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Cassell's History of England, Vol. 3 (of 8): From the Great Rebellion to the Fall of Marlborough.

Name: Cassell's History of England, Vol. 3 (of 8): From the Great Rebellion to the Fall of Marlborough.
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Great Britain -- History

Negotiations for Peace--The Ministry becomes
    Whig--Harley--Marlborough and Charles of Sweden--The Allies in
    Spain--Battle of Almanza--The French Triumphant in Spain--Attack
    on Toulon--Destruction of Shovel's Fleet--Jacobitism in
    Scotland--First Parliament of Great Britain--Abigail
    Hill--The Gregg Affair--Retirement of Harley and St. John
    from the Ministry--Attempted Invasion of Scotland--Campaign
    of 1708--Battle of Oudenarde--Capture of Lille--Leake takes
    Sardinia and Minorca--Death of Prince George of Denmark--The
    Junto--Terrible Plight of France--Marlborough's Plans for
    1709--Louis Negotiates with Holland--Torcy's Terms--Ultimatum
    of the Allies--Rejection of the Terms--Patriotism of the French
    Nation--Fall of Tournay--Battle of Malplaquet--Meeting of
    Parliament--Dr. Sacheverell's Sermons--His Impeachment resolved
    upon--Attitude of the Court--The Trial and Sacheverell's
    Defence--The Riots--Dispersal of the Rabble--The Sentence--Bias
    of the Queen--The Tories in Power--Renewed Overtures for
    Peace--Their Failure--The Campaigns in the Netherlands and in
    Spain--Brihuega and its Consequence--Marlborough's Reign at an
    End--Unpopularity of Marlborough--Dismissal of the Duchess--Triumph
    of the Tories--Guiscard's Attack on Harley--Popularity of
    Harley--Marlborough's Last Campaign--Failure of the Attack on
    Quebec--The Ministry determine to make Peace--Overtures to
    the Pretender--He refuses to Change his Religion--Gualtier's
    Mission to Versailles--Indignation of the Dutch--The Basis of
    Negotiations--Signing of the Preliminaries--Excitement Abroad
    and at Home--Prorogation of Parliament--Strengthening of the
    Ministry--Debates in the two Houses--The Whigs adopt the Occasional
    Conformity Bill--Creation of Peers--Dismissal of Marlborough from
    his Employments--Walpole expelled the House                  574





LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS


                                                                    PAGE

  Christ Church, Oxford, from St. Aldate's (looking West)              1

  The Clock Tower, Dublin Castle                                       5

  Charles demanding the Surrender of the Five Members                  9

  Lord Falkland                                                       13

  St. Mary's Church, Nottingham                                       17

  Hampden mortally Wounded at Chalgrove                               21

  Archbishop Laud's Library, East Quadrangle, John's College, Oxford  25

  Prince Rupert                                                       28

  Siege-piece of Charles I.--Newark (Half-crown)                      29

  Siege-piece of Charles I.--Pontefract (Shilling)                    29

  Siege-piece of Charles I.--Beeston (Two Shillings)                  29

  Siege-piece of Charles I.--Colchester (Ten Shillings, Gold)         29

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