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| Walpole retains his position, | 966 |
| Increase of the Civil List, | 966 |
| Influence of the Queen, | 967 |
| Character of Walpole's ministry, | 967 |
| Character of the Opposition, | 967 |
| Strength of the Government, | 969 |
| Depression of the Jacobites, | 969 |
| European complications, | 970 |
| 1729 Congress at Soissons, | 970 |
| Treaty of Seville, | 971 |
| Disappointment of the Emperor, | 971 |
| 1731 Second Treaty of Vienna, | 971 |
| Complete supremacy of Walpole, | 972 |
| 1730 Rejection of the Pension Bill, | 972 |
| 1731 Retirement of Townshend, | 972 |
| Walpole's home government, | 973 |
| 1733 His financial measures, | 973 |
| His pacific foreign policy, | 975 |
| 1734 Refuses to join in the new European war, | 975 |
| 1738 Definitive Peace of Vienna, | 976 |
| 1734 Increasing opposition to Walpole, | 976 |
| Wyndham's speech against him, | 977 |
| 1735 Prince of Wales head of the Opposition, | 978 |
| 1737 Quarrel of George with his son, | 979 |
| Death of the Queen, | 980 |
| Walpole retains his influence with the King, | 980 |
| 1738 The Opposition attacks his pacific policy, | 980 |
| George desires war, | 981 |
| 1739 Negotiations with Spain, | 982 |
| Walpole declares war rather than resign, | 982 |
| 1740 Increased vigour of the Opposition, | 983 |
| Ill success of the war, | 984 |
| 1742 Walpole resigns, | 985 |
| Review of Walpole's ministry, | 985 |
| The new ministry under Wilmington, | 987 |
| 1743 Pelham succeeds Wilmington, | 988 |
| The question of the Austrian succession, | 989 |
| Ambition of Prussia, | 989 |
| Position of Maria Theresa, | 990 |
| England supports Austria, | 991 |
| The English army in Flanders, | 991 |
| Battle of Dettingen, | 992 |
| Effect of the victory, | 994 |
| Negotiations for peace, | 994 |
| Treaty of Worms, | 995 |
| 1744 League of Frankfort, | 995 |
| Threatened invasion of England, | 995 |
| Progress of the war, | 996 |
| Changes in the ministry, | 996 |
| 1745 German subsidies granted, | 997 |
| Campaign in Flanders, | 998 |
| Battle of Fontenoy, | 998 |
| Charles Edward lands in Scotland, | 999 |
| Cope marches against him, | 1001 |
| Charles avoids him, and gains Edinburgh, | 1001 |
| Battle of Prestonpans, | 1002 |
| Indifference of England, | 1002 |
| Charles marches to Derby, | 1003 |
| He retreats to the relief of Government, | 1004 |
| 1746 Charles besieges Stirling, | 1005 |
| Battle of Falkirk, | 1005 |
| Cumberland takes command of the army, | 1006 |
| He defeats Charles at Culloden, | 1007 |
| He cruelly suppresses the rebellion, | 1008 |
| Charles escapes to France, | 1008 |
| Ministerial crisis, | 1009 |
| 1747 Effect of the rebellion on the continental war, | 1010 |
| 1748 Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle, | 1011 |
| Results of the war, | 1011 |
| Pelham's conciliatory government, | 1012 |
| 1750 His financial measures, | 1012 |
| Increase of wealth and of trade, | 1013 |
| 1751 Reform of the Calendar, | 1014 |
| 1753 Lord Hardwicke's Marriage Act, | 1015 |
| Decay of the Church, | 1015 |
| 1730 Rise of the Wesleyans, | 1016 |
| 1754 Pelham's death gives the Government to Newcastle, | 1018 |
| Approaching danger from India and America, | 1018 |
| Newcastle tries to confine the war to the colonies,; | 1019 |
| George's anxiety for Hanover, | 1020 |
| 1755 His subsidiary treaties against Prussia, | 1020 |
| 1756 The French capture Minorca, | 1021 |
| Newcastle resigns, | 1021 |
| 1757 Pitt's vigorous government, | 1022 |
| 1754 Europe prepares for war, | 1023 |
| 1756 The Seven Years' War begins, | 1023 |
| Alliance between England and Prussia, | 1023 |
| Frederick's first campaign, | 1023 |
| Foreign policy of the various parties in England, | 1024 |
| 1757 Disasters of the year, | 1025 |
| 1758 Change of generals, | 1026 |
| Success in America, | 1026 |
| Victory of Creveld, | 1027 |
| Expeditions to Cherbourg and St. Malo, | 1027 |
| 1759 Naval victories of Lagos and Quiberon, | 1028 |
| Capture of Quebec, | 1029 |
| Victory of Minden, | 1031 |
| 1760 Frederick's campaign, | 1032 |
| Battle of Torgau, | 1033 |
| Pre-eminence of Pitt, | 1033 |
| Death of the King, | 1033 |
