of Aquitaine, count of Poitou, 26–7

William I (the Conqueror), king of England, duke of Normandy: birthplace, 161; Dover castle, 95; execution of Waltheof, 274; finances, 404; government, 9; grandsons, 3, 4; sons, 9, 428; Tower of London, 212; war with Harold, 234

William II (Rufus), king of England, 9

William II, king of Sicily, 94, 110

William, son of Henry II, 47, 49

William the Aetheling, 3–8, 10, 15, 34, 168–9, 241

William of Aumerle, 50

William of Blois, count of Boulogne, son of Stephen, 38, 39, 40, 57–8

William the Breton, 133

William of Ely, 182

William Fitz Alan, 206

William d’Harcourt, 196

William of Hatfield, son of Edward III, 443

William I the Lion, king of Scotland: accession, 86; capture, 90; Falaise treaty (1174), 92, 93, 599; Great War rebellion, 86, 87, 88, 599; Henry II’s view of, 86; Norham treaty (1209), 194, 197; plots against, 197; refusal to join John’s rebellion, 133; relationship with Henry II, 92, 94; relationship with Richard I, 133, 136

William Longchamp, bishop of Ely, 114, 119, 124–6, 150

William of Malmesbury, 4, 6

William de Mowbray, 210–11

William of Newburgh: on Becket, 65; copies of his history, 470, 506, 509; on Eleanor and Louis, 28; on Henry II’s coronation, 45; on Henry’s invasion, 23; on John, 151; on marriage of Henry and Eleanor, 30; on Normandy, 19; on Stephen and Henry, 33, 39

William de Valence, 247, 252–3, 261, 278

William of Windsor, son of Edward III, 480, 483

Wilton Diptych, 559

Wiltshire, earl of,
see
Scrope (William)

Winchelsea, naval battle (1350), 491–3

Winchelsea, Robert, archbishop of Canterbury: character, 342; exiled, 358; Gaveston’s excommunication, 365, 367, 374–5; Gaveston’s recall, 368; plot against Gaveston, 374–5; recalled to England, 365; response to French campaign, 344; taxation dispute with king, 342, 344

Winchester: castle, 95; cathedral, 136; John’s reconciliation with Church (1213), 205; peace of (1153), 38–9, 51; royal treasury, 14; Stephen anointed king, 14; Stephen’s court, 19

Winchester, earl of, 240

Windsor: castle, 95, 194, 365, 486, 503–4; Round Table project, 486–7, 489; St George’s Chapel, 489, 528, 595; treaty (1175), 93

Woodstock: council of (1163), 67; palace of, 49

wool trade: Boulogne role, 15; Flanders role, 122, 454, 491, 544; London management, 464, 519; monopoly sales, 461; reform planned, 449; revenue, 389, 468, 543; Richard I’s ransom, 134; seizure of wool sacks, 344; shipping, 454, 457, 491, 519; taxation and customs duties, 342, 346, 468

Worcester: base for Welsh campaigns, 301, 307, 333; captured (1321), 398; cathedral, 216

Worcester, earl of,
see
Percy (Thomas)

Wyclif, John, 504, 531, 533, 562, 577

Wykeham, William of, bishop of Winchester, 503, 557

Yevele, Henry, 506, 559, 587

Yolanda, wife of Alexander III of Scotland, 325

York: May parliament (1298), 346; military base (1333–7), 445; muster of troops (1327), 425

Zouche, William, archbishop of York, 476

OTHER BOOKS BY DAN JONES

Summer of Blood: The Peasants’ Revolt of 1381

Harper
Press
An imprint of HarperCollins
Publishers
77–85 Fulham Palace Road, Hammersmith, London W6 8JB
www.harpercollins.co.uk

Published by Harper
Press
in 2012

Dan Jones asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work

A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library

ISBN 978-0-00-721392-4

Maps by John Gilkes

THE PLANTAGENETS
. Copyright © Dan Jones 2012. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the nonexclusive, nontransferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse-engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.

About the Publisher

Australia

HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty. Ltd.

Level 13, 201 Elizabeth Street

Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia

http://www.harpercollins.com.au

Canada

HarperCollins Canada

2 Bloor Street East - 20th Floor

Toronto, ON, M4W, 1A8, Canada

http://www.harpercollins.ca

New Zealand