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The History of England

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James II, 1685-1688, William and Mary, 1689-1702
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Cover of: History of England
History of England
2006, Penguin Books, Limited
in English
Cover of: The history of England
The history of England
1986, Penguin Books
in English
Cover of: The History of England
The History of England
1979, Penguin Books
in English
Cover of: The history of England
The history of England
1968, Washington Square Press
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Table of Contents

Lord Macaulay: Introduction
Page 7
Whig History
Page 7
Thomas Babington Macaulay
Page 13
The History of England
Page 25
A Note on the Text
Page 43
Bibliographical Note
Page 45
Chronological Notes
Page 47
The History of England
I. Macaulay's Purpose
Page 51
2. The State of England in 1685: Squires and Parsons
Page 54
3. The New Reign
Page 70
4. James II's Dissenting Allies: The Quakers
Page 87
A. William Penn
Page 87
B. George Fox
Page 92
5. The First Revolts: Argyll, Monmouth, and the Bloody Assize
Page 99
6. James II and the Catholic Parties
Page 132
A. The Jesuits
Page 133
B. The English Catholic Gentry
Page 139
7. James II Looks to Ireland
Page 143
8. William of Orange
Page 167
9. The Attack on the Universities
Page 179
10. The Seven Bishops
Page 205
11. James II's Irish Army
Page 241
12. The Arrival of the Prince of Orange
Page 249
13. The Vacancy of Government
Page 275
14. William of Orange Becomes King of England
Page 286
15. The Revolution in Ireland
Page 296
A. The Siege of Londonderry, April-July 1689
Page 296
B. The Battle of the Boyne, 30 June 1690
Page 321
C. The Sieges of Limerick, 1690, 1691
Page 326
16. The Revolution in Scotland
Page 358
A. The State of the Highlands
Page 358
B. The Battle of Killiecrankie, 27 July 1689
Page 383
C. The Church Settlement of Scotland, 1690-91
Page 397
D. The Massacre of Glencoe, 13 February 1692
Page 406
17. The Non-jurors
Page 433
A. The English Non-jurors
Page 434
B. The Scottish Non-jurors
Page 451
18. The War with France
Page 456
A. The Battle of La Hogue, 24 May 1692
Page 456
B. The Peace of Ryswick, 1697
Page 477
19. Economic Consequences of the Revolution
Page 487
A. The National Debt, 1693
Page 487
B. The Bank of England, 1694
Page 498
C. The Darien Scheme, 1695-9
Page 509
20. The New Threat: Parliamentary Corruption
Page 538
21. The Summing Up
Page 546
Index
Page 559

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Penguin Classics

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OL7354723M
ISBN 10
0140431330
ISBN 13
9780140431339
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30811
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