Lambert, General, his campaign against Hamilton, vi. 62; pursuit of Charles II., 83; resigns his command, 121; relations with Monk, 150, 151; escape and defeat, 152; exempted from pardon, 195
Lambeth, Harthacnut dies at, i. 148; treaty of, ii. 3; the archbishop's chapel at, its transformations, v. 90; Laud's restoration of, 299, 300
Lancashire, reluctance of its boroughs to send members to Parliament, ii. 155
Lancaster, Henry, Earl of, ii. 199, 203, 206
Lancaster, Henry, first Duke of (_see_ Derby), ii. 258-260, 266
Lancaster, Henry of (King Henry IV.) _See_ Henry
Lancaster, Thomas, Earl of, ii. 188, 191, 193-195
Land-tenure in Old England, i. 14; after Norman Conquest, 322-324; Edward I.'s legislation concerning, ii. 124, 125
Lanfranc, abbot of Bec, i. 159; Archbishop of Canterbury, 187; crowns William II., 191
Langton, Stephen, Archbishop of Canterbury, i. 330; comes to England, 338; relations with John and the Charter, 340, 341; suspended, 354; goes to Rome, _ib._; returns, ii. 3; supports Hubert de Burgh, 5; his care for the Charter, 6; death, 26
Langton, Thomas, Bishop of Winchester, iii. 196
Language, English, its literary revival in thirteenth century, i. 174; effects of Norman Conquest on, 278; Henry III.'s proclamation in, ii. 62; first used in opening Parliament, 300, 356; ordered to be used in law courts, 356; vii. 201; supersedes French, ii. 356, 357; changes in, in Caxton's time, iii. 159, 160; replaces Latin in church service, iv. 49; Welsh, ii. 50
Lansdowne, William Fitzmaurice, first marquis of (_see_ Shelburne) viii. 115
Latimer, William Latimer, fourth Lord, ii. 304, 306
Latimer, George Neville, first Lord, iii. 114
Latimer, John Neville, third Lord, iii. 323
Latimer, Hugh, iii. 262-265; Bishop of Worcester, 336; imprisoned, 347; forced to resign, _ib._; denounces Warwick's government, iv. 57; sent to the Tower, 74; burnt, 92
Laud, William, Bishop of St. David's, v. 293; his views and character, 245, 292-294; Bishop of London, 266; Archbishop of Canterbury, 295; dealings with the Puritans, 295-297; revives the Bishops' Courts, 298; restores Lambeth Chapel, 299, 300; revives ritual, 300; dealings with Prynne, 306, 329; relations with Wentworth, 318; dealings with Scotland, 325-327; arrested, 351