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WILLIAM AND MARY. 1689–1702.

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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

ANNE. 1702–1714.

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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

GEORGE I. 1714–1727.

A History of England, Period III. Constitutional Monarchy

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