Divorce of Anne of Cleves--Catherine Howard's Marriage and Death--Fresh Persecutions--Welsh Affairs--The Irish Insurrection and its Suppression--Scottish Affairs--Catholic Opposition to Henry--Outbreak of War--Battle of Solway Moss--French and English Parties in Scotland--Escape of Beaton--Triumph of the French Party--Treaty between England and Germany--Henry's Sixth Marriage--Campaign in France--Expedition against Scotland--Capture of Edinburgh--Fresh Attempt on England--Cardinal Beaton and Wishart--Death of the Cardinal--Struggle between the two Parties in England--Death of Henry 183 CHAPTER X. REIGN OF EDWARD VI. Accession of Edward VI.--Hertford's Intrigues--He becomes Duke of Somerset and Lord Protector--War with Scotland--Battle of Pinkie--Reversal of Henry's Policy--Religious Reforms--Ambition of Lord Seymour of Sudeley--He marries Catherine Parr--His Arrest and Death--Popular Discontents--Rebellion in Devonshire and Cornwall--Ket's Rebellion in Norfolk--Warwick Suppresses it--Opposition to Somerset--His Rapacity--Fall of Somerset--Disgraceful Peace with France--Persecution of Romanists--Somerset's Efforts to regain Power--His Trial and Execution--New Treason Law--Northumberland's Schemes for Changing the Succession--Death of Edward 204 CHAPTER XI. REIGN OF MARY. Proclamation of Lady Jane Grey--Mary's Resistance--Northumberland's Failure--Mary is Proclaimed--The Advice of Charles V.--Execution of Northumberland--Restoration of the Roman Church--Proposed Marriage with Philip of Spain--Consequent Risings throughout England--Wyatt's Rebellion--Execution of Lady Jane Grey--Imprisonment of Elizabeth--Marriage of Philip and Mary--England Accepts the Papal Absolution--Persecuting Statutes Re-enacted--Martyrdom of Rogers, Hooper, and Taylor--Di Castro's Sermon--Sickness of Mary--Trials of Ridley, Latimer, and Cranmer--Martyrdom of Ridley and Latimer--Confession and Death of Cranmer--Departure of Philip--The Dudley Conspiracy--Return of Philip--War with France--Battle of St. Quentin--Loss of Calais--Death of Mary 221 CHAPTER XII. REIGN OF ELIZABETH.