A History of England : Principally in the Seventeenth Century (Paperback)

Book XVI. The Later Years of Charles II, 1675?1685. Whigs and Tories: Introduction; 1. Parliament in 1675; 2. The fourteen months' prorogation; 3. Dynastic and political alliance of Charles II with the Prince of Orange; 4. Complications at the conclusion of the Peace of Nimuegen; 5. Denunciation of a Jesuit conspiracy; 6. Parliament of 1679; 7. Parliamentary interim, 1679, 1680; 8. The parliamentary session of 1680; 9. Parliament at Oxford, March 1680, 1681; 10. Antagonism of the Prince of Orange and the Duke of York; 11. Reaction against the Whigs; 12. End of Charles II's government; Book XVII. Reign of James II, February 1685 to September 1688: Introduction; 1. Accession of James II; 2. Repulse of the refugees; 3. Later sittings of the parliament; 4. Declaration of the right of dispensation; 5. The King and William Penn; 6. Preparations for securing a nonconformist parliament; 7. Trial of the bishops; Book XVIII. The Fall of James II in its Connexion with the European Conflicts which Marked the Close of 1688: Introduction; 1. Relations of James II to the Court of Rome and to the disputed of the Continental Powers; 2. The Prince of Orange and the Protestant Episcopalian party in England; 3. Preparations and German alliances of the Prince of Orange; 4. Irresolute behaviour of the English government; 5. Decision of the struggle in England; Book XIX. Completion of the Revolution in the Three Kingdoms, 1688?1691: Introduction; 1. William of Orange in London; 2. First sittings of the Convention; 3. Elevation of the Prince of Orange to the English throne; 4. James II in Ireland supported by help from France; 5. Dundee in the Scottish Highlands; 6. Military events in Ireland in the year 1689; 7. Dissensions in the Convention Parliament; 8. Dissolution of the Convention Parliament; 9. The Court at Dublin; 10. Decision of the struggle in Ireland.