ILLUSTRATIONS--William enquiring news of the English from Vital one of his officers looking out, from the Bayeux Tapestry, p. 180. Continuation of the exhortation, (commenced at p. 158); from the Tapestry, p. 185. CHAPTER XX. HOW TAILLEFER SANG, AND THE BATTLE BEGAN ILLUSTRATIONS--Attack by the Normans on the English placed on an eminence, and defended by a fosse, from the Bayeux Tapestry, p. 188. Bishop Odo rallying and encouraging the varlets, also from the Tapestry, p. 192. CHAPTER XXI. HOW THE ARCHERS SMOTE HAROLD'S EYE; AND WHAT STRATAGEM THE NORMANS USED ILLUSTRATION--Engagement between the Normans and English, from the Bayeux Tapestry, p. 196. CHAPTER XXII. THE ROLL OF THE NORMAN CHIEFS; AND THEIR DEEDS ILLUSTRATIONS--Norman Knights advancing 'ad prelium contra Haroldum,' from the Bayeux Tapestry, p. 204. Group, also from the Tapestry, p. 205. CHAPTER XXIII. THE ROLL OF THE NORMAN CHIEFS CONTINUED ILLUSTRATIONS--William knighting Harold at La Lande, from the Bayeux Tapestry, p. 224. Group from the same, p. 225. Signet ring of one of the Bigots, p. 235. CHAPTER XXIV. WHAT DEEDS OF ARMS DUKE WILLIAM DID; AND HOW HAROLD WAS SLAIN AND THE ENGLISH FLED ILLUSTRATIONS--Deaths of Lewin and Gurth, p. 248. William fighting, p. 249, and death of Harold, p. 253; all from the Bayeux Tapestry. Burial of Harold, from the Cambridge MS. p. 259. CHAPTER XXV. HOW WILLIAM WAS CROWNED KING; AND HOW HE AT LAST FELL ILL AT ROUEN ILLUSTRATIONS--Seal of William as king and duke, p. 261. Seal of Battle abbey, p. 269. Apsis of St. Gerrais, p. 276. CHAPTER XXVI. HOW WILLIAM DIED, AND WAS BURIED AT CAEN ILLUSTRATION--St. Stephen's, Caen, (Cotman,) p. 277. CONCLUSION. KING WILLIAM'S CHARACTER, FROM THE SAXON CHRONICLE ILLUSTRATIONS--Initial letter from the Battle abbey chronicle, p. 283. Dutchy arms, 287. APPENDIX INDEX [Footnote 1: A shield of pure _sable_ is appended to the principal figure, with full notice of our liability, on that account, to the charge of heraldic anachronism. Waving any defence on the scientific point, we merely observe that when Wace tells us of 'escuz painz de plusors guises,' it may safely be presumed that there was at least _one_ of sable hue; and that our fancy may not be considered as running very wild, if it presumes that the lord of the Marches was wont so to distinguish himself; and if it connects the subsequent use of so simple an heraldic bearing by the norman Gornais, with its previous use as a mere badge, a cognoissance or entre-sain; see p. 22, 172, 302.] [Illustration: A map of Normandy] INTRODUCTION.