The History of England from de Accession of James the Second, 1

Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1849 - 280 pages

England	1

Monk and the Army of Scotland march into England	3

Effect of the Conversion of the Saxons to Christianity	10

Origin of the Church of England	36

The Norman Conquest and its Effects	48

The Question of the Monopolies	50

The Doctrine of Divine Right	68

Accession and Character of Charles the First	82

Bath	341

The Fashionable Part of the Capital	350

Police of London	356

Shutting of the Exchequer	358

Difficulty of Travelling	365

Stage Coaches	372

He returns to England the King displeased with Clarendon	378

The Post Office	379

The Star Chamber and High Commission	89

The Impeachment of the Five Members	115

Subjugation of Ireland and Scotland	143

CHAPTER I	149

Religious Dissension	155

Characters of the Duke of York and Earl of Clarendon	169

Zeal of the Church for hereditary Monarchy	175

Treaty of Dover	206

It is cancelled and the Test Act passed	219

Peace of Nimeguen violent discontents in England	226

First General Election of 1679	233

Temples Plan of Government	239

Second General Election of 1679 Popularity of Monmouth	250

Execution of Stafford General Election of 1681	256

Detection of the Whig Conspiracies Severity of the Government	264

Lord Keeper Guildford	270

Great Change in the State of England since 1685	276

Military System	285

The Navy	293

The Ordnance	300

State of Agriculture	306

Increase of Rent the Country Gentlemen	313

The Clergy	319

The Yeomanry	329

Manchester Leeds	335

The Observator	385

Influence of French Literature 390	430

William Prince of Orange	433

Revenue in 1685	435

CHAPTER IV

Opposition in the House of Commons

Suspicions of Poison 13	13

New Arrangements 19	19

Fall of Clarendon	20

The Revenue collected without an Act of Parliament 26	26

27	27

Feelings of the Continental Governments towards England 35	35

State of European Politics and Ascendency of France	36

41	41

Enthusiasm of the Tories Addresses 47	47

Proceedings against Oates 53	53

Proceedings against Dangerfield 59	59

Meeting of the Parliament of Scotland 65	65

The Country Party	95

War with the United Provinces and their extreme Danger	179

Peculiar Character of the English Aristocracy	262

Attempts of James to convert Rochester 381	381

Dismission of Clarendon Tyrconnel Lord Deputy 388	388

Immorality of the Polite Literature of England 399	399

State of the Fine Arts 405	405

Title	The History of England from de Accession of James the Second, 1 Volume 542 of [Collection of British authors
Author	Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay
Edition	5
Publisher	Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1849
Original from	Barcelona Athenaeum Library
Digitized	25 Jan 2010
Length	280 pages

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