Great Britain -- History -- John, 1199-1216; Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Biography; John, King of England, 1167-1216
acknowledged by Angevin barons, _ib._;
relations with S. Hugh, 59–61;
goes to Normandy, 61;
crowned duke, 62;
regains Le Mans, 63;
goes to England, _ib._;
crowned, _ib._, 65, 66;
dealings with Scotland, 66, 67;
goes to Normandy, 68;
truce with Philip, _ib._;
alliance with Flanders, _ib._;
French barons do homage to, 69, 70;
agreement with William des Roches, 70;
joined by Arthur and Constance, 71;
returns to Normandy, 72;
truce with Philip, _ib._;
goes to Aquitaine, _ib._;
meets Philip, _ib._;
goes to England, 73;
quarrels with the Cistercians, _ib._;
treaty with Philip, _ib._;
does him homage, 74;
goes to the south, _ib._;
his divorce, 75;
second marriage, 77;
returns to England, _ib._;
receives homage of William the Lion, 78;
quarrel with the Lusignans, _ib._, 79;
with English earls, 80;
takes money from the host, _ib._;
returns to Normandy, 81;
visits Paris, _ib._;
appeals the Poitevin barons of treason, _ib._;
treaty with Navarre, 83;
cited for trial, _ib._;
fails to appear, 84;
summons Arthur, 85;
relieves Mirebeau, 86;
returns to Normandy, 87;
burns Tours, _ib._;
keeps Christmas at Caen, 89;
visits Alençon, _ib._;
designs against Arthur, 90;
indifference to Philip’s successes, 93;
complains of Philip to the Pope, 94;
besieges Alençon, _ib._;
his building at Château-Gaillard, 95;
nicknamed “Softsword,” 96;
plan to relieve Château-Gaillard, _ib._, 97;
conversation with the Marshal, 98;
returns to England, 99;
letter to Roger de Lacy, _ib._;
summons the host, 102;
preparations for defence, 104, 105;
secret negotiations with Philip, 105–107;
relations with Archbishop Hubert, 104, 107;
with the Marshal, 106, 107, 109, 110;
meets the host at Porchester, 107, 108;
dismisses it, 111;
claims fines from it, 112;
remark on Hubert Walter’s death, 113;
goes to Aquitaine, 114;
besieges Montauban, _ib._;
regains Angers, 115;
truce with Philip, 116;
intrigues with Canterbury chapter, 118–121;
financial difficulties, 122, 123;
sells charters to towns, 124;
loans to barons, _ib._, 125;
scheme for taxing clergy, 125;
demands a thirteenth of moveables, 126;
refuses election of Langton, 127;
confiscates Church property, 128;
negotiates with Rome, 129;
his triumph, 130–132;
dealings with Scotland, 132–134;
with Wales, 135, 136;
excommunicated, 136;
cruelties to the clergy, _ib._;
to the Jews, 137;
dealings with Ireland, 139–154;
with the Braoses, 139–141, 149–151, 155, 156, 287, 288;
expeditions to Wales, 158, 159;
negotiates with Langton, 159;
cuts down his woods, _ib._;
extorts money from monks, 160;
meets Pandulf, 161, 162;
knights Alexander of Scotland, 162;
helps William the Lion, 163;
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