History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Death of Elizabeth

James Anthony Froude

Scribner, Armstrong, and Company, 1875 - Great Britain

Contents

• CHAPTER XXX: 15
• Lady Jane at Sion House: 21
• Agitation in the Tower: 27
• Troops to be sent against Mary which the Duke must lead: 34
• The French are invited to England: 40
• Arrest of the Duke and of Dr Sandys: 48
• The Queens Marriage: 49
• Gardiner returns to the Council: 55
• Elizabeth: 61
• The First Mass: 67
• The Trials: 73
• The Reaction: 82
• Arrest of Cranmer: 88
• England and the Papacy: 95
• Lord Courtenay: 101
• Composition of Parliament: 112
• Preliminary Discussions: 114
• Opinion of Gardiner: 121
• The Succession: 127
• Advice of Pole: 135
• Arrival of Egmont: 141
• Plans of the Confederates: 145
• Mary and Philip: 151
• The Londoners desert: 157
• The Queens Message to Wyatt: 160
• Wyatt marches on London: 172
• The Queens Revenge: 178
• Death of Suffolk: 185
• Intended Scenes at Oxford: 191
• Perils of Elizabeth: 198
• Protest of the Lords: 204
• Acquittal of Throgmorton: 211
• Gardiner presses the passing of the Heresy Bills: 216
• Arrival of Philip: 222
• RECONCILIATION WITH ROME: 233
• The Entry into London: 241
• Weakness of the Opposition: 247
• Poles Return: 253
• The Salutation: 260
• Parliament will accept Reconciliation: 268
• Letter to the Pope: 274
• The Heresy Statutes are passed: 280
• The Regency Bill: 290
• The Legates Injunctions: 296
• Hooper at Gloucester: 302
• Effect on the People 808: 308
• CHAPTER XXXIII: 314
• Pause in the Persecution 822: 322
• The Papacy 828: 328
• Prospect of the Country: 334
• Intended Abdication of the Emperor 846: 340
• News of Philip: 346
• Trial of Cranmer: 351
• Ridley and Latimer: 357
• The new Pope 867: 367
• The Crown and the Annates 873: 373
• Archbishop Cranmer 879: 379
• The Recantation 888: 388
• The Martyrdom 894: 394
• The Stake: 401
• The Queen and the People: 416
• The Refugees: 422
• The Harvest again fails: 429
• Bucer and Fagius: 435
• The Attempt at Scarborough: 442
• St Quentin: 449
• Guisnes: 475
• Battle of Gravelines: 481
• Death of Mary: 489

Popular passages

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Page 396 - I renounce and refuse, as things written with my hand contrary to the truth which I thought in my heart, and...

Page 359 - Be of good comfort, Master Ridley, and play the man. We shall this day light such a candle, by God's grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out.

Page 359 - O heavenly Father, I give unto thee most hearty thanks, for that thou hast called me to be a professor of thee, even unto death. I beseech thee, Lord God, take mercy upon this realm of England, and deliver the same from all her enemies.

Page 315 - For my little pain which I shall suffer, which is but a short braid, Christ hath promised me, mother (said he), a crown of joy : may you not be glad of that, mother...

Page 331 - The people seeing this so suddenly done, contrary to their fearful expectation, as men delivered out of a great doubt, cried out for joy, (with so great a shout as hath not lightly been heard a greater,) saying, " God be praised ; the Lord strengthen thee, Cardmaker; the Lord Jesus receive thy spirit...

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Page 200 - I never received any from him; and for the copy of my letter sent to the French King, I pray God confound me eternally if ever I sent him word, message, token, or letter by any means: * and to this my truth I will stand...

Page 358 - Not otherwise?" said Master Ridley. "No," quoth Dr. Marshall. "Therefore if you will not so do, then there is no remedy but you must suffer for your deserts." "Well," quoth Master Ridley, "so long as the breath is in my body, I will never deny my Lord Christ, and his known truth; God's will be done in me!

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Bibliographic information

• Title: History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Death of Elizabeth; Volume 6 of History of England, from the Fall of Wolsey to the Death of Elizabeth, James Anthony Froude
• Author: James Anthony Froude
• Publisher: Scribner, Armstrong, and Company, 1875