History of England from the Peace of Utrecht to the Peace of Versailles: History of England from the peace of Utrecht to the Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle

J. Murray, 1837 - Great Britain

CHAPTER	1

A secret Committee of Enquiry	25

Dissolution of Parliament	38

Birth of Prince Charles Stuart	45

English Writers under Charles the First	51

Plot to seize the Tower and the Bank	52

His harsh treatment in the Tower	58

Charge against Earl Cowper	65

He is created Lord Harrington	205

But yields to Walpole	210

Speech of Walpole	244

Strong popular ferment	251

Lord Talbot Chancellor	257

Motions on the dismissal of Bolton and Cobham	265

Negotiations abroad	273

Correspondence of Walpole with Cardinal Fleury	279

Ripperda the Spanish Prime Minister	82

Carteret is dismissed from his office	88

Prudent measures of Walpole and Lord Isla	105

His escape from the Castle of Segovia	113

Jacobite intrigues	128

Quarrel between James and his Consort	134

Character of Cardinal Fleury	152

Sir Spencer Compton designated as Prime Minister	175

And returns to Italy	185

Resolutions against reporting debates	191

Bill of Penalties against the city of Edinburgh	297

Superior correctness of the latter	318

Opinion of Alfieri Schiller and Byron	332

Sufferings of authors under his administration	338

He retires to Ireland in disgust	344

Consequences of this enactment	352

Origin of the Methodists	356

Alienation between the higher and lower clergy	369

Present state and prospects of the Methodists	391

Methodist soldiers at Fontenoy	xl

Title	History of England from the Peace of Utrecht to the Peace of Versailles: History of England from the peace of Utrecht to the Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle Volume 2 of History of England from the Peace of Utrecht to the Peace of Versailles: 1713-1783, Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope
Author	Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope
Publisher	J. Murray, 1837
Original from	the University of California
Digitized	15 Jun 2010

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