The History of England from the Accession of James II., Volume 1

Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay

Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1849 - Great Britain

Contents

• Danish Invasions: 10
• The Clergy: 11
• Amalgamation of Races: 16
• Extinction of Villenage: 22
• Description of the limited Monarchies of the Middle Ages: 28
• The Yeomanry: 33
• Resistance an ordinary Check on Tyranny in the Middle: 34
• The Government of the Tudors: 40
• Origin of the Church of England: 51
• The Relation in which she stood to the Crown: 54
• Their republican Spirit: 60
• The Doctrine of Divine Right: 71
• Accession and Character of Charles the First: 83
• The Impeachment of the Five Members: 89
• Domination and Character of the Army: 120
• His Execution: 128
• Other County Towns: 133
• Fall of Richard and Revival of the Long Parliament: 143
• Monk and the Army of Scotland march into England: 145
• CHAPTER II: 151
• Character of Charles the Second: 167
• The Government becomes unpopular in England: 179
• Opposition in the House of Commons: 193
• The Triple Alliance: 202
• Treaty of Dover: 209
• Shutting of the Exchequer: 215
• It is cancelled and the Test Act passed: 222
• Dealings of that Party with the French Embassy: 228
• Character of Halifax: 242
• Prorogation of the Parliament Habeas Corpus: 248
• Flight of Monmouth: 249
• His Letter to the King: 255
• Violence of Factions on the Subject of the Exclusion Bill: 256
• The Charter of the City confiscated Whig Conspiracies: 265
• He is opposed by Halifax: 271
• State of Factions in the Court of Charles at the Time of: 277
• Death of Charles the Second: 280
• The Increase of Population greater in the North than in the South: 284
• The Navy: 297
• Sheffield: 301
• The Ordnance: 305
• Cheltenham Brighton Buxton: 308
• State of Agriculture: 311
• Suspicions of Poison: 440
• New Arrangements: 447
• The Revenue collected without an Act of Parliament: 454
• Policy of the Court of Rome: 465
• His Coronation: 473
• Immorality of the Polite Literature of England: 477
• Proceedings against Oates: 482
• Proceedings against Dangerfield: 488
• Meeting of the Parliament of Scotland: 494
• Feeling of James towards the Quakers: 502
• Benefits derived by the Common People from the Progress: 507
• Peculiar favour shown to Roman Catholics and Quakers: 509
• Debate in the Commons Speech of Seymour: 515
• Bill for reversing the Attainder of Stafford: 522
• Goodenough Rumbold: 528
• Earl of Argyle: 537
• Arrangements for an Attempt on England and Scotland: 543
• Departure of Argyle from Holland: 550
• Argyles Forces dispersed: 558
• His Execution: 565
• His Arrival at Lyme: 573
• News of the Rebellion carried to London Loyalty of: 580
• He takes the Title of King: 588
• His Design on Bristol: 596
• He returns to Bridgwater: 602
• Pursuit of the Rebels Military Executions: 614
• The Bloody Assizes: 646
• Jeffreys made Lord Chancellor: 660
• Trial and Execution of Bateman: 666

Bibliographic information

• Title: The History of England from the Accession of James II., Volume 1; The History of England from the Accession of James II, Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay
• Author: Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay
• Publisher: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1849
• Original from: University of Lausanne
• Digitized: Aug 25, 2009