A History of England, Period III. Constitutional MonarchyBright, J. Franck (James Franck)
History
A History of England, Period III. Constitutional Monarchy
Bright, J. Franck (James Franck)
Great Britain -- History
1691 Siege of Athlone, 829
=Battle of Aghrim=, 830
Second siege of Limerick, 830
=End of the Irish war=, 830
The Revolution completed in Scotland, 830
Jacobite plots in England, 831
=William's successful policy abroad=, 831
=First crisis of the war over=, 832
James's hopes upheld by the treason of the ministry, 832
1692 Marlborough, suspected of treason, deprived of his
offices, 833
The Queen's quarrel with her sister, 834
Massacre of Glencoe, 834
=Threatened invasion of England=, 836
=Battle of La Hogue=, 837
=Second crisis of the war over=, 838
Fall of Namur, 838
Battle of Steinkirk, 838
The discontent of Parliament, 839
1693 Montague's financial measures, 839
Disastrous campaign, 840
Battle of Landen, 841
Loss of the Smyrna fleet, 841
=Factions in Parliament necessitate the gradual formation
of a united Whig ministry=, 842
1694 Establishment of the Bank of England, 843
The Triennial Act passed, 844
Death of Queen Mary, 844
1695 Expulsion of Trevor and Caermarthen for venality, 845
1694 =Success abroad=, 846
Treachery of Marlborough at Brest, 846
1695 Campaign in Flanders, 847
Surrender of Namur, 848
=William's triumphant return=, 848
=New Whig Parliament=, 848
1696 Re-establishment of the currency, 848
William's want of money, 851
Failure of the Land Bank scheme, 851
The Bank of England supplies the money, 852
The credit of England restored, 853
The Assassination plot, 853
Trial of Sir John Fenwick, 855
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