The History of England.
- 1st ed.
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- The History of England Series ; v.6 .
- The History of England Series .
Intro -- David Hume, The History of England, Volume VI -- Front Matter -- Title Page -- Copyright Details -- Table of Contents, p. v -- The History of England -- LX. The Commonwealth, p. 3 -- LXI. Cromwel's birth and private life - Barebone's parliament - Cromwel made protector - Peace with Holland - Insurrection of the royalists - State of Europe - War with Spain - Jamaica conquered - Success and death of admiral Blake - Domestic administration of Cromwel - Humble Petition and Advice - Dunkirk taken - Sickness of the protector - His death, p. 55 -- LXII. Richard acknowledged protector - Cabal of Wallingford House - Richard deposed - Long parliament or Rump restored - Conspiracy of the royalists - Insurrection - Suppresed - Parliament expelled - Committee of safety - Foreign affairs - General Monk - Monk declares for the parliament - Parliament restored - Monk enters London - Long parliament dissolved - New parliament - The Restoration - Manners and arts, p. 111 -- LXIII. Charles II, p. 155 -- LXIV. A new session - Rupture with Holland - Victory of the English - Rupture with Denmark - Five-mile act - Sea-fight of four days - Victory of the English - Fire of London - Disgrace at Chatham - Peace of Breda - Clarendon's fall - Character of Lewis XIV - French invasion of the Low Countries - Negociations - Triple League - Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle - Affairs of Scotland and Ireland, p. 190 -- LXV. The cabal - Alliance with France - Coventry act - Blood's crimes - Duke declares himself catholic - Declaration of indulgence - Attack of the Smyrna fleet - War declared with Holland - Weakness of the States - Battle of Solebay - Consternation of the Dutch - Prince of Orange Stadtholder - Massacre of the de Wits - Congress of Cologne - Peace with Holland, p. 190. LXVI. Schemes of the cabal - Remonstrances of Sir William Temple - Campaign of 1674 - Campaign of 1675 - Congress of Nimeguen - Campaign of 1677 - Parliament's distrust of the King - Marriage of the Prince of Orange with the Lady Mary - Campaign of 1678 - Peace of Nimeguen, p. 284 -- LXVII. The Popish plot - Oate's narrative - Coleman's letters - Godfrey's murther - Zeal of the parliament - Bedloe's narrative - Accusation of Danby - Trial of Coleman - Duke of Monmouth - Duke of York retires to Brussels - Habeas corpus bill - Battle of Bothwel bridge, p. 332 -- LXVIII. Whig and Tory - Violence of the commons - Trial of Stafford - Violence of the commons - New parliament at Oxford - Fitzharris's case - Victory of the royalists, p. 375 -- LXIX. State of affairs in Ireland - Shaftesbury acquitted - Argyle's trial - Shaftesbury retires and dies - Rye-house plot - Trial of lord Russel - Trial of Algernon Sidney - King's sickness and death, p. 408 -- LXX. James II, p. 449 -- LXXI. Conduct of the prince of Orange - Offers of France to the king - Supposed league with France - King seized at Feversham - Second escape - Settlement of Scotland, p. 496 -- Index to the Six Volumes, p. 551.
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Great Britain -- History -- To 1485. Great Britain -- History -- Tudors, 1485-1603. Great Britain -- History -- Stuarts, 1603-1714.