The History of England Volume VI

Contents

HistEng6_i-xii.indd 5 6/17/11 10:53 AM CONTENTS OF THE SIXTH VOLUME LX THE COMMONWEALTH State of England- OJ ScotlandOfIreland - Levellers suppressed Siege of Dublin raised - Tredah stormed Covenanters - Montrose taken prisoner - Executed Covenanters - Battle of Dunbar Of Worcester - King's escape The commonwealth - Dutch war Dissolution of the parliament PAGE 3 LXI Cromwel's birth and private life Barebone 's parliament - Cromwel made protector- Peace with Holland- A new parliament - Insurrection ofthe royalists State of Europe- War with Spainjamaica conquered- Success and death of HistEng6_i-xii.indd 6 6/17/11 10:53 AM admiral Blake - Domestic administration of Cromwel - Humble Petition and Advice - Dunkirk taken - Sickness of the protector - His death - And character PAGE 55 ~ LXII Richard acknowledged protector A parliament - Cabal of Wallingford House Richard deposed - Long parliament or Rump restored Conspiracy of the royalists - Insurrection - Suppressed Parliament expelled- Committee ofsafety- Foreign affairsGeneral Monk - Monk declares for the parliament Parliament restored- Monk enters London, declares for a free parliament - Secluded members restored - Long parliament dissolved New parliament - The Restoration Manners and arts PAGE 111 LXI I I CHARLES II New ministry - Act ofindemnity Settlement ofthe revenue - Trial and execution of the regicides - Dissolution ofthe convention - HistEng6_i-xii.indd 7 6/17/11 10:53 AM Parliament - Prelacy restored Insurrection of the Millenarians - Affairs ofScotland Conference at the Savoy - Argumentsfor and against a comprehension - A new parliament Bishops ' seats restored- Corporation act Act ofuniformity - King's marriage Trial of Vane - And execution Presbyterian clergy ejected - Dunkirk sold to the French - Declaration of indulgence - Decline of Clarendon's credit PAGE 155 LXIV A new session - Rupture with Holland- A new session - Victory ofthe English - Rupture with France - Rupture with Denmark- New session- Five-mile act- Sea-fight offour days - Victory ofthe English - Fire ofLondon Advances towards peace- Disgrace at Chatham- Peace ofBreda - Clarendon's fall - and banishment State ofFrance - Character of Lewis XIV. French invasion ofthe Low Countries Negociations - Triple league - Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle - Affairs of Scotland - and ofIreland PAGE 190 ~ HistEng6_i-xii.indd 8 6/17/11 10:53 AM LXV A parliament - The cabal - Their characters Their counsels - Alliance with France - A parliament Coventry act - Blood's crimes - Duke declares himself catholic - Exchequer shut - Declaration of indulgence Attack of the Smyrna fleet- War declared with Holland - Weakness of the States - Battle of Solebay - Sandwich killed - Progress of the French Consternation of the Dutch - Prince of Orange Stadtholder - Massacre of the de Wits Good conduct of the prince - A parliament Declaration of indulgence recalled - Sea-fight - Another sea-fight - Another sea-fight - Congress of Cologne A parliament- Peace with Holland PAGE 233 LXVI Schemes of the cabal - Remonstrances of Sir William Temple- Campaign of 1674A Parliament - Passive obedience - A Parliament Campaign of 1675- Congress of Nimeguen- Campaign of 1676- Uncertain conduct of the King- A ParliamentCampaign of 1677 - Parliament's distrust ofthe King Marriage of the Prince of Orange with the Lady Mary Plan ofpeace- Negociations- Campaign of 1678Negociations - Peace of NimeguenState ofaffairs in Scotland HistEng6_i-xii.indd 9 6/17/11 10:53 AM LXVII The Popish plot- Oates's narrativeand character- Coleman's letters- Godfrey's murther - General consternation - The parliament Zeal of the parliament - Bedloe's narrative - Accusation of Danby - His impeachment - Dissolution of the long parliament - Its character- Trial of Coleman - OfIreland New elections- Duke of Monmouth- Duke of York retires to Brussels- New parliament- Danby's impeachmentPopish plot- New council- Limitations on a popish successor - Bill of exclusion - Habeas corpus bill Prorogation and dissolution of the parliament Trial and execution of the five jesuits and of Langhorne - Wakeman acquitted State of affairs in Scotland Battle of Bothwel bridge PAGE 332 LXVIII State ofparties - State of the ministry- Meal-tub plot- Whig and ToryA new parliament - Violence of the commons - Exclusion bill Arguments for and against the exclusion - Exclusion bill rejected - Trial of Stafford - His execution Violence of the commons - Dissolution of the parliament New parliament at Oxford- Fitzharris's caseParliament dissolved - Victory of the royalists PAGE 375 ~ HistEng6_i-xii.indd 10 6/17/11 10:53 AM LXIX State ofaffairs in Ireland - Shaftesbury acquitted Argyle 's trial - State ofaffairs in Scotland - State of the ministry in England - New nomination ofsheriffs Quo warrantos - Great power ofthe crown - A conspiracy Shaftesbury retires and dies - Rye-house plot - Conspiracy discovered - Execution ofthe conspirators - Trial of lord Russel...