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The History Of England From The Invasion Of Julius Cæsar To The End Of The Reign Of James The Second

Volume II covers the tumultous period from Henry III through Edward V and Richard III, including the War of the Roses, the struggle between the Houses of York and of Lancaster for the throne.

Volume V details the accession of James I and the establishment of the Stuart dynasty, the heightened tensions between the king and parliament as the kingdom grappled with the questions of absolute rule and the problems of religion, continuing into the reign of Charles I, the civil war, and the execution of Charles.

It has been remarked, my HERMIPPUS, that though the ancient philosophers conveyed most of their instruction in the form of dialogue, this method of composition has been little practised in later ages, and has seldom succeeded in the hands of those who have attempted it. Accurate and regular argument,...

Volume III examines the early Tudor period, from Henry VII through Edward VI, Lady Jane Grey, and Mary I, with an appendix discussng toleration.

The History Of England From The Invasion Of Julius Cæsar To The End Of The Reign Of James The Second

Volume VI discusses the Commonwealth established by Oliver Cromwell, the Stuart Restoration, making Charles II king, succeeded by his brother, James II, the abdication of James, and Parliament's offer of the Act of Settlement, and the accession of William and Mary.

Volume IV covers the reign of Elizabeth, perhaps the greatest monarch England ever had, including her struggles with and eventual defeat of Mary Queen of Scots.

The History Of England From The Invasion Of Julius Cæsar To The End Of The Reign Of James The Second

FOR three hundred years a bitter controversy has raged around the actions of Philip II. of Spain. Until our own times no attempt even had been made to write his life-history from an impartial point of view. He had been alternately deified and execrated, until through the mists of time and prejudice...

CONTENTS FOREWORD THEODORE ROOSEVELT AND THE ABOLITIONISTS THE ABOLITIONISTS — WHO AND WHAT THEY WERE ONE OF THEIR TRAITS PRO-SLAVERY PREJUDICE THE POLITICAL SITUATION ANTI-SLAVERY PIONEERS SALMON PORTLAND CHASE JOHN QUINCY ADAMS ANTI-SLAVERY SOCIETIES WANTED, AN ANTI-SLAVERY SOCIETY ANTI-SLAVERY...

A short, sharp intervention in the crucial debate about the future of democracy, which has been brought to a head by events from Brexit to the Trump phenomenon. We live in strange days in the history of democracy. Every serious politician in the Western world supports democracy. Yet when the EU Referendum...

Extinct Birds was the first comprehensive review of the hundreds of the bird species and subspecies that have become extinct over the last 1,000 years of habitat degradation, over-hunting and rat introduction. It has become the standard text on this subject, covering both familiar icons of extinction...

Extrait :  Après avoir joint la compagnie que je trouvais rassemblée dans la bibliothèque de Cléanthe, Déméa fit quelques  compliments à Cléanthe du soin qu’il prenait de mon éducation et de la constance inébranlable...