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CONTENTS.
CHAPTER V.
THE CIVIL WARS OF FRANCE, OR THE HUGUENOTIC CONTEST.
vii
64 Accession of Henry IV.
65 Henry abjures Protestantism. 68
65 Results of this apostacy
65
Edict of Nantes
Internal improvements
Assassination of Henry
67 Effects of his death
.
71 Death of Lord Burleigh
71 The Irish rebellion
72 Disgrace of Essex
72 His treasonable attempt
73 His trial and execution
68
70
73 Lord Bacon
78
74 Death of Elizabeth
74 Her policy
Cruelties of Alva in the Ne-
therlands
William of Orange
His military preparations
CHAPTER VII.
PHILIP II. AND THE AUSTRIAN PRINCES OF SPAIN.
CHAPTER XI.
ENGLAND DURING THE REIGNS OF JAMES I. AND CHARLES I.
Penal acts against Catholics
Reign of favorites
Abuse of royal authority
Parliamentary opposition
The Spanish match
Continued contentions
War with Spain
120 Insurrection in Scotland
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119 Petition of Right
125
119 The Earl of Strafford
120 Ship money
126
120 John Hampden
121 Royal misrule
. 127
121 The Long Parliament
. 128
121 Impeachment of Strafford
The King given up by the Scots 135 War with Holland
His imprisonment
His duplicity
Power of the army
135 The new Parliament
135 War with Spain
136, Seizure of Jamaica
THE REIGN OF JAMES II., AND THE SECOND ENGLISH REVOLUTION.
158
. 163
Tardy concessions of James . 163
Landing of the Prince of
Orange
. 164
164
. 165
ties ..
. 158
Abuse of the prerogative . . 159
Quarrel with the Universities 159
Infatuation of James . . . 160
Corruption of Parliament. . 160
Opposition of the gentry 161 The Bill of Rights
His position and successes
Flight of the King .
Assembly of Parliament
Conditions imposed on William 165
166
171
. 171
. 172
. 169 Degradation of the nobles. . 173
. 170 Persecution of the Jansenists. 173
170 The five propositions . . . 173