Leaders of the People: Studies in Democratic HistoryClayton, Joseph
History
Leaders of the People: Studies in Democratic History
Clayton, Joseph
Democracy; Great Britain -- History
Grosseteste, Bishop of Lincoln, born in Suffolk of humble parentage,
goes to Oxford, rises to foremost honours there, and becomes
bishop, at sixty, 101;
institutes reforms at Oxford, 102;
befriends Dominican and Franciscan friars, 102;
withstands Henry III.’s rapacity, 104;
attends council in London, recites grievances of Henry III.’s
misrule, 107;
resists seizure of English Church revenues by Innocent IV., 108–111;
refuses canonry of Lincoln to pope’s nephew, 111;
Cardinals uphold Grosseteste against Innocent IV., 112;
makes appeal to whole realm on behalf of rights of English
Church, 113;
dies, 1235, and is buried in Lincoln Cathedral, 113;
Edward I.’s application for canonization refused, 113
Gunnell, Tutor in Sir Thomas More’s family, 199
Hales, Sir Robert, Treasurer to Richard II., 146;
advises no conference with Tyler’s followers, 154;
beheaded on Tower Hill, 160
Hampden, John, refuses to pay ship-money, 258;
case decided against him, 259;
acts with Eliot against Buckingham, 261;
strong influence in House of Commons, 262;
prominent work in Long Parliament, 263;
impeached for high treason, 265;
takes refuge from Charles in city, 266;
prepares for war, 266;
raises regiment of infantry in Bucks, 267;
mortally wounded at Chalgrove, 268
Hazlerig, 265, 288
Henry I., 19–26
Henry II.; appoints Thomas Becket Chancellor of England, 34;
their close friendship, 35;
determines to appoint Thomas to the archbishopric, 36;
his dispute with Thomas, and its cause, 41;
draws up the Constitutions of Clarendon, 46;
his dissatisfaction with the result, 48;
charges Thomas with corrupt practices, 48–54;
his sudden rage and hasty words, resulting in the murder of the
archbishop, 63
Henry III.; appeals for money at Council of Westminster, 1244, 104;
confronts bishops with Innocent IV.’s letter exhorting them to give
liberally, 104;
bishops evade coercion, 105;
king again tries in 1252, 106;
bishops, led by Grosseteste, refuse, 106;
his miserable misrule, 108;
dealings with Simon of Montfort in Gascony, 118–120;
his financial difficulties reach climax, 1257, 120;
continued quarrels with barons, 122;
obtains dispensation from promises to barons, 124;
civil war is declared, 126;
defeated by Simon of Montfort, and peace made, 1264, 127;
war again breaks out, 132;
is victorious, 137
Henry VIII., 197, 201, 202, 203, 207, 208
Holland, Sir John, 159
Holles, 265
Horne, Alderman, 182
Horne, Alderman, supports Tyler, and welcomes him to London, 156
Hotham, Sir John, 267
Howe, Lord, 308
Hugh of Lincoln, 77
Herbert of Bosham (quoted), 38, 58
Iden, Alexander, 189, 190
Innocent III., Pope, 77, 81, 83, 95
Innocent IV., Pope, 104, 106, 110, 111, 113
Ireton, General, 280, 286
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