to Spain, 583. Secretary, 594, 599. First lord of treas- ury, 600.
Queen Mary, 304. 306. Executed, 307.
Made viscount Suffolk, house of, appointed to succeed by Henry VIII's will, 370.
and earl, ib. Concludes quadruple alliance, ib. Death, 603.
Stanhope, Earl, chairman of Sully, his character of James Revolution Society, 671. Stanley, Lord, declares for Richmond, 235.
Lord (see Derby).
Star Chamber, 253, 364.
count of, 366, 399. ished, 411.
Staremberg, Count, 583.
Steam-engines, 751.
vessels, increase of, 752.
Sunderland, Earl of, secretary,
Triple Alliance, 490. called, 493. Ilans a new privy council, 507, 5C8. Tenants in capite, 129. Num-
ber of, 130. Tenchebray, battle, 99. Tencin, Cardinal, 613. Tennison, Archbishop of Can- terbury, 558.
50S. Advocates the Exclu- Tenures, Anglo-Saxon, 73. sion Bill, 512. Re-enters the Per baroniam, 129. ministry, 516, 524. Turns Test Act, 496, 498.. Roman Catholic, 528. Cor-
Parliamentary, 498, 504. responds with Prince of and Corporation acts re- Orange, 533. Corresponds
Earl of, son-in-law of Thanes, 72.
Marlborough, 586. Lord Thanet, isle of, 23, 37.
Lieutenant of Ireland, 594. Thelwall, prosecution of, 676.
Secretary, 600. Death, 603. Supremacy, Act of, 315.
STEPHEN, King, reign of, 102- Surajah Dowlah, 636, 667.
Theobald, Archbishop of Can- terbury, 111.
Theodin, legate, 117. Theodosius, Emperor, 13. -, General, 13.
Henry VIII., 256. Defeats Theowas (serfs), 73. the Scots at Flodden, 259. Thistlewood executed, 728. Lands at Calais, 264. De- Thomas, St., of Canterbury feats Albany, ib. (see Nor- (Becket), shrine pillaged, 282. Thor, 21.
-, Earl of (son of Norfolk), executed, 290. Suspending power, 483, note. Sussex, Earl of, 327. Suwarrow, 683. Sweyn of Denmark, 53–55.
son of Canute, 60. son of Godwin, 62, 63. -, King of Denmark, takes part against the Conqueror,
Thorough, the, 411. Throgmorton, Sir Nicholas, embassador to Scotland, 325. Thurlow, Lord Chancellor.
Ticonderoga taken, 628. Tien-manna tale, 74. Tilbury, Elizabeth at, 350. Tillotson, Archbishop of Can- terbury, 554. Tilsit, peace of, 701. Crom- Tin-trade, British, 2. Tippoo, 668.
Attainted, ib. Executed, Swift, attacks Wood's half-
Strahan defeats Montrose, 454. Sydenham proposes
Strathclyde, kingdom, 28. Straw, Jack, 192.
Strode accused of treason, 415.
Strongbow (see Clare). Stuart, Arabella, plot in her favor, 371.
dynasty, review of, 538. - Sir John, invades Italy, 699, 707.
Sub-infeudation, 129.
well's protectorate, 462. Sydney, Sir P., death, 340.
Lord, secretary, 664. T.
Tacitus, account of Britons, 3,
Titchfield, Charles L. at, 442. Tithes in England, 41. Toleration Act, 548. Tollendal, Lally, 627, 637. Tone, Theobald Wolfe, 684 Tonge, Dr., 501, 512. Tonnage and poundage, what, 372 and note. How grantel, 395. Levied without con- sent of Parliament, 398. called, Tonstal, Bishop, 305.
Taillefer, Count of Angou- lême, 136 sq. Talavera, battle, 706. Talbot, slain, 217.
Succession, lineal, when estab-"Talents," party so lished, 106. Regal, ques-
tion respecting, 160, 361. Tallages, 131. Suetonius (see Paulinus). Tallard, Marshal, 577. Suffolk, Earl of, besieges Or- Talleyrand, 692. leans, 212. Negotiates Hen-Talmash, General, slain, 558. ry VI.'s marriage, 216. Tangiers, dowry of Catherine Made a duke, 217. Accused of Braganza, 481. of treason, 219. Murdered, Tasciovanus, 8.
Tories, name, 511. Support William III., 554.
Torres Vedras, lines of, 709. Torrington, Ear of (Herbert), conduct at Beachy Head, 553.
Tosti, son of Godwin, 63, 65, G6, 68.
Toulon, siege of, 582. Occu- pied by English and Span-
⚫ of, surrendered to Henry Taylor, Parson, burnt, 308. ish, 673.
VII., 252. Death, ib., note. Tea, introduction of, 543. Toulouse, battle of, 717. Duties, American, 644. Tourville, 553, 556, 557. Ships, how treated in Amer-Towns, Roman, in Britain, 17, ica, 645. 18.
of, marries Mary, dowager
— Marquis of Dorset made Teignmouth burned, 553. Townshend, Lord, dismissed, Declares for Temple, Sir William, forms the 599. Lord lieutenant of Ire-
land, ib. Dismissed, 600. Union, Scotch, 579. President of the council, 601. Secretary, 602. signs, 608.
Articles Vikings, 39. Flag, 40. Scot-Ville de Paris taken, 659.
of, 581. Carried in Re- land, b. Act of, ib. Union, Irish, 684, 685.
Townshend, Charles, chancel- United Irishmen, 684. lor of exchequer, 641. Amer-United States of America, in- ican taxes, 642. Death, ib.
Thomas, secretary, 659. Towton, battle, 224. Tracy, William de, 116. Trade, 751.
Trafalgar, battle, 696–698. Transtamare, Henry of, 187. Treason, High, law of, 190, 305. Amended, 559. Treasurer, Lord High, office extinguished, 594. Tredings (ridings), 73. Trelawney, Bishop of Bristol, 530.
Villeins protected by Magna Charta, 142.
Villenage, Anglo-Norman, 132. Extinguished, 237. dependence recognized, 661. Villeneuve, Admiral, 696. Pass non-intercourse act, Villeroi, Marshal, 560, 577. Defeated at Ramillies, 579. 713. Declare war, ib.
Universities, European, con-Villiers, Barbara, 521, note. sulted on Henry VIII.'s di-
vorce, 271. University of London, 754. Urban VIII., Pope, obstructs Spanish match, 385. Ushant, action off, 652. Utrecht, conference at, open- ed, 5SS. Peace of, 590. Uvedale, Sir William, 423. Uxbridge, conference at, 433. V.
Tresham, Francis, joins Gun- powder Plot, 373, 374. Trevor, Sir John, speaker, ex- Valenciennes taken, 673. pelled, 558.
Triennial Act repealed, 4S3. Bill passed, 558. Repealed, 598.
Trimmers, party of, 516. Trinity College, Cambridge, founded, 291. Trinobantes, 7.
Trinoda necessitas, what, 73. combats Tromp, Admiral,
with Blake, 45, 460. His bravado, 460. Killed, 463. Trotter, Mr., 695. Trowbridge, Captain, 679. Troyes, treaty of, 209. Trutulensis, Portus, 11. Tudor, Sir Owen, 210. headed, 222.
George (sce Bucking-
ham). Vimiera, battle, 704. Vinegar Hill, battle, 685. Virginia colony, 340, 378. Virius Lupus, 11. Viscount, title of, 238. Visitors, ecclesiastical, 295. Vittoria, battle of, 715. Vortigern, 14, 23. Vortimer, 23.
Valentine holds the speaker in Wagram, battle, 707.
the chair, 397.
Valentinian I., 13.
Vane, Sir H., character, 406. Negotiates
Wakefield, battles, 221, 427. Wakeman, Sir George, 501. Trial, 509.
Solemn Walcheren expedition, 707.
League, 428. An Indepen- Wales conquered, 156. United dent, 432.
for Scotland, 459. Excepted Wales, Prince of, title, 158. from indemnity, 478. Trial, Wales, Dowager Princess, ap- 481. Execution, 482. Van Paris burned, 297. Vansittart, Mr., Governor of India, 665.
Mr., Chancellor of the Exchequer, 711. Be-Varangians, 85.
Vassalage, Scotch, 95, 121. Sold by Richard I., 124. Vassals, condition of, 129. Vaudois, the, supported by
Tunis, Dey of, chastised by Cromwell, 467.
Venables, Admiral, 466. Vendôme, Marshal Duke de, 583.
Verdun, English detained at, 693.
Vere, Earl of Oxford, governs Richard II., 193.
Sir Horace, defends the Palatinate, 381.
Tyrconnel, Earl of (Talbot), Vernon, Admiral, takes Porto violence in Ireland, 528, 549. Supports James II., ib. Versailles, treaty, 626. Peace
Tyrone, Earl, rebellion, 355. Surrenders, 360.
Tyrrel shoots Rufus, 97.
of, 661. Unpopular, 664. Verulamium taken by Cæsar,
Sir James, murders Vespasian subdues the Isle of Gloucester's nephews, 232, 248. Tythings, 74.
pointed regent, 623. Walker, a clergyman, Londonderry, 550. at the Boyne, 552. Wall, Roman, 16. Wallace, William, history of, 164-166.
Waller, Sir William, Parlia- mentary general, 425, 426, 431, 432. Conspires against Cromwell, 470.
Edmund, conspiracy, 426. Walpole, Sir Robert, 585. Ex- pelled the Commons, 589. Restored, 595. Resigns, 600. Paymaster of the forces, 601. Chancellor of exchequer, 602. System of corruption, 604. Receives the Garter, ib. Reappointed by George Administration, II., 607. 607, 60S, 610. Resigns, 611. -, Horace, Historic Doubts, 232, note. Walsch (Welsh), 27. Walsingham, Secretary, 342, 347.
Walters, Lucy, 506. Waltham Abbey, 70. Waltheof, Earl, 83, 84, 87, 88. Walworth, Mayor of London, slays Wat Tyler, 192. Wandebash, battle, 637. En-Wantsumu, the, 37. Wapentake, 74.
Wight, 8. Vicar-general, Cromwell ap- pointed, 279. Victor, Marshal, 706, 710. VICTORIA, reign of, 757 sq. Vidomar of Limoges, 127. Vienna, treaty of, 604 tered by Napoleon, Congress of, 719, 723. Vienne, John de, 181. Vigo taken, 352.
Warbeck, Perkin, personates Richard, Duke of York, 247-250.
Warburton, Bishop, 638. Wardle, Colonel, 705. Wardship (feudal), 132. Warehousing system, 752. Wargaum, battle, 668. Warham, Archbishop of Can-
terbury and chancellor, 260. Warrenne, Earl, 156. Gov- ernor of Scotland, 162. De- feated by Wallace, 164. Wars, private, 130. Warwick, Guy, Earl of, 169. Earl of, banished by Richard II., 195.
vance into Spain, ib. De- feats Marmont, ib Enters Madrid, ib. Retires, ib. Grant to, 714. Re-enters Spain, 715. Enters France,
ib. Pursues Soult,716. Made duke, 718. Grant to, ib. Opinion on Bonaparte's es- cape, 720. Defeats him at Waterloo, 721, 722. Master
general of ordnance, 725, Resigns, 730. Premier, 731. Duel with Lord Winchelsea, 732. Death and character, 742. Achievements in In- dia, 746.
Earl of, tutor of Henry VL, 210. The King-maker, 218. Flies to Calais, 220. "Welsh kind" (Wealas), 27. Captures Henry VI., ib. De- Wends, or Sclavonians, 59. feated at St. Albans, 222. Wentworth, Peter, sent to the Victorious at Towton, 224. Tower, 353. Alienated by Edward IV.'s marriage, 225. Agreement with Queen Margaret, 226. Invades England, 227. Pro- claims Henry VI., ib. gent, ib. ib.
Sir Thomas, leader of the Commons, 389, 393. Made Earl of Strafford and minis- ter, 398 (see Strafford). General, 610. Slain at Barnet, Wergild, what, 74. Wesley, John, 754.
Edward Plantagenet, Wessex, 20, note.
Earl of, imprisoned, 244. West, Admiral, 624.
Led through London, 245. Westminster Abbey, 14, 31,
Earl of (Dudley), opposes Somerset, 296, 298, 299. Westmoreland, Earl of, con- Earl Marshal, ib. Becomes spires to liberate the Queen Duke of Northumberland, of Scots, 329, 330. 300 (see Northumberland). West Sexe (Wessex), kingdom
Earl of, Parliament- of, 25. ary general, resigns, 432. Wharton, Earl of, 586, 589. Grandson marries Crom- Duke of, 602. well's daughter, 469. Whig, origin of name, 511. Washington, George, appoint- Whitbread, Mr., 694. Im- ed commander-in-chief by peaches Lord Melville, 695. the Americans, 646, 649, White, Colonel, ejects the Par- €53. liament, 462.
American capital, taken,,
Watling Street, 14, 44. Watt, James, 751.
-, Bishop of Peterborough, 530.
Whitebread, Jesuit, 508. Whitelock, account of Straf- ford's behavior, 409
Wealas ("Welsh kind"), 34. Whitfield, S., 754. Wedderburn, Solicitor Gener- al, 644. Made chief justice and Lord Loughborough, 656. Wedgewood, 751. Weights and measures, 141.
Whitgift, Archbishop of Can- terbury, character, 338. Whitworth, Lord, insulted by Bonaparte, 693. Wibbandun, battle, 29. Wic-gerefa (town-reeve), 76. Wellesley, Marquess (Lord Wickliffe, John, account of, Mornington), foreign secre- tary, 708, 711. Governor Wiglaf, King of Mercia, 36. General of India, 746.
Wilberforce, William, 700. Wilkes writes against Lord
Bute, 634, 637. Arrested, 637, 638. Duel, 638. Out- lawed, ib. Returned for Middlesex, 642, 643. Sen- tence and riot, 642. Popu
(see Wellington). Wellington, Duke of (Sir Ar- thur Wellesley), at Copen- hagen, 702. In Peninsula, 703, 704. Superseded, 704. Resumes command, 706. In- vades Spain, ib. At Tala- vera, 706. Made Viscount! Wellington, ib. Occupies Torres Vedras, 709. De- riots 655. feats Massena, 711. Duke WILLIAM I., Duke of Nor-
larity, ib. Expelled, ib. Active against the Gordon
79. Obtains an oath from Harold, 65. Demands the crown from him, 67. De- feats Harold at Hastings, 69. Enters London, 81. Reign of, 80-92. WILLIAM II., reign of, 93–97.
III., reign of, 545–569. IV., reign of, 733–737. Longsword, of Norman- dy, 78.
son of Robert of Nor- mandy, 99, 100.
son of Henry L, 101. Duke of Guienne, 97. of Poitiers, account of English nobility, 83.
King of Scotland, in- vades England, 120, 121. Archbishop of Canter- bury, 103. Williams, General, defends Kars, 745. Willis, Dr., 670.
Wilmington, Lord, head of treasury, 611. Death, 613, Wilson, Sir Robert, 706. Wilson, General, 749. Winchelsea, Lord, retires, 614. Earl of, duel with Wel- lington, 732.
Winchester palace, 91. Windebank, Sir F., secretary, absconds, 406,
Windsor Castle, how built, 190.
Winter, Thomas, engages in Gunpowder Plot, 372, 374. Winton Ceaster (Venta Bel- garum), 26.
Winwood, Sir Ralph, 377. Wiseman, Cardinal, 741. Wishart burnt, 295. Witena-gemót, 73. Witnesses, judicial, when first summoned, 154. Witt, De, Admiral, 460. Pensionary, 488. Nego- tiates with Temple, 490. Massacred, 494. Wlencing, 25. Woden, 21. Wodnesbeorg, battle, 30. Wolfe, General, 626. Expedi- tion against Quebec, 628. Killed, 629. Wolsey, Cardinal, history, 257. Obtains the revenues of Tournay, 259. Archbish- op of York, etc., 260. Mag- nificence of, ib. Treaty with Francis, 261. Legate, etc., ib. Gained by Charles V., 263. Expostulates with the Commons, 264. Inclines to Francis I., 265. Disgraced, 269. Condemned, but par- doned, 270. Charged with high treason, 271. Death, ib. Founded Christ Church, Oxon., 291.
of Ciudad Rodrigo, 712. Ad- mandy (the Conqueror), 64, Wolves extirpated, 52.
Woodstock, labyrinth, 123. York, archbishopric founded,
Manor conferred on Marl- borough, 579.
Woodville, Elizabeth (Lady Grey), marries Edward IV., 225. Takes sanctuary, 230. Wool, grant of, 178. Woolen manufacture, 237. Worcester, Earl of, revolts against Henry IV.,
Wren, Sir Christopher, 543.
abused by Henry VIII., 290. Created Executor,
Earl Southampton, 294. Writs established by Magna Charta, 141.
Wulstan, Bishop of Worcester, 86. Wurtemberg, a kingdom, 696. Wyatt's insurrection, 306. Executed, ib.
33. Cathedral, ib. Coun- cil at, 405. Taken by the Roundheads, 431.
York, Archbishop of, rebels, 281, 282.
Duke of, guardian, joins Henry of Lancaster, 196.
Richard, Duke of, re- gent of France, 215. His claim to the English crown, 217. Marches on London, 220. Gains the battle of St. Albans, ib. Killed at Wake- field, 221.
Edward, Duke of (Ed- ward IV.), gains the battle of Mortimer's Cross, 221. Proclaimed king, 222.
Richard, Duke of, son of Edward IV., murdered, 232. Inquiry into his death, 248.
Mary of Modena, ib. Ex- empted from Parliamentary. Retires to Brus- test, 504.
High commis-
sioner in Scotland, 510. Indicted by Cruelty, ib.
Shaftesbury, 511. Conspir acy against, 517. Restored as admiral, 520 (see James II.).
lands at Ostend, 673. Nar- York, Frederick, Duke of, Resigns row escape, 674. Expedition command, 675. to Holland, and capitula- tion, 683. Colonel Wardle's charges against, 705. Re- signs commandership, ib. Death, Reinstated, 710.
Place, Wolsey's palace (Whitehall), 269. 657. Yorktown capitulates, 656,
Duke of (James II.), Young, gives evidence against marries Ann Hyde, 479.
Roman Catholic, 482. Im-Ypwines-fleet, 24.
proves naval tactics, 485. Defeats the Dutch at South- wold Bay, 493. command, 496.
Resigns Zutphen, battle, 340. Marries Zuylestein, 533, 543.
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