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Title: The History of England from the First Invasion by the Romans to the Accession of King George the Fifth Volume 8

Author: John Lingard and Hilaire Belloc

Release Date: January 13, 2004 [EBook #10700]

Language: English

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The History of England

From The First Invasion By The Romans To The Accession Of King George The
Fifth

BY

JOHN LINGARD, D.D. AND HILAIRE BELLOC, B.A.

With an Introduction By

HIS EMINENCE JAMES CARDINAL GIBBONS

IN ELEVEN VOLUMES

1912

CONTENTS of THE EIGHTH VOLUME.

CHAPTER I

CHARLES I.—continued.

Battle Of Edge Hill—Treaty At Oxford—Solemn Vow And Covenant—Battle
Of Newbury—Solemn League And Covenant Between The English And Scottish
Parliaments—Cessation Of War In Ireland-Royalist Parliament At
Oxford—Propositions Of Peace—Battle Of Marston Moor—The Army Of
Essex Capitulates In The West—Self-Denying Ordinance—Synod Of
Divines—Directory For Public Worship—Trial Of Archbishop Laud—Bill Of
Attainder—His Execution.

Treaty proposed and refused.
Royalists.
Parliamentarians.
State of the two armies.
The king's protestation.
Battle of Edge Hill.
Action at Brentford.
King retires to Oxford.
State of the kingdom.
Treaty at Oxford.
Intrigues during the treaty.
Return of the Queen.
Fall of Reading.
Waller's plot.
Solemn vow and covenant.
Death of Hampden.
Actions of Sir William Waller.
The Lords propose a peace.
Are opposed by the Commons.
New preparations for war.
Battle of Newbury.
New great seal.
Commissioners sent to Scotland.
Solemn league and covenant.
Scots prepare for war.
Covenant taken in England.
Charles seeks aid from Ireland.
Federative assembly of the Catholics.
Their apologies and remonstrance.
Cessation concluded.
A French envoy.
Royal parliament at Oxford.
Propositions of peace.
Methods of raising money.
Battle of Nantwich.
Scottish army enters England.
Marches and Countermarches.
Rupert sent to relieve York.
Battle of Marston Moor.
Surrender of Newcastle.
Essex marches into the west.
His army capitulates.
Third Battle of Newbury.
Rise of Cromwell.
His quarrel with Manchester.
First self-denying ordinance.
Army new modelled.
Second self-denying ordinance.
Ecclesiastical concurrences.
Persecution of the Catholics.
Of the Episcopalians.
Synod of divines.
Presbyterians and Independents.
Demand of toleration.
New directory.
Trial of Archbishop Land.
His defence.
Bill of attainder.
Consent of the Lords.
Execution.

CHAPTER II.

Treaty At Uxbridge—Victories Of Montrose In Scotland—Defeat Of The King
At Naseby—Surrender Of Bristol—Charles Shut Up Within Oxford—Mission Of
Glamorgan To Ireland—He Is Disavowed By Charles, But Concludes A Peace
With The Irish—The King Intrigues With The Parliament, The Scots, And The
Independents—He Escapes To The Scottish Army—Refuses The Concessions
Required—Is Delivered Up By The Scots.

Dissensions at court.
Proposal of treaty.
Negotiation at Uxbridge.
Demands of Irish Catholics.
Victories of Montrose in Scotland.
State of the two parties in England.
The army after the new model.
Battle of Naseby.
Its consequences.
Victory of Montrose at Kilsyth.
Surrender of Bristol.
Defeat of Royalists at Chester.
Of Lord Digby at Sherburn.
The king retires to Oxford.
His intrigues with the Irish.
Mission of Glamorgan.
Who concludes a secret treaty.
It is discovered.
Party violence among the parliamentarians.
Charles attempts to negotiate with them.
He disavows Glamorgan.
Who yet concludes a peace in Ireland.
King proposes a personal treaty.
Montreuil negotiates with the Scots.
Ashburnham with the Independents.
Charles escapes to the Scots.
The royalists retire from the contest.
King disputes with Henderson.
Motives of his conduct.
He again demands a personal conference.
Negotiation between the parliament and the Scots.
Expedients proposed by the king.
Scots deliver him up to the parliament.
He still expects aid from Ireland.
But is disappointed.
Religious disputes.
Discontent of the Independents.
And of the Presbyterians.

CHAPTER III.

Opposite Projects Of The Presbyterians And Independents—The King
Is Brought From Holmby To The Army—Independents Driven From
Parliament—Restored By The Army—Origin Of The Levellers—King Escapes
From Hampton Court, And Is Secured In The Isle Of Wight—Mutiny In The
Army—Public Opinion In Favour Of The King—Scots Arm In His Defence—The
Royalists Renew The War—The Presbyterians Assume The Ascendancy—Defeat
Of The Scots—Suppression Of The Royalists—Treaty Of Newport—The King Is
Again Brought To The Army—The House Of Commons Is Purified—The King's
Trial—Judgment—And Execution—Reflections.

The king at Holmby.
Character of Fairfax.
Opposition of the Independents.
Demands of the Army.
Refusal of parliament.
The army carries off the king.
Marches towards London.
And treats the king with indulgence.
The Independents are driven from parliament.
Charles refuses the offers of the army.
Which marches to London.
Enters the city.
And gives the law to the parliament.
The king listens to the counsels of the officers.
And intrigues against them.
Rise of the Levellers.
The king's escape.
He is secured in the Isle of Wight.
Mutiny suppressed.
King rejects four bills.
Vote of non-addresses.
King subjected to farther restraint.
Public opinion in his favour.
Levellers prevail in the army.
The Scots take up arms for the king.
Also the English royalists.
Feigned reconciliation of the army and the city.
Insurrection in Kent.
Presbyterians again superior in parliament.
Defeat of the Scots.
And of the earl of Holland.
Surrender of Colchester.
Prince of Wales in the Downs.
Treaty of Newport.
Plan of new constitution.
Hints of bringing the king to trial.
Petition for that purpose.
King's answer to the parliament.
His