BEAUCLERC AND CURTHOSE:--Ralph Flambard, "the fighting bishop," is imprisoned--Flambard incites Curthose to invade England--Curthose embarks for England--Curthose sells his birthright--Resigns his pension in favour of the queen--His indignation at finding himself duped--The castle of Rouen--Beauclerc proposes to purchase Normandy--Being refused, he prepares to take it by force--Tinchebray--The battle--Fortune against the English--Treason!--Nigel de Albini--Curthose and Atheling captured--Curthose imprisoned in Cardiff--Attempts to escape--Is subjected to a rigorous durance--Edgar Atheling's old age CHAPTER LV. AFTER TINCHEBRAY:--William Clito--Louis of France attempts to place Clito on the throne of Normandy--Death of Clito--Beauclerc's reputation not so good--The Queen Maude's popularity--Death of Henry's son--Geoffrey of Anjou--His marriage to the daughter of Henry--Stephen of Bouillon seizes the crown of England--The treaty of Wallingford--Henry II.--Conclusion INDEX TO ILLUSTRATIONS. ALTAR ANDIRON APPEAL TO HAROLD HARFAGHER, HILDA'S ARCHERS, ENGLISH ARMS BARBACAN BATTLE ABBEY, HASTINGS BATTLE-FIELD, THE BAYEUX TAPESTRY, FROM THE BODY OF RUFUS, BRINGING HOME THE BONDMAN, SAXON (FROM STRUTT) BOOKS, THE DOOM'S-DAY BOSS BOSTON, FEN COUNTRY NEAR BOUILLON, GODFREY DE, ELECTED KING OF JERUSALEM BOWS BRACKET BRINGING HOME THE BODY OF RUFUS BROTHER HAROLD, TOSTIG'S PARTING SPEECH TO HIS BRUGES, BELFRY AT BUTTRESS CHARLES THE SIMPLE, ROLFGANGER PAYING HOMAGE TO, 6 CHURCH OF THE HOLY SEPULCHRE, JERUSALEM CHURCH PORCH CLOISTERS COMMOTION DURING THE CROWNING OF WILLIAM CONQUEROR, EDWIN, EARL OF MERCIA, AND THE DAUGHTERS OF THE COOKS--FROM BAYEUX TAPESTRY CROSSBOW CROZIER CRUSADE, PETER THE HERMIT PREACHING THE CURTHOSE AND THE SARACEN DEATH OF MALCOLM CANMORE DEATH OF SIWARD WITH HARNESS ON HIS BACK DEATH, SWEYN STRUCK BY THE HAND OF DELIVERANCE FROM HIS EASTERN DUNGEON, HARDRADA'S DISTAFF, WOMAN WITH DOOM'S-DAY BOOKS, THE DOOR OF WESTMINSTER ABBEY DOVER, SHAKESPEARE'S CLIFF EDWIN, EARL OF MERCIA, AND THE DAUGHTERS OF THE CONQUEROR ENGLISH ARCHERS FEN COUNTRY NEAR BOSTON FERN ISLANDS, OFF THE COAST OF NORTHUMBERLAND FLINT CASTLE, ON THE ESTUARY OF THE DEE FOREST LAWS, OLD FOREST, THE FORUM AT ROME, RUINS OF THE GIRDLE AND PURSE GODFREY DE BOUILLON ELECTED KING OF JERUSALEM GODWIN, THE JUDGMENT OF GOD ON GOOD SHIP MOIRA, THE, WILLIAM OF NORMANDY, OWNER HAND OF DEATH, SWEYN STRUCK BY THE HARDRADA'S DELIVERANCE FROM HIS EASTERN DUNGEON HARFAGHER, HILDA'S APPEAL TO HAROLD HAROLD HAS NEWS OF WILLIAM'S LANDING HAROLD, TOSTIG'S PARTING SPEECH TO HIS BROTHER HAROLD, WILLIAM EXTORTING A PROMISE FROM HART, THE HASTINGS, BATTLE ABBEY