his quarrel with the duke of Norfolk, 79;
advantage taken of it by Richard II., 80 and _note_ z;
his accession to the throne, 81.
See Henry IV.

Bolognese law-schools, iii. 415.

Boniface (St.). See Winfrid.

Boniface VIII. suspected of fraud towards Celestine V., ii. 228;
his extravagant pretensions, _ib._ and _note_;
disregard of his bulls by Edward I., 229;
his disputes with Philip the Fair, 230-232;
success of Philip's stratagem against him, 232;
his death, _ib._;
rescindment of his bulls, 233;
Ockham's dialogue against him, 236 _note_ n;
rejection of his supremacy by the English barons, 239.

Boniface IX., elected pope, ii. 242;
his traffic in benefices, 245, 246;
his rapacity in England checked, 250, 251.

Books and booksellers. See Learning.

Boroughs. See Municipal Institutions, Parliament, Towns.

Braccio di Montone, rivalry of, with Sforza, i. 481.

Brienne (Walter de, duke of Athens), invested with extreme powers in
Florence, i. 427;
his tyranny and excesses, 428;
his overthrow, 429.

Britany, origin of the people of, i. 98 and _note_;
grant of the duchy to Montfort, 99;
its annexation to the crown, 100;
alleged existence of a king of Britany, 103;
right of its dukes to coin money, 206.

Brunehaut, queen of Austrasia, i. 5;
her character and conduct, 6 _note_;
her mayor, Protadius, 114;
her scheme of government, 117;
she falls into the hands of Clotaire II., and is sentenced to death,
119;
cause of her overthrow, _note_ 157, 293, 309;
pope Gregory I.'s adulation towards her, ii. 162 _note_ q.

Buchan (earl of), made constable of France, i. 78.

Burdett (Thomas), cause of the execution of, iii. 199 and _note_ o.

Burgesses. See Parliament.

Burgesses of the palisades, origin of the, ii. 92.

Burgundians, Roman provinces occupied by the, i. 1;
their tolerance, 3 _note_ f;
their mode of dividing conquered provinces, 146;
elucidatory observations thereon, 275-278.

Burgundy (_Eudes_, duke of), undertakes the protection of his niece
Jane, i. 45;
he betrays her cause, 46.

Burgundy (duke of), named guardian of Charles VI., i. 65;
loses his ascendency over the king, 69;
regains it, _ib._;
his death, 70.

Burgundy (_John_, duke of, "Sans-peur"), assassinates the duke of
Orleans, i.