The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 3

The History of England, from the Accession of James II - Volume 3

Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay

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I purpose to write the history of England from the accession of King James the Second down to a time which is within the memory of men still living. I shall recount the errors which, in a few months, alienated a loyal gentry and priesthood from the House of Stuart. I shall trace the course of that revolution which terminated the long struggle between our sovereigns and their parliaments, and bound up together the rights of the people and the title of the reigning dynasty.

Chapter 1 No.1

William's Voyage to Holland

William's Entrance into the Hague

Congress at the Hague

William his own Minister for Foreign Affairs

William obtains a Toleration for the Waldenses; Vices inherent in the Nature

of Coalitions

Siege and Fall of Mons

William returns to England; Trials of Preston and Ashton

Execution of Ashton

Preston's Irresolution and Confessions

Lenity shown to the Conspirators

Dartmouth

Turner; Penn

Death of George Fox; his Character

Interview between Penn and Sidney

Preston pardoned

Joy of the Jacobites at the Fall of Mons

The vacant Sees filled

Tillotson Archbishop of Canterbury

Conduct of Sancroft

Difference between Sancroft and Ken

Hatred of Sancroft to the Established Church; he provides for the episcopal

Succession among the Nonjurors

The new Bishops

Sherlock Dean of Saint Paul's

Treachery of some of William's Servants

Russell

Godolphin

Marlborough

William returns to the Continent

The Campaign of 1691 in Flanders

The War in Ireland; State of the English Part of Ireland

State of the Part of Ireland which was subject to James

Dissensions among the Irish at Limerick

Return of Tyrconnel to Ireland

Arrival of a French Fleet at Limerick; Saint Ruth

The English take the Field

Fall of Ballymore; Siege and Fall of Athlone

Retreat of the Irish Army

Saint Ruth determines to fight

Battle of Aghrim

Fall of Galway

Death of Tyrconnel

Second Siege of Limerick

The Irish desirous to capitulate

Negotiations between the Irish Chiefs and the Besiegers

The Capitulation of Limerick

The Irish Troops required to make their Election between their Country and France

Most of the Irish Troops volunteer for France

Many of the Irish who had volunteered for France desert

The last Division of the Irish Army sails from Cork for France

State of Ireland after the War

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