INDEPENDENT RULE, 1087-95 42-88 Robert’s accession to the duchy 42 Unsuccessful attempt to gain the English crown 44 William Rufus against Robert Curthose 53 Robert and William as allies 60 The loss of Maine 69 Weakness and failure of Robert’s government 75 Renewed war with William Rufus 83
THE CRUSADE 89-119 Introduction 89 The Crusade launched in Normandy 90 Preparations for the Crusade 92 From Normandy to Nicaea 96 From Nicaea to Antioch 102 Antioch, 1097-98 104 The advance upon Jerusalem 108 The capture of Jerusalem 112 The battle of Ascalon 115 Robert’s return from Jerusalem to Italy 117 Estimate of Robert as a crusader 118
FAILURE TO GAIN THE ENGLISH CROWN 120-137 Death of William Rufus and accession of Henry I 120 Robert’s return from the Crusade 123 The end of Norman rule in Maine 125 Conspiracy to gain the English crown 127 Norman invasion of England 130 The treaty of Alton, 1101 134
THE LOSS OF NORMANDY 138-176 Sequel to the treaty of Alton 138 Robert Curthose and Robert of Bellême 141 Private war in Normandy and intervention of Henry I 144 Robert and the church 150 Preparations of Henry I for the conquest of Normandy 155 English invasion of Normandy, 1105 161 The campaign of Tinchebray, 1106 171
LAST YEARS AND DEATH 177-189 Settlement of Normandy after Tinchebray 177 Disposal of the captives 179 William Clito, last hope of a lost cause 180 Robert’s vicissitudes in captivity 186 Death of Robert Curthose 189
ROBERT CURTHOSE IN LEGEND 190-202 Early growth of legends concerning Robert 190 His legendary exploits on the Crusade 193 His refusal of the crown of Jerusalem 197 Legends connected with his long imprisonment 200 The tale of the scarlet robe 201
B. _DE INIUSTA VEXATIONE WILLELMI EPISCOPI PRIMI_ 211-216
C. ARNULF OF CHOCQUES, CHAPLAIN OF ROBERT CURTHOSE 217-220
D. ROBERT’S COMPANIONS ON THE CRUSADE 221-229
E. LAODICEA AND THE FIRST CRUSADE 230-244
G. THE ROBERT MEDALLION IN SUGER’S STAINED-GLASS WINDOW AT SAINT-DENIS 249-252
_Actus Pontificum_ _Actus Pontificum Cenomannis in Urbe degentium_, ed. G. Busson and A. Ledru. Le Mans, 1902.
_A.-S. C._ _The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle_, ed. Charles Plummer, under the title _Two of the Saxon Chronicles Parallel_. 2 vols. Oxford, 1892-99.