History of Civilization in England: From the 2d London Ed., to which is Added an Alphabetical Index, Volume 1

Henry Thomas Buckle

Appleton, 1887 - France

Contents

• Vi: 1
• Probable origin of freewill and predestination 711: 7
• The church rallied for a moment under Anne: 9
• The actions of men are caused by their antecedents which exist either: 13
• Similar proof respecting suicides 1922: 19
• The historian must ascertain whether mind or nature has most influ: 25
• CIVILIZATION IN ENGLAND: 26
• Operation of these agents on the accumulation of wealth 3037: 30
• Their operation on the distribution of wealth 3847: 38
• Illustration of these principles from Ireland: 47
• From Egypt 5966: 59
• Necessity of ascertaining the fundamental laws of intellectual pro: 66
• From Central America: 67
• And from Mexico and Peru 68: 74
• Illustration from the early history of Christianity: 80
• Influence of the general aspects of nature upon the imagination: 85
• Influence of literature on the progress of society: 88
• Also by an unhealthy climate making life precarious 9193: 91
• Further illustration from Central America: 105
• But was weakened by the dissenters headed by Wesley and White: 106
• The historical method of studying mental laws is superior to: 113
• Theology separated from morals and from politics: 116
• Examination of the two metaphysical methods of generalizing men 1: 118
• The progress of society is twofold moral and intellectual: 125
• Legislators have caused smuggling with all its attendant crimes 202204: 127
• Intellectual truths are the cause of progress: 131
• The diminution of the warlike spirit is owing to the same cause 137139: 137
• But was averted for a time by the most eminent Frenchmen direct: 141
• Illustrations of this from ancient Greece and modern Europe 143144: 143
• The discoveries made by political economists 150158: 151
• By their laws against usury they have increased usury: 153
• The application of steam to purposes of travelling 158160: 158
• By other laws they have hindered the advance of knowledge 206207: 165
• But discouraged by George III under whom began a dangerous: 181
• Greater power of the church in France than in England: 195
• CHAPTER V: 200
• CHAPTER VI: 209
• THE MIDDLE AGES: 225
• OUTLINE OF THE HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH INTELLECT FROM THE MIDDLE: 241
• This absurd way of writing history was the natural result of: 251
• Connexion between this movement and the rise of atheism: 304
• Ignorance of George III: 316
• Origin of religious toleration in England: 317
• Deterioration of the House of Lords: 324
• He opposed the views of George III and was neglected by him 330333: 330
• This tendency displayed in Chillingworth: 332
• This policy reacted upon England: 338
• HENRY THOMAS BUCKLE: 346
• Gloomy political prospects of England late in the eighteenth century 351355: 351
• Hence in France during the sixteenth century every thing was more: 366
• 1: 373
• Richelieu put down the rebellion but still abstained from persecut: 383
• To which and to the increasing power of public opinion England: 399
• Great advantage of this: 414
• This liberal policy on the part of the government was only part of: 417
• Conclusions arrived at by the preceding investigations: 419
• Recapitulation of preceding arguments 164: 430
• And by Mazarin: 431
• Under Charles II it takes a frivolous form at court: 435
• A change of religion in any country also tends to corrupt its early: 441
• lhe nobles displace the clergy and celibacy is opposed by the prin: 442
• Effects of this difference between the two countries in the fourteenth: 448
• Power of the French nobles: 455
• Also from the practice of duelling 480: 461
• CHAPTER IX: 468
• Difference between the Fronde and the great English rebellion: 477
• Servility in the reign of Louis XIV: 481
• As such men were the leaders of the Fronde the rebellion naturally: 483
• HISTORY OF THE PROTECTIVE SPIRIT AND COMPARISON OF IT IN FRANCE: 488
• CHAPTER XI: 490
• Men of letters grateful to Louis XIV: 499
• Also in zoology and in chemistry: 505
• CHAPTER XII: 517
• Admiration of England expressed by Frenchmen: 523
• Hence liberal opinions in France which the government attempted: 529
• The first improvement in writing history began in the fourteenth: 534
• It causes the establishment of the Royal Society: 538
• In France literature was the last resource of liberty: 541
• 1: 542
• About the eleventh century the spirit of inquiry began to weaken: 550
• was over: 553
• Still further progress early in the seventeenth century 557560: 557
• Historical literature in France before the end of the sixteenth: 566
• These improvements were due to the sceptical and inquiring spirit 27928C: 573
• Immense improvements introduced by Voltaire: 575
• His views adopted by Mallet Mably Velly Villaret Duclos: 581
• And by his dislike of the church: 585
• He weakened the authority of mere scholars and theologians: 588
• The discourses of Turgot and their influence: 596
• The intellect of France began to attack the state about 1750 602603: 602
• Importance of the Revolution: 606
• 3: 608
• Jansenism being allied to Calvinism its revival in France aided: 614
• Importance of the question as to whether the historian should: 617
• 289: 622
• And in Condillac: 627
• But in France immense impetus was given to zoology by Cuvier: 638
• And in the predictions of Stoffler respecting the Deluge: 656
• Analogy between this and Pinels work on insanity: 657
• All these vast results were part of the causes of the French Revolu: 664
• ALPHABETICAL INDEX: 673
• Convocation first despised and then abolished: 674

Bibliographic information

• Title: History of Civilization in England: From the 2d London Ed., to which is Added an Alphabetical Index, Volume 1; History of Civilization in England: From the 2d London Ed., to which is Added an Alphabetical Index, Henry Thomas Buckle
• Author: Henry Thomas Buckle
• Publisher: Appleton, 1887
• Original from: the University of California
• Digitized: Jan 27, 2009