Chapter II: Prologue: 93

CHAP. I. _The history of king Egbert._ [A.D. 800-839.] 94

CHAP. II. _Of king Ethelwulf._ [A.D. 839-858.] 97

CHAP. III. _Of Ethelbald, Ethelbert, and Ethelred, sons of
Ethelwulf._ [A.D. 858-872.] 110

CHAP. IV. _Of king Alfred._ [A.D. 872-901.] 113

CHAP. V. _Of Edward the son of Alfred._ [A.D. 901-924.] 122

CHAP. VI. _Of Athelstan, the son of Edward._ [A.D. 924-940.] 128

CHAP. VII. _Of kings Edmund, Edred, and Edwy._ [A.D. 940-955.] 141

CHAP. VIII. _Of king Edgar, son of king Edmund._
[A.D. 959-975.] 147

CHAP. IX. _Of St. Edward king and martyr the son of Edgar._
[A.D. 975-978.] 162

CHAP. X. _Of king Ethelred and king Edmund._
[A.D. 979-1017.] 165

CHAP. XI. _Of king Canute._ [A.D. 1017-1031.] 196

CHAP. XII. _Of king Harold and Hardecanute._ [A.D. 1036-1042.] 205

CHAP. XIII. _Of St. Edward, son of king Ethelred._
[A.D. 1042-1066.] 213

BOOK III.

PREFACE. 258

BOOK IV.

PREFACE. 325

CHAP. I. _Of William the Second._ [A.D. 1087-1100.] 327

CHAP. II. _The Expedition to Jerusalem._ [A.D. 1095-1105.] 355

BOOK V.

PREFACE. 424

THE MODERN HISTORY.

PREFACE, ADDRESSED TO ROBERT, EARL OF GLOUCESTER. 480

BOOK I. 481

BOOK II. 498