Synopses & Reviews
THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND FROM THE RESTORATION TO THE DEATH OF WILLIAM III. 1660-1702 BY RICHARD LODGE. CONTENTS CHAPTER I. THB RESTORATION - IN ENGLAND. 1660. Character of the Restoration Monk, Montagu and Hyde Return of the royal family . Marriage of James to Anne Hyde Clarendon statesmanship . . . Distribution of offices .... 29 Aug. Act of Indemnity and Oblivion Question of land .... Abolition of feudal dues The army disbanded .... Ecclesiastical questions ... 25 Oct. The Worcester House declaration 29 Dec. Dissolution of the convention parliament 1 66 1. The cavalier parliament 19 May, 1662. The Act of Uniformity 24 Aug. The nonconformists quit their livings 1660-62. Foreign policy ..... 21 May, 1662. Charles marries Catharine of Braganza Sale of Dunkirk to France . PAQB X 2 3 3 5 7 8 9 10 X2 13 15 15 16 17 18 19-21 22 CHAPTER II. THE RESTORATION IN SCOTLAND. 1660. Scotland recovers its independence .... 24 Prominent Scottish politicians .... 28-30 Distribution of offices . . . . 3 1 Question of amnesty in Scotland ., . .31 i Jan., 1661. The Scottish parliament ...... 33 28 March. The Act Rescissory . ...... 34 27 May. Execution of Argyle ....... 35 Restoration of episcopacy ...... 3 6 1662. The Act of Indemnity 37 The billeting plot against Lauderdale . . 38 The extreme presbyterians quit their livings . . 39 be POLITICAL HISTORY OF ENGLAND. PAGE 1663. Lauderdales victory over Middleton .... 40 9 Oct. Dissolution of the first parliament .... 41 Comparison of Scottish with English Restoration, 42 Scotland and the Navigation Act .... 43 CHAPTER III. THE RESTORATION IN IRELAND. 1660. Ireland recovers its separate parliament ... 44 1660-67. Settlement of the Church 45 1660. Question ofIrish lands 46-48 The government of Ireland 49 30 Nov. Declaration by the king on the land question . . 50 May, 1661. Meeting of Irish parliament 51 27 Sept. The Act of Settlement 53 1661-64. Difficulties in carrying it out 54 1665. The Explanatory Act 55 Ireland and the Navigation Act 57 Restrictions on Irish agriculture 58 CHAPTER IV. THE FALL OF CLARENDON. Character and aims of Charles II. . . 60-64 1662. Opponents of Clarendon 65 26 Dec. The first declaration of indulgence .... 67 1663. Bristol impeaches Clarendon 68 Clarendon recovers his ascendency .... 69 1664. The Conventicle Act 69 31 Oct., 1665. The Five Mile Act .69 Causes of quarrel with the Dutch, 70 Louis XIV. and the law of devolution . . 72 22 Feb. Declaration of war against the Dutch 73 3 June. Naval battle off Lowestoft 74 The great plague in London 74 The appropriation of supplies 75 1-4 June, 1666. The Four Days 1 battle 77 2-6 Sept. The Fire of London 77 1667. Negotiations for peace 79 June. The Dutch fleet in the Medway 80 21 July. Treaty of Breda 80 Downfall of Clarendon 81-83 CHAPTER V. THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE AND THE TREATY OP DOVER. 1667 The ministry after Clarendons fall .... 84-86 The so-called Cabal 87 French attack on the Netherlands .... 88 CONTENTS OF THE EIGHTH VOLUME. XI CHAPTER VI. THE FALL OF THE CABAL AND THB SECOND DUTCH WAR. xii POLITICAL HISTORY OF ENGLAND. CHAPTER VIII. THE POPISH PLOT AND THE EXCLUSION BILL. 1678. Titus Gates and his story 151 Death of Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey . . . 153 21 Oct. Meeting of Parliament 154 The Parliamentary Test Act 155 Attacks on the Duke of York 156 28 Nov. Oates accuses the queen 157 Impeachment of Danby .158 30 Dec. Close of the parliament 158 1679. Charles triesto conciliate the opposition . . . 159 Dismissal and imprisonment of Danby . . . 160 21 April. Formation of the new council 161 Scheme of limitations 163 The Exclusion Bill 163 27 May Parliament prorogued 164 12 July. Dissolution of the parliament 165 August Illness of Charles II 166 1680...