Constitutional History of England, Henry VII to George II. Volume 2 of 3

Constitutional History of England, Henry VII to George II. Volume 2 of 3

Declaration of the King after the DissolutionProsecutions of Eliot and others for Conduct in ParliamentOf Chambers for refusing to pay CustomsCommendable Behaviour of Judges in some InstancesMeans adopted to raise the RevenueCompositions for KnighthoodForest LawsMonopoliesShip-MoneyExtension of it to inland PlacesHampden's Refusal to payArguments on the CaseProclamationsVarious arbitrary ProceedingsStar-Chamber JurisdictionPunishments inflicted by itCases of Bishop Williams, Prynne, etc.Laud, his CharacterLord StraffordCorrespondence between these twoConduct of Laud in the ChurchProsecution of PuritansFavour shown to CatholicsTendency to their ReligionExpectations entertained by themMission of PanzaniIntrigue of Bishop Montagu with himChillingworthHalesCharacter of Clarendon's WritingsAnimadversions on his Account of this PeriodScots Troubles, and Distress of the GovernmentParliament of April 1640Council of YorkConvocation of Long Parliament Page 1 Character of Long ParliamentIts salutary MeasuresTriennial BillOther beneficial LawsObservationsImpeachment of StraffordDiscussion of its JusticeAct against Dissolution of Parliament without its ConsentInnovations meditated in the ChurchSchism in the Constitutional PartyRemonstrance of November 1641Suspicions of the King's SincerityQuestion of the MilitiaHistorical Sketch of Military Force in EnglandIncroachments of the ParliamentNineteen PropositionsDiscussion of the respective Claims of the two Parties to SupportFaults of both Page 85 Success of the King in the first Part of the WarEfforts by the moderate Party for PeaceAffair at BrentfordTreaty of OxfordImpeachment viii of the QueenWaller's PlotSecession of some Peers to the King's QuartersTheir Treatment there impoliticThe anti-pacific Party gain the Ascendant at WestminsterThe Parliament makes a new Great SealAnd takes the CovenantPersecution of the Clergy who refuse itImpeachment and Execution of LaudDecline of the King's Affairs in 1644Factions at OxfordRoyalist Lords and Commoners summoned to that CityTreaty of UxbridgeImpossibility of AgreementThe Parliament insist on unreasonable TermsMiseries of the WarEssex and Manchester suspected of LukewarmnessSelf-denying OrdinanceBattle of NasebyDesperate Condition of the King's AffairsHe throws himself into the Hands of the ScotsHis Struggles to preserve Episcopacy, against the Advice of the Queen and othersBad Conduct of the QueenPublication of Letters taken at NasebyDiscovery of Glamorgan's TreatyKing delivered up by the ScotsGrowth of the Independents and RepublicansOpposition to the Presbyterian GovernmentTolerationIntrigues of the Army with the KingHis Person seizedThe Parliament yield to the ArmyMysterious Conduct of CromwellImprudent Hopes of the KingHe rejects the Proposals of the ArmyHis Flight from Hampton CourtAlarming Votes against himScots' InvasionThe Presbyterians regain the AscendantTreaty of NewportGradual Progress of a Republican PartyScheme among the Officers of bringing Charles to TrialThis is finally determinedSeclusion of Presbyterian MembersMotives of some of the King's JudgesQuestion of his Execution discussedHis CharacterIcon Basilike Page 138 ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 42179
Author: Hallam, Henry
Release Date: Feb 23, 2013
Format: eBook
Language: English