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Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II
Cameos from English History from Rollo to Edward II Author:Charlotte Mary Yonge General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1869 Original Publisher: Macmillan Subjects: Great Britain History / General History / Europe / Great Britain History / Europe / Ireland History / United States / General Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there ... more »may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: Richard the Good. -- Robert the Magnificent, 1026. CAMEO III. YO0TH OF THE CONQUEROR. (1026-1066.) Kings of England. Kings of France. Emperors of Germany. 1016. Knut. 1031. Henry IV. 1024. Conrad II. 1036. Harold I. 1059. Philip I. 1039. Henry III. 1039. Harthaknnt. 1055. Henry IV. 1041. Edward the Confessor. Richard, called the Good, son of Richard Sans Peur, does not seem to have been in all respects equal to his father, nor did much that is worthy of note occur in his time. He died in 1026, leaving two sons, Richard and Rober, both violent and turbulent young men, the younger of whom was called, from his fiery temper, Robert the Devil. After a fierce dispute respecting Robert's appanage, the two brothers were suddenly reconciled, and, immediately afterward, Richard died, not without suspicion, on the part of the French, that he had been poisoned by his brother. The Normans gave little heed to the calumny, and, in fact, the open, generous temper of Robert was by no means likely to belong to a secret murderer. The splendor of his court, and munificence of his gifts, acquired for him the name of Robert the Magnificent, and the following, among other instances, is recorded of his liberality : When attending mass at the Abbey of Cerizy, his own foundation, he one day remarked a stranger knight, when asked for his alms at the offertory, reply sadly, that he had nothing to give. He beckoned to a squire, and sent him to present ...« less