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CONTENTS

OF THE FOURTH VOLUME

XXXVIII ELIZABETH

Queen’s popularity — Re-establishment of the protestant religion — A parliament — Peace with France — Disgust between the queen and Mary queen of Scots — Scots affairs — Reformation in Scotland — Civil wars in Scotland — Interposal of the queen in Scots affairs — Settlement of Scotland — French affairs — Arrival of Mary in Scotland — Bigotry of the Scotch Reformers — Wise government of Elizabeth

XXXIX

State of Europe — Civil wars of France — Havre de Grace put in possession of the English — A parliament — Havre lost — Scots affairs — The queen of Scots marries the earl of Darnley — Confederacy against the protestants — Murder of Rizzio — A parliament — Murder of Darnley — Queen of Scots marries Bothwel — Insurrections in Scotland — Imprisonment of Mary — Mary flies into England — Conferences at York and Hampton Court

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