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1689 The Declaration of Right, | 806 |
Character of the Revolution, | 806 |
Personal unpopularity of William, | 807 |
Discontent of the clergy and the army, | 807 |
The Convention turned into a Parliament, | 808 |
William's difficulties in forming a ministry, | 808 |
Settlement of the revenue, | 810 |
Settlement of the Church, | 810 |
Oaths of allegiance and supremacy, | 811 |
The European war breaks out, | 811 |
Devastation of the Palatinate, | 812 |
State of Ireland, | 812 |
Panic among the Englishry, | 813 |
Londonderry and Enniskillen garrisoned, | 813 |
Negotiations with Tyrconnel, | 813 |
James goes to Ireland, | 814 |
Character of the Irish Jacobites, | 814 |
Siege of Londonderry, | 815 |
Wild legislation of the Irish Parliament | 815 |
Its effect on the English Jacobites, | 816 |
Battle of Newton Butler, | 816 |
Character of the Revolution in Scotland, | 817 |
Contrast of the letters from James and William, | 818 |
Highland politics, | 819 |
Dundee in the Highlands, | 820 |
Battle of Killiecrankie, | 820 |
Mackay concludes the war, | 821 |
Factions of the English Parliament, | 821 |
William threatens to leave England, | 824 |
1690 William dissolves Parliament, and undertakes the Irish war, | 824 |
Tory reaction in the new Parliament, | 824 |
Cause of the venality of Parliament, | 824 |
Settlement of the revenue, | 825 |
The Act of Grace, | 825 |
Discovery of a Jacobite plot, | 825 |
Battle of Beachy Head, | 826 |
Battle of the Boyne, | 827 |
James's flight from Ireland, | 828 |
Siege of Limerick, | 828 |
William returns to England, | 828 |
1691 Siege of Athlone, | 829 |
Battle of Aghrim, | 830 |
Second siege of Limerick, | 830 |
End of the Irish war, | 830 |
The Revolution completed in Scotland, | 830 |
Jacobite plots in England, | 831 |
William's successful policy abroad, | 831 |
First crisis of the war over, | 832 |
James's hopes upheld by the treason of the ministry, | 832 |
1692 Marlborough, suspected of treason, deprived of his offices, | 833 |
The Queen's quarrel with her sister, | 834 |
Massacre of Glencoe, | 834 |
Threatened invasion of England, | 836 |
Battle of La Hogue, | 837 |
Second crisis of the war over, | 838 |
Fall of Namur, | 838 |
Battle of Steinkirk, | 838 |
The discontent of Parliament, | 839 |
1693 Montague's financial measures, | 839 |
Disastrous campaign, | 840 |
Battle of Landen, | 841 |
Loss of the Smyrna fleet, | 841 |
Factions in Parliament necessitate the gradual formation of a united Whig ministry, | 842 |
1694 Establishment of the Bank of England, | 843 |
The Triennial Act passed, | 844 |
Death of Queen Mary, | 844 |
1695 Expulsion of Trevor and Caermarthen for venality, | 845 |
1694 Success abroad, | 846 |
Treachery of Marlborough at Brest, | 846 |
1695 Campaign in Flanders, | 847 |
Surrender of Namur, | 848 |
William's triumphant return, | 848 |
New Whig Parliament, | 848 |
1696 Re-establishment of the currency, | 848 |
William's want of money, | 851 |
Failure of the Land Bank scheme, | 851 |
The Bank of England supplies the money, | 852 |
The credit of England restored, | 853 |
The Assassination plot, | 853 |
Trial of Sir John Fenwick, | 855 |
1697 Complete triumph of the Whigs, | 856 |
Treaty of Ryswick, | 858 |
The Parliament reduces the standing army, | 859 |
1698 Coalition of the rival East India Companies, | 861 |
William's attention directed to the Spanish succession, | 862 |
First Partition Treaty, | 863 |
The Country Party in the new Parliament, | 864 |
1699 William's grief at the dismissal of the Dutch guards, | 864 |
Rivalry between the two Houses, | 865 |
The Darien scheme, | 865 |
Question of Irish forfeitures, | 868 |
1700 The Resumption Bill passed, | 868 |
Second Partition Treaty, | 869 |
Unpopularity of William and the ministry, | 870 |
New Tory ministry, | 870 |
1701 New Parliament, | 870 |
The Succession Act, | 871 |
Impeachments against the Whigs, | 871 |
The Kentish Petition, | 872 |
The Legion Memorial, | 872 |
The Grand Alliance, | 873 |
Death of James II., | 873 |
Louis rouses English patriotism by acknowledging the Pretender, | 873 |
1702 New Parliament and changes in the ministry, | 874 |
Death of William, | 874 |
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Marlborough's power | 875 |
Work of the first Parliament, | 876 |
Tory ministry, | 876 |
Beginning of the war | 877 |
Marlborough's first campaign, | 878 |
Position of Holland, | 878 |
1703 Savoy and Portugal join the coalition, | 880 |
1704 Critical position of Austria, | 882 |
Battle of Blenheim, | 885 |
Progress of the war in Spain, the Cevennes, and Italy, | 887 |
1705 Failure of Marlborough's plans, | 888 |
Peterborough's success in Spain, | 889 |
1706 Battle of Ramillies, | 892 |
Results of the victory, | 893 |
French disasters make Louis desire peace, | 894 |
Marlborough rejects his terms, | 894 |
1707 The tide of victory turns, | 895 |
1708 Threatened invasion of Scotland, | 896 |
Battle of Oudenarde, | 898 |
Siege of Lille, | 900 |
Capture of Port Mahon, | 901 |
1709 Louis offers to negotiate, | 902 |
He rejects the high demands of the allies, | 903 |
Battle of Malplaquet, | 903 |
1702 Summary of political parties, | 905 |
Marlborough seeks the support of all parties for the war, | 905 |
Tory Parliament, | 906 |
1703 Dismissal of Rochester, | 906 |
Occasional Conformity Bill rejected, | 906 |
The Methuen Treaty, | 907 |
1704 Disputes on the Aylesbury election, | 908 |
Dismissal of Nottingham, Jersey, and Seymour, | 908 |
1705 Gradual introduction of Whig ministers, | 910 |
1707 Weakness of the composite ministry, | 911 |
Harley's intrigues against Marlborough, | 911 |
1708 Harley and his colleagues resign, | 912 |
A Whig ministry, | 913 |
1709 Insecurity of Marlborough's position, | 913 |
1710 Fall of the Whigs, | 914 |
Dr. Sacheverell's sermons, | 914 |
Dismissal of Sunderland and Godolphin, | 914 |
Harley's Tory ministry, | 915 |
Conference at Gertruydenberg, | 915 |
The war in Spain, | 915 |
Harley's policy, | 916 |
1711 Peace negotiations, | 917 |
Attack on Marlborough in Parliament, | 919 |
1712 Ormond given command of the army, | 920 |
1713 Peace of Utrecht, | 921 |
Conduct of Harley and Bolingbroke on the succession question, | 922 |
1714 New Tory Parliament, | 922 |
Jacobite intrigues, | 923 |
The Queen's death, | 924 |
1702 Lengthened negotiations for the Union of England and Scotland, | 924 |
1707 The Union completed, | 928 |