Beaumanoir, definition of the three conditions of men by, i. 197, 200.

Bedford (duke of), regent for Henry VI., i. 76;
his character, 77;
his successes in France, _ib._;
overthrow of his forces by Joan of Arc, 79.

Belgrade, siege and relief of, ii. 106.

Benedict XI. reconciles Philip the Fair to the holy see, ii. 232;
he rescinds the bulls of Boniface VIII., 233.

Benedict XII., purport of his letter to Edward III., i. 51 _note_;
his rapacity, ii. 237.

Benedict XIII. elected pope by the Avignon cardinals, ii. 242;
deposed by the council of Pisa, 243;
Spain supports him, _ib._

Benedictines, exemplary agricultural labours of the, iii. 360 _note_ n.

Benefices, grants of land so called, i. 159;
conditions annexed to them, _ib._;
their extent, 160 and _note_;
their character under Charlemagne and Louis the Debonair, 313;
views of various writers concerning their nature, 313-315;
character of hereditary benefices, 320;
their regenerative effects upon the French people, _ib._

Benevolences, by whom first levied in England, iii. 200.

Berenger I. and II. See Italy.

Bermudo III. (king of Leon), killed in battle, ii. 4.

Bernard (grandson of Charlemagne), deprived of sight by judicial
sentence, i. 14.

Berry (duke of), appointed guardian of Charles VI., i. 65;
his character, 69.

Bianchi. See Superstitions.

Bianchi and Neri, factions of, i. 402;
iii. 445.

Bigod (Roger, earl of Norfolk), patriotism of, iii. 2.

Bills. See Parliament.

Birth, privileges of. See Nobility.

Bishops. See Church, Clergy.

Blanchard (Alain), unjustifiable execution of, i. 84.

Blanche of Castile, acts as regent during the minority of Louis IX.,
i. 30;
quells the rebellion of the barons, _ib._;
instance of her undue influence over Louis, 32.

Boccaccio, occasion of the Decamerone of, i. 57;
appointed to lecture on Dante, iii. 448.

Boccanegra (Simon), first doge of Genoa, story of the election of,
i. 451.

Bocland, nature of, ii. 294, 408.

Bohemia, nature of its connection with Germany, ii. 100;
its polity, 101;
the Hussite controversy and its results, 102, 103.

Bohun (Humphrey, earl of Hereford), patriotism of, iii. 2.

Bolingbroke (earl of Derby and duke of Hereford), made lord appellant,
iii. 72;
he sides with the king, 74;