KENILWORTH CASTLE 66 A MONK OF THOSE DAYS 69 BERKELEY CASTLE 71 CAVES IN THE HILL-SIDE AT NOTTINGHAM CASTLE 75 MORTIMER'S HOLE 79 MAP--CAMPAIGN OF CRECY 85 VIEW OF ROUEN 87 GENOESE ARCHER 94 OLD ENGLISH SHIPS 105 MAP--CAMPAIGN OF POICTIERS 110 STORMING OF THE CASTLE OF ROMORANTIN 116 RICHARD RECEIVING THE VISIT OF HIS UNCLE JOHN 152 PORTRAIT OF RICHARD'S GRANDFATHER 165 EDWARD, THE BLACK PRINCE 169 THE BULL 177 STORMING OF A TOWN 205 KNIGHTS CHARGING UPON EACH OTHER 220 VIEW OF THE TOWER OF LONDON 235 THE SAVOY 248 RUINS OF THE SAVOY 252 COSTUMES 282 FASHIONABLE HEAD-DRESSES 283 SEAL OF RICHARD II 300 HENRY OF BOLINGBROKE--KING HENRY IV 340 PONTEFRACT CASTLE 342 KING RICHARD II. CHAPTER I. RICHARD'S PREDECESSORS. Three Richards.--Richard the Crusader.--King John.--Character of the kings and nobles of those days.--Origin and nature of their power.--Natural rights of man in respect to the fruits of the earth.--Beneficial results of royal rule.--The power of kings and nobles was restricted.--Disputes about the right of succession.--Case of young Arthur.--The King of France becomes his ally.--Map showing the situation of Normandy.--Arthur is defeated and made prisoner.--John attempts to induce Arthur to abdicate.--Account of the assassination of Arthur.--Various accounts of the mode of Arthur's death.--Uncertainty in respect to these stories.--League formed against him by his barons.--Portrait of King John.--Magna Charta.--Runny Mead.--The agreement afterward repudiated.--New wars.--New ratifications of Magna Charta.--Cruelties and oppressions practiced upon the Jews.--Extract from the old chronicles.--Absurd accusations.--The story of the crucified child.--John Lexinton.--Confessions extorted by torture.--Injustice and cruelty of the practice.--Anecdotes of the nobles and the king. There have been three monarchs of the name of Richard upon the English throne.