She-Wolves: The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth (73 page)

support for imprisoned husband,
1
;

praised for valour,
1
,
2
;

attack on London,
1
;

persuasion of Henry of Winchester,
1
;

husband’s release,
1
;

death,
1
;

tomb,
1
;

daughter’s marriage,
1

Matilda, empress: ancestry,
1
;

birth,
1
;

character,
1
,
2
,
3
,
4
,
5
;

childhood,
1
;

education,
1
;

betrothal to Heinrich V,
1
,
2
;

dowry,
1
,
2
;

coronation at Mainz,
1
;

wedding to Heinrich,
1
;

role as consort of Heinrich,
1

campaigning with Heinrich,
1
,
2
,
3
;

coronation in Rome,
1
;

title of empress,
1
;

government as regent in Italy,
1
;

death of brother William,
1
;

death of Heinrich,
1
,
2
;

journey to Normandy,
1
;

return to England,
1
;

question of succession,
1
,
2
,
3
,
4
,
5
;

nobles swear allegiance to her,
1
,
2
,
3
;

marriage to Geoffroi of Anjou,
1
,
2
,
3
,
4
;

birth of sons,
1
,
2
,
3
;

death of father,
1
,
2
;

delayed return to England,
1
,
2
;

Stephen’s coup,
1
;

Robert of Gloucester’s championship,
1
–
2
;

appeal to pope,
1
;

arrival at Arundel,
1
;

escape to Bristol,
1
;

recruitment of supporters,
1
,
2
;

Gloucester base,
1
;

capture of Stephen,
1
;

at Winchester,
1
;

named as ‘Lady of England’,
1
,
2
;

chroniclers’ accounts of,
1
,
2
,
3
;

attempt to rule England,
1
,
2
,
3
,
4
,
5
,
6
,
7
,
8
;

in London,
1
;

coronation preparations,
1
,
2
;

flight from London,
1
;

Winchester siege,
1
;

escape to Gloucester,
1
,
2
;

release of Stephen,
1
;

besieged at Oxford,
1
;

escape to Wallingford,
1
;

relationship with son Henry,
1
,
2
,
3
,
4
,
5
,
6
,
7
,
8
,
9
;

deaths of supporters,
1
;

relationship with supporters,
1
;

return to Normandy,
1
,
2
;

negotiations with pope,
1
;

son Henry’s accession,
1
;

life in Rouen,
1
,
2
;

religious concerns,
1
,
2
;

advice to son Henry,
1
,
2
,
3
,
4
,
5
;

deaths of younger sons,
1
;

death,
1
;

tomb,
1
,
2
;

epitaph,
1
,
2

Matilda of England, duchess of Saxony,
1
,
2
,
3
,
4

Matilde of Tuscany, countess of Canossa,
1
,
2

Melisende of Jerusalem,
1

Mercadier (mercenary captain),
1

Michieli, Giovanni,
1
,
2
,
3

Milan, duke of,
1
,
2

Miles of Gloucester,
1
,
2
,
3
,
4
,
5

Mirebeau, castle of,
1
,
2
,
3

Monmouth Castle,
1

Montagu, Sir Edward,
1

Montagu, John Neville, Lord,
1
,
2
,
3
,
4
,
5

Montagu, William,
1
,
2

Montlouis, treaty of (1174),
1

Montmirail, peace treaty (1169),
1
,
2
,
3
,
4

Montreuil,
1
,
2

Mortimer, Roger (of Chirk), earl of March,
1
,
2
,
3
,
4

Mortimer, Roger (of Wigmore): career,
1
;

confrontation with king over Despenser,
1
,
2
;

son’s marriage,
1
;

Leeds Castle affair,
1
,
2
;

surrender and imprisonment,
1
;

wife’s imprisonment,
1
;

escape from Tower,
1
,
2
;

in exile,
1
;

arrival in Paris,
1
;

affair with Isabella,
1
;

plan for young Edward’s marriage,
1
;

in Hainaut,
1
;

invasion,
1
;

proclamation denouncing Despenser,
1
;

execution of elder Despenser,
1
;

capture of king,
1
;

execution of younger Despenser,
1
;

imprisonment of king,
1
,
2
,
3
;

government,
1
,
2
;

proclamation of young Edward as keeper of kingdom,
1
;

coronation of Edward III,
1
,
2
;

death of Edward II,
1
;

funeral of Edward II,
1
;

enrichment,
1
;

Scottish treaty,
1
;

Lancaster rebellion,
1
;

execution of Kent,
1
;

capture,
1
;

death,
1

Mortimer’s Cross, battle of (1461),
1
,
2

Mowbray, John,
1
,
2
,
3

Navarre, kingdom of,
1
,
2
,
3

Neville, Anne, wife of Edward, prince of Wales,
1

Neville, Anne, wife of Humphrey Stafford, duke of Buckingham,
1
,
2

Neville, Cecily, wife of Richard of York,
1
,
2

Neville, George, archbishop of York,
1
,
2

Neville, Isabel, wife of George of Clarence,
1

Neville family: rivalry with Percy family,
1
,
2
,
3
;

support for duke of York,
1
,
2
;

troops,
1
;

Scottish border defences,
1
;

loveday (1458),
1
,
2
;

alliance with Edward IV,
1
;

see also
Montagu, Salisbury, Warwick

Newcastle, fortress,
1
,
2

Nicholas of the Tower
(ship),
1

Nigel, bishop of Ely,
1

Noailles, Antoine de,
1

Norfolk, Thomas Howard, duke of,
1

Norfolk, Thomas, earl of,
1
,
2
,
3
,
4

Normandy: duchy of,
1
,
2
,
3
;

French sovereignty,
1
;

borders,
1
,
2
;

Robert Curthose’s inheritance,
1
;

Robert’s sale of,
1
;

Henry’s rule,
1
,
2
,
3
,
4
,
5
;

William Ætheling heir to,
1
,
2
;

Matilda’s return,
1
;

Matilda’s claim,
1
,
2
,
3
;

Stephen’s campaigns,
1
;

Stephen’s coup,
1
,
2
;

violence,
1
;

Angevin warfare,
1
,
2
;

Stephen’s retreat,
1
;

Geoffroi’s military successes,
1
,
2
,
3
,
4
;

Geoffroi invested as duke,
1
;

Matilda’s return (1148),
1
,
2
;

Henry’s presence,
1
;

Henry duke of,
1
,
2
;

Matilda’s death,
1
;

court,
1
;

French invasion repelled,
1
;

Henri (the Young King)’s inheritance,
1
;

Richard’s inheritance,
1
;

Richard’s campaigns,
1
;

French advances,
1
,
2
,
3
;

French conquest (1204),
1
,
2
,
3
,
4
;

Henry V’s conquest,
1
,
2
;

English defence of,
1
,
2
;

French conquest (1450),
1

Northallerton, battle of (1138),
1

Northampton, battle of (1460),
1

Northumberland, John Dudley, duke of: character,
1
;

naval career,
1
;

chief minister on removal of Somerset,
1
,
2
;

announcement on Edward’s health,
1
;

religious policies,
1
;

son’s marriage,
1
,
2
,
3
;

Edward’s ‘device’ for Lady Jane’s succession,
1
,
2
;

plans for Mary,
1
,
2
;

accession of Jane Grey,
1
;

Mary’s resistance,
1
;

proclamation of Mary’s accession,
1
;

death,
1

Northumberland, Henry Percy, second earl of,
1

Northumberland, Henry Percy, third earl of,
1
,
2
,
3
,
4
,
5

Nottingham Castle
1
,
2
,
3
,
4
,
5

Nur ad–Din,
1