The Ecclesiastical History of England and Normandy, Volume 2

The Conqueror founds two aUeijs at Caen, and Batth aUeu—Bestores order in England—TJie great Englisl nobles submit—Aggrandizes his Norman folloioers.

Ik tlie time of Pope Alexander 11., many_ states throughout the world were a prey to severe calamities; the nations pluncrin- into furious contests to their mutual rum. Ihis Ls particularly the case with the western states, which suffered -reat disasters. On the death of those excellent kCs Henry of Erance, and Edward of England, the Erench and English had long reason to lament their loss as the princes whS succeeded were little like them for virt^ue and gentleness of disposition. When these fathers of their country were removed, they were followed bj tyrants who abused the roval authority. England, stained by the cruelties and perjury of Harold, fell to decay and deprived of its race of native kings, became a prey to foreign adventurers, the adherents of William the Conqueror, presenting a melancholy subject for the pen of the leelmg historian