The Greatest Traitor: The Life of Sir Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March (66 page)

Gormanstown, Ireland: 234

Gower, Wales: 100–101, 127, 157

Granard, Ireland: 80

Grandison, Blanche de (d. 1347), Lady Grandison: 322–324

Grandison, Piers de (d. 1358), Lord Grandison: 324

Grantham, John de, alderman and Mayor of London: 215, 220

Gravesend, Stephen (d. 1338), Bishop of London ((1318): 112, 170, 213, 217, 228, 231

Greencastle, Ireland: 68

Greenwich, Kent: 2, 130

Grey, John de (1268–1323), Lord Grey of Wilton and Ruthin: 104

Grey, Richard de (1282?–1335), Lord Grey of Codnor: 110

Greyfriars:
see
Franciscans

Guienne, France: 57

Guildhall:
see
London, Guildhall

Gurney, Thomas: 95, 185, 188–191, 194, 197, 201, 245, 247–249, 251, 257, 260, 263, 292 (n. 2)

Gwennllwg, Wales: 99–100

Hainault, Belgium (
see also
Holland): 134–135, 140–141, 148–150–151, 164, 176, 183, 200, 310

Hainault, Count William of:
see
William of Hainault

Hainault, John of:
see
John of Hainault

Hainault, Philippa of:
see
Philippa of Hainault

Haines, Roy Martin, historian: 254, 258, 260

Hakelut, Edmund: 79, 81, 99

Hakelut, John: 323

Hakelut, Walter (d. 1315): 94

Haltwhistle, Northumberland: 180, 312

Hammond, Robert:
see
Howel, Robert:

Hampshire: 21, 107, 120–121, 135, 177

Hampshire, Sheriffs of: 129, 215

Hanley Castle, Worcestershire: 207

Harclay, Andrew de (d. 1323), Earl of Carlisle (1322): 123–124, 161, 286 (n. 18)

Harley, Robert de: 66, 79, 82

Harley, William de: 126

Hastings, Battle of (1066): 3

Hastings, Agnes, de (d. 1368), Countess of Pembroke (1339): 225, 294 (n. 22), 323

Hastings, John de (d. 1325), Lord Hastings (1313): 75, 103–105, 114

Hastings, Laurence de (1320–1348), heir to the earldom of Pembroke (Earl of Pembroke, 1339): 171; 201, 225, 234, 294 (n. 22), 322–323

Hastings, Robert de: 186

Haverford, Wales: 83, 157

Hawkslowe, Richard de: 201

Haydon, Northumberland: 179–180, 311

heads, presentation of: 8, 11, 13, 86, 93, 156 162

Hebrides, King of: 93

Henry II (1133–1189), King of England (1153): 12

Henry (1155–1183), son of Henry II: 12

Henry III (1207–1272), King of England (1216): 7, 10

Henry of Lancaster (c. 1281–1345), Earl of Leicester (1324), Earl of Lancaster (1326): 38, 75, 104, 135, 137, 142, 169, 189, 196, 227, 266, 284 (n. 22)

– role in 1326 invasion: 151–152, 154, 158–159

– as custodian of Edward II: 159–160, 251

– opposition to Roger and Isabella: 164, 172–175

– role in Weardale campaign: 177, 181, 183–184

– role on regency council: 172, 203, 288 (n. 21)

– determination to protect English interests in Scotland: 175, 199–200, 205

– claims that Roger removed Edward II by force: 174, 187, 288 (n. 26)

– origins of conflict with Roger 1328–29: 194, 199, 204–205

– accuses Roger of appropriating power: 209

– distrustful of Edward III: 209–210

– declares his enmity towards Roger and Isabella: 210–211

– threatens the king: 211–212

– petition of grievances against the government 1328: 212–213

– attempts to capture Edward III: 213

– protection of Thomas Wyther after murder of Holand: 213

– refuses to attend Parliament: 213–214

– reaction to Roger’s earldom: 215

– hears Edward II still alive: 216–217

– accuses Edward III of breaking coronation oath: 217

– at war with Roger: 217–218

– surrenders to Roger and Isabella: 218–219

– fined for rebellion: 220

– in France 1329: 228

– role in plot to overthrow Roger: 236, 239

Hereford: 93, 159–162, 206, 294 (n. 22), 311, 313, 321–323

Hereford, Bishop of:
see
Adam of Orleton

Hereford, Earl of:
see
Bohun, Humphrey de

Herefordshire: 21, 64, 122, 176–177, 201

Hertford Castle, Hertfordshire: 242

Hertfordshire: 150, 213

Hethe, Hamo (d. 1352), Bishop of Rochester (1317): 168, 171

Higden, Ranulph (d. 1364), author of
The Polychronicon
: 191, 194, 246–247, 263

Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire
:
216

Hinckley, Leicestershire
:
315

Historia Aurea
:
see
John of Tynemouth

Holand, Robert de (c. 1270–1328), Lord Holand (1314): 123, 172, 199, 213–214, 220, 293 (n. 12)

Holborn, Middlesex: 155

Holland (see also Hainault): 138

Holt Castle, Worcestershire: 114

Holy Roman Empire, Vicar of:
see
Edward III

Hothum, John de (d. 1337), Bishop of Ely (1316), Treasurer (1317–18), Chancellor (1318–20, 1327–28): 41, 47, 66, 69–71, 78, 81, 91, 94, 130, 153, 161, 171, 200, 202–203, 205, 273 (n. 25), 274 (n. 26), 289 (n. 28), 290 (n. 32)

Howel:
see
Rhys ap Howel, Philip ap Howel, Llywelyn ap Madoc ap Howel

Howel, Robert: 229–230, 298 (n.36)

Huntingdonshire: 21, 107, 151

Imail, Ireland: 87

Ingham, Oliver (d. 1344), Lord Ingham (1327): 212, 220, 234, 237, 239, 288 (n. 21)

Inglewood Forest, Cumberland: 201

Ireland: 13, 20, 23, 34, 40–42, 44–47, 49–50, 66–73, 80–89, 92, 96–98, 102, 105, 113, 125, 132–133, 169, 175, 202, 211, 240, 248, 252, 258, 262, 280 (n. 5), 304–309, 321

Ireland, Justiciar of:
see
Wogan, John; Butler, Edmund; Mortimer, Roger; Bicknor, Alexander; Gorges, Ralph de; Darcy, John; FitzJohn, Thomas

Ireland, Lieutenant of:
see
Gaveston, Piers; Mortimer, Roger

Isabella ‘the Fair’ (1296–1358), Queen of England (1308): 1–3, 5, 183

– marriage to Edward and arrival in England: 34–37, 43

– attack on Badlesmere: 111–113

– abandoned to Scots at Tynemouth: 128, 161

– opposition to Despenser: 127–129

– permitted to go on year-long pilgrimage: 282 (n. 15, 18)

– possibly helps Roger escape
from Tower: 128–129, 284 (n. 15)

– persecution by Edward and Despenser: 134–135, 161

– relationship with Roger in France: 136, 141, 284 (n. 20)

– role as a negotiator for England over St Sardos: 138, 140–142

– arrival in France 1325: 138–140

– refusal to return to England: 142–144, 146, 162

– relationship with Roger in France: 145–148, 267

– joins invasion fleet in Hainault: 149

– invades England: 150–157

– reliant on Roger’s direction: 158, 160, 286 (n. 9)

– pleads for life of elder Despenser: 159

– feelings towards Edward in custody: 165

– acquisitiveness: 171–173, 266

– negotiations over Scottish independence: 175

– holds a great feast at York: 176

– blamed by le Baker for Edward’s supposed death: 194

– reluctance to have her husband killed: 165, 196

– awareness of the Berkeley Castle plot: 197–198, 292 (n. 11)

– reaction to the death of Charles IV: 204

– role in securing independence of Scotland: 175, 205

– attends double wedding at Ludlow: 206–207

– attends royal wedding at Berwick: 209–210

– included in Leintwardine chantry beneficiaries: 216, 222

– rides against Lancaster: 218

– refuses to allow Edward III do homage to Philip VI: 221

– possible pregnancy 1329: 221–224, 227

– settlement of her estates: 222, 225

– at Wigmore tournament 1329: 226

– relinquishes estates to Philippa: 228

– with Roger at his arrest: 238–239

– life after Roger’s arrest: 242, 260

– burial at London Greyfriars: 242, 246–247, 255, 272 (n. 2), 292 (n. 7), 303 (n. 1)

Isle of Wight: 131, 134

Iweyn, John: 106

Jerusalem: 12

Jewellery: 15, 30, 38, 42, 155, 207, 224, 226, 240

Joan of Acre, daughter of Edward I: see Clare, Joan de

Joan of the Tower:
see
Bruce, Joan

Joce, Philip: 106

John (1167?–1216), King of England: 279 (n. 37)

John XXII (c. 1245–1345), Pope (1316–1334): 93–94, 122, 135, 139, 148, 192, 225, 227, 231, 233, 252, 254, 262, 280 (n. 5), 284 (n. 23), 290 (n. 32), 320

John III (d. 1355), Duke of Brabant (1312): 225

John of Eltham (1316–1336), Earl of Cornwall (1328): 154, 156, 214, 219, 222

John of Hainault: 149, 175–176, 181, 200

John of Tynemouth, author of the
Historia Aurea
: 191, 194

Joinville, Jean de (1225–1317?), chronicler: 16

jousting:
see
tournaments

Judas, Richard (Lady Mortimer’s chaplain): 121

Kells, Ireland: 70–72, 80, 85, 277 (n. 26), 305

Kenilworth, Warwickshire: 10, 21, 166, 169, 173–174, 187, 189, 191–192, 218, 223, 225, 227–228, 239, 251, 288 (n. 26), 316

Kemerdyn, John de: 86

Kensington, Middlesex: 217

Kent: 112, 150, 221, 277 (n. 9)

Kent, Earl of:
see
Edmund of Woodstock

Keu de la Rook, John de: 45

Kildare Castle, Ireland: 66, 81

Kildare (county), Ireland: 83–85

Kildare: Earls of:
see
FitzThomas, John; FitzJohn, Thomas; FitzThomas, Richard

Kildare, earldom of: 228

Kildrummy Castle, Scotland: 27

Kilkenny, Ireland: 85, 97–98, 307, 309

Kings Cliffe, Northamptonshire: 317

Kings Langley, Hertfordshire: 15, 33, 65, 304

Kingsclere, William de: 249

Kingston upon Thames, Surrey: 112, 310

Kinlet, Shropshire: 78–79, 306, 319

Kirkham, Yorkshire: 132

Knaresborough, Yorkshire: 304, 312

Knights Templar: 22

Knucklas Castle, Wales: 14

Koblenz, Germany: 260–263, 302 (n. 47)

Kyme, Philip, de: 78

Kynardsleigh, Hugh de: 44

La Réole:
see
Réole, La

Lacy, de, family (Ireland): 86–87, 89

Lacy, Alice de:
see
Lestrange, Alice de

Lacy, Almeric de: 86

Lacy, Henry de (1251–1311), Earl of Lincoln (1258): 23, 25, 35, 38–39, 48, 172, 223, 272 (n. 3)

Lacy, Hugh and Walter de, brothers: 45, 70–71, 80, 85–86, 89, 93, 96

Lacy, John de (illeg. son of Hugh): 86, 89, 279 (n. 36)

Lacy, John de (illeg. son of Walter): 86, 89, 279 (n. 36)

Lacy, Maud de:
see
Geneville, Maud de

Lacy, Robert de: 86

Lacy, Simon de: 86

Lamberton, William de (d. 1328), Bishop of St Andrews (1297): 25–26

Lambeth, Surrey: 155

Lancaster: 91–92

Lancaster, Earls of:
see
Thomas of Lancaster; Henry of Lancaster