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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.
Proposit