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The History of England Volume IV. David Hume
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Автор произведения David Hume
Серия History of England, The
Издательство Ingram
THE HISTORY
OF ENGLAND
VOLUME IV
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CONTENTS
OF THE FOURTH VOLUME
XL
Character of the puritans — Duke of Norfolk’s conspiracy — Insurrection in the north — Assassination of the earl of Murray — A parliament — Civil wars of France — Affairs of the Low Countries — New conspiracy of the duke of Norfolk — Trial of Norfolk — His execution — Scots affairs — French affairs — Massacre of Paris — French affairs — Civil wars of the Low Countries — A parliament
XLI
Scots affairs — Spanish affairs — Sir Francis Drake — A parliament — Negociations of marriage with the duke of Anjou — Scots affairs — Letter of queen Mary to Elizabeth — Conspiracies in England — A parliament — The ecclesiastical commission — Affairs of the Low Countries — Hostilities with Spain
XLII
Zeal of the catholics — Babington’s conspiracy — Mary assents to the conspiracy — The conspirators seized and executed — Resolution to try the queen of Scots — The commissioners prevail on her to submit to the trial — The trial — Sentence against Mary — Interposition of king James — Reasons for the execution of Mary — The execution — Mary’s character — The queen’s affected sorrow — Drake destroys the Spanish fleet at Cadiz — Philip projects the invasion of England — The invincible Armada — Preparations in England — The Armada arrives in the channel — Defeated — A parliament — Expedition against Portugal — Scots affairs
XLIII
French affairs — Murder of the duke of Guise — Murder of Henry the third — Progress of Henry the fourth — Naval enterprizes against Spain — A Parliament — Henry the fourth embraces the catholic religion — Scots affairs — Naval enterprizes — A parliament — Peace of Vervins — The earl of Essex
XLIV
State of Ireland — Tyrone’s rebellion — Essex sent over to Ireland — His ill success — Returns to England — Is disgraced — His intrigues — His insurrection — His trial and execution — French affairs — Mountjoy’s success in Ireland — Defeat of the Spaniards and Irish — A parliament — Tyrone’s submission — Queen’s sickness — And death — And character
APPENDIX III
Government of England — Revenues — Commerce — Military force — Manners — Learning
THE HISTORY
OF ENGLAND
VOLUME IV
1558.
Queen’s popularity.
IN A NATION so divided as the English, it could scarcely be expected, that the death of one sovereign, and the accession of another, who was generally believed to have embraced opposite principles to those which prevailed, could be the object of universal satisfaction: Yet so much were men displeased with the present conduct of affairs, and such apprehensions were entertained of futurity, that the people, overlooking their theological disputes, expressed a general and unfeigned joy that the scepter had passed into the hand of Elizabeth. That princess had discovered great prudence in her conduct during the reign of