Efforts of the Whigs to secure the Succession: 4, Oxford dis-

missed and Shrewsbury appointed Lord-treasurer: 5, Measures

taken to secure the Protestant Succession

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SECTION VIII. War of the Spanish Succession, 1702-13. 1,

Cause of the war: 2, Events in the war; (1) The war in 1702,

(a) Marlborough captures Venloo, Ruremonde, and Liege, (b)

Duke of Ormond fails in an attack on Cadiz, (c) Rooke captures

the Spanish treasure ships in Vigo harbour; (2) The war in 1703,

(a) Marlborough captures Bonn, Huy, and Limberg, (b) Methuen

or "Port Wine" treaty with Portugal; (3) The war in 1704, (a)

Battle of Schellingberg, (b) Battle of Blenheim (c) Gibraltar cap-

tured by Rooke and the Prince of Hesse Darmstadt, (d) Engage-

ment between the English and French fleets off Malaga, (4) The

war in 1705, (a) Marlborough's campaign unproductive, (b)

Barcelona reduced by the Earl of Peterborough, (5) The war in

1706, (a) French defeated at the battle of Ramillies, (b) Earl of

Galway enters Madrid, (c) French defeated at Turin by Prince

Engene, (d) Louis offers terms, (6) The war in 1707, (a) Allies

defeated at Almanza, (b) Allies bombard Toulon, (c) Campaign in

Flanders without result, (7) The war in 1708, (a) The Pretender

sails with an expedition to Scotland (b) French defeated at Oude-

narde (c) French defeated at Wynendale, (d) Capture of Sardinia

and Minorca; (8) The war in 1709, (a) Unsuccessful negotiations

for peace, (b) The "bloody battle" of Malpiaquet; 9, The war

in 1710, (a) Negotiations at Gertruydenberg, (b) Capture of

Douay and Bethune, (c) Battles of Almanara, Saragossa, Brihuega

and Viciosa; (10) The war in 1711, (a) Marlborough forces the

French lines and captures Bouchain, (b) Campaign in Spain

unproductive, (c) Expedition against Quebec, (d) Negotiations

opened between England and France; (11) The war in 1712,

(a) Ormond's campaign in the Netherlands, (b) Plenipoten-

tiaries meet at Utrecht: 3, Results of the war, (1) The treaty

of Utrecht; (2) The Barrier Treaty; (3) Treaty of Rastadt and

Baden

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BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES. Queen Anne. George, Prince of Den-

mark. John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough. Sarah Jennings,

Duchess of Marlborough. Abigail Hill, Mrs. Masham. Robert

Harley, Earl of Oxford. Henry St. John, Viscount Bolingbroke.

James Fitzjames, Duke of Berwick. Francois Eugene, Prince

of Savoy

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MISCELLANEOUS NOTES. Objections made by the Scots to

the Union of the two countries. Modern objections to the terms
of the Union. The impeachment of Dr. Sacheverell, a contest
between the two theories of government. The Treaty of Utrecht

characterised. Of the Whigs and Tories in the reign of Anne.

Of the party violence in the reign of Anne

Chapter VIII. Progress of the Nation.

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SECTION I. The Moral condition of the people. 1, The low

estate of the clergy: 2, A bad public example: 3, The moral tone

of the nation degraded

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SECTION II. The Intellectual condition of the people. 1,

Education of the superior classes: 2, Commencement of schools

for the poorer classes: 3, Education of females: 4, Commence-

ment of a newspaper literature: 5, The wide circulation of a

pamphlet literature: 6, Restrictions on the press

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SECTION III. The Social condition of the people. 1, General

condition of the labor class: 2, Growth of pauperism: 3, Food

of the people: 3, Clothing of males: 5, Female costume: 6,

Dwellings of the people: 7, Amusements of the people: 8, Daily

life of the rural gentry

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SECTION IV. Employments of the people. 1, Employments

connected with the production of food: 2, Labor in handicrafts:

3, Manufactures: 4, The home trade: 5, Trade with foreign

parts..

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SECTION V. Literature and Science. 1, Literature: 2,

Science

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SECTION VI. The Fine Arts. 1, Architecture: 2, Sculpture:

3, Painting: 4, Music

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SECTION VII. Growth of the Army and Navy. 1, The army:

2, The navy..

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SECTION VIII. Growth of English Colonies. 1, Colonies in

America. 2, Colonies in Asia: 3, Colonies in Africa: 4, Colonies

in Europe

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Tables to illustrate the descent of James I. and Arabella Stuart:

278,

297,

367,

24, for impossible read improbable.
1, for weekly read daily.

21, for Charles I. read Charles II.

25, for Mary read Lucy.

43, 44, transpose Dangerfield and Dugdale.

' 24, for Treley read Treby.

66 18, for relations read relating.

The literals will explain themselves.

ANALYSIS OF THE STUART PERIOD

OF

ENGLISH HISTORY.

CHAPTER I.

JAMES I. MARCH 24, 1603-MARCH 27, 1625.

SECTION I, THE TITLE AND ACCESSION OF JAMES.

1. The Title of James Stuart. James was the son of Mary of Scots, Mary was the daughter of James V., and James V. was the son of Margaret, the elder daughter of Henry VII. The claim of James was admitted by Elizabeth, and generally acknowledged by the English nation; the parliamentary title was however in the house of Suffolk, by virtue of the testament of Henry VIII., with the advice and consent of parliament. But this did not prevent the quiet accession of James; the people were in favor of the hereditary principle, and signified their approbation when Cecil proclaimed the new monarch in front of Whitehall, 24th March. The only precautionary measure deemed necessary by the minister, was the seizure in London of eight hundred vagabonds, who were sent to serve in the fleet.

2. James's journey from Edinburgh. Eager as James was to proceed to England, which he held to be the Land of Promise, his poverty detained him till Cecil forwarded a sum of money. He set out on the 6th April, and by the 13th had reached Newcastle. At Newark, he ordered the execution of a thief without trial, which was taken to be a proof of the king's hasty temper and disregard of law. On the 27th, James was magnificently entertained at Hinchinbrook, by Sir Oliver Cromwell, related to the minister of Henry VIII., and uncle of Oliver, afterwards the Protector. Theobalds, the seat of Sec. Cecil, was

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