THE POPULAR

41.D.6.

HISTORY OF ENGLAND:

An Illustrated History

OF SOCIETY AND GOVERNMENT FROM THE EARLIEST
PERIOD TO OUR OWN TIMES.

BY CHARLES KNIGHT.

VOLUME III.

FROM THE REIGN OF EDWARD VI. TO THE REIGN OF CHARLES I.

JAMES SANGSTER & CO., PATERNOSTER ROW.

[The Right of Translation is reserved by the Author.]

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4949. B-1581

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PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS,

STAMFORD STREET AND CHARING CROSS.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.—A.D. 1547 to A.D. 1549.

Events immediately after the Death of Henry VIII.-Executors of his Will-Somerset

chosen Protector-Character of the young King-War with Scotland-Scottish

Alliance with France-Somerset's Desire for Union between England and Scotland

-Invasion-Battle of Pinkie-Progress of the Reformation-Parliament of 1547-

Various Statutes in Matters of Religion-Proclamation against certain Processions

and Ceremonies-Love of old Ceremonies-The Act for the Uniformity of Service-

Publication of the Book of Common Prayer.

CHAPTER II.-A.D. 1549.

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1-12

Difficulties of the Government of the Protector-Proceedings of his Brother, Lord

Seymour-His Arrest-His Attainder and Execution-Participation of Somerset in

Seymour's Condemnation - Dangers of the Country-Seymour and the King-

Charges against Sharrington-Somerset's Attempts to resist the Oppression of the

Commons-Proclamations against Inclosures-Insurrections of 1549-The Cornish

and Devonshire Rebellion against Religious Innovations-Siege of Exeter-The

Norfolk Rebellion against Inclosures Encampments on Mousehold-heath -

Organisation of the Insurgents-Warwick arrives with an Army-Defeat of the

Rebels-Dispersion of the Rebels-The Scottish War continued-Scottish Suc-

cesses

14-29

CHAPTER III.-A.D. 1549 to A.D. 1553.

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Position of Domestic Affairs after the Suppression of the Insurrections-Somerset

accused of Lenity-Somerset obnoxious to the Nobles-Confederacy against the

Power of Somerset-Edward carried from Hampton Court to Windsor-Somerset

deserted Lord Russell with the Army of the West takes part against him-

Somerset arrested-He is conveyed to the Tower-Articles exhibited against him—

His Humiliation and Release- Parliament assembled - Law against Unlawful

Assemblies-Anabaptists excepted from a General Pardon-Burning of Joan Bocher

-Cranmer and the King-Articles of Belief-Canon Law-Bonner, Gardiner, and

other Bishops deprived and imprisoned-Resistance of the Princess Mary to the

new Services-Release of Somerset-His second Fall-His Trial and Execution-

Foreign Churches in England - Peace with France and Scotland - Power of

Northumberland-Illness of King Edward-Marriage of Northumberland's Son to

Lady Jane Grey-Edward determines to alter the Succession-His Death-Heirs

Female to the Crown.

CHAPTER IV.-A.D. 1553 to A.D. 1554.

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30-49

Queen Mary

The Lady Jane proclaimed Queen - Northumberland leaves London-

proclaimed in London - Northumberland and others tried - Northumberland's

Execution and Apostasy-Lady Jane Grey in the Tower-Coronation of Mary-

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Her Person and Qualities-Parliament-Sweeping Changes in Religion-Proposed

Marriage with Philip-Popular Hatred of the Marriage-Ambassadors arrive to

arrange a Treaty-Insurrection of Wyat-Conduct of the Queen-Wyat's March

to London-The Insurrection defeated

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50-64

CHAPTER V.-A.D. 1554 to A.D. 1555.

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Gardiner's Sermon before the Queen-Execution of Lady Jane Grey and her Husband-

The Gallows in every London Street- -Suffolk beheaded-Acquittal of Throck-

morton-Elizabeth summoned to the Court-Elizabeth sent to the Tower-Her

Letter to Mary-Her Death urged upon the Queen-Her Release from the Tower-

Unquiet Condition of the Country-Cranmer, Latimer, and Ridley at Oxford-

Arrival of Philip of Spain-Marriage of Philip and Mary-Seditious Books-

Protestant Exiles-Cardinal Pole and the Parliament-Pole's Absolution of the

Kingdom-All the Statutes against Heretics revived .

65-77

CHAPTER VI.-A.D. 1555 to A.D. 1556.

The Marian Persecution-Summary of the Protestant Victims-Commission to try

Preachers and Heretics-Hooper and four others executed-Martyrdom of Hooper

-Rowland Taylor in Prison-His Martyrdom at Hadleigh-The married Clergy

especially persecuted-Thomas Hawkes and Bishop Bonner-Philpot-Toleration

not practised by Reformers-The Spy-system for Discovery of Heresy-Martyrdom

of Latimer and Ridley-Cranmer's Recantation-His Repentance-His last Exhor-

tation-His Martyrdom

CHAPTER VII.-A.D. 1555 to A.D. 1558.

79-93

Sights and Events in London in the first Year of the Persecution-King Philip leaves

England-Abdication of Charles V.-Parliament-Pope Paul IV.-The Dudley

Conspiracy-The Princess Elizabeth again suspected-Pole consecrated Archbishop

of Canterbury-Visitation of the Universities-Exhibitions of Bigotry-Philip

returns to England-Quarrel of the Pope with Spain, and his Alliance with France

-Philip urges a Declaration of War against France-Stafford's Seizure of Scar-

borough Castle-English Forces sent to the Flemish Frontier-Battle of St. Quentin

-Hostilities between England and Scotland-Calais taken by the French-Guisnes

surrendered, and Hammes evacuated-The War ill-conducted-Interview of Philip's

Ambassador with Elizabeth-Death of Mary

94-105

CHAPTER VIII.-A.D. 1558 to A.D. 1561.

Elizabeth proclaimed Queen-She refuses to attend Mass on Christmas-day-Philip

proposes Marriage to Elizabeth-The Commons request that she should marry-

Her Answer-The Coronation progress through the City-Cecil-His Plans for the

Restoration of Protestantism-Device for the Alteration of Religion—Opening of

Parliament-Statute for restoring the Supremacy to the Crown-Statute for the

Uniformity of Common Prayer-Deprivation of Bishops-Peace with France-

Pretensions of Mary Stuart-Elizabeth the Head of the Protestant Party of Europe

-Affairs of Scotland-Hostility of the Queen Regent of Scotland to the Reformers

-Their Desire for an Alliance with England-French Troops sent to Scotland —

England sends an Army and Fleet-Siege of Leith-Peace concluded at Edinburgh

-Assembly of the Parliament of Scotland-Acts establishing the Reformed Religion

-Mary refuses to ratify the Treaty of Edinburgh-Death of Francis II.-Mary

determines to return to Scotland-Policy of Elizabeth and Mary-Elizabeth refuses

Mary a Safe Conduct-Mary embarks at Calais-Arrival of Mary in Scotland-

Contrasts in the Fortunes of Mary and Elizabeth

107-127