Leading Documents of English History: Together with Illustrative Material from Contemporary Writers and a Bibliography of Sources

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George Bell and Sons, 1900 - Great Britain - 607 pages

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Contents

Consequences of the Withdrawal of the Romans
76
London given up to the Barons
78
CHAPTER IVTHE BIRTH OF THE ENGLISH NATION 21 The Ancient Germans
79
Coming of Hengist and Horsa
80
England becomes One Kingdom
82
Reëstablishment of Christianity
84
The Dooms of the Kings Alfred Athelstan and Edgar 25 Of a Mans EyeWound and of various other Limbs
87
Of Lordless Men 27 Of Landless Men 28 Of the Doom concerning Hot Iron and Water
88
Of WerGilds
89
Of Peoples Ranks and
90
How the Hundred shall be held
91
Ordinance of King Edgar 33 Tithes ChurchScots 34 Hearth Penny
92
Festivals and Fasts 36 Secular Ordinance
93
CHAPTER VI THE DANES IN ENGLAND 37 Danish Invasions
96
Alfred at Athelney
97
Alfred and Guthrums Peace
98
Second Period of Danish Invasion
99
Laws of Canute
101
Charter of Canute
103
Letter of Canute to his People
105
Divorce Proceedings announced to the House of Com mons PAGE
106
Payment of Annates to the Pope Forbidden
107
Appeals to Rome Prohibited
108
PART III
109
Submission of the Clergy
110
CHAPTER VII THE NORMAN RULE 44 Invasion of England
111
Act of Supremacy 112 Denial of the Authority of the Pope
112
Dissolution of the Monasteries
113
Confession made with the Surrender of a Monastery
114
Directions for Visitations of Monasteries
115
Coronation Oath of William the Conqueror 46 Administration of William
117
Character of William
118
Doomsday Survey
119
The Magna Charta
124
Charter of the City of London from Henry I
127
The Constitutions of Clarendon
133
The Anglican Standpoint
134
The Presbyterian Position
135
Whitgifts Articles touching Preachers and other
136
Constitution of the Kings Household
141
PART IV
153
The Papal Legate in England
159
The Charge against the King
160
Charles refuses to Plead
161
The Sentence of the King
162
CHAPTER XTHE WINNING OF THE CHARTER
165
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CHAPTER XITHE GROWTH OF LAW 81 Summonses to Parliament
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Law of Mortmain
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Jesuits in England under William
191
The Statute of Quia Emptores
193
Coronation Oath of Edward II
195
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Statute of Labourers
206
LOLLARDY 96 Wycliffite Conclusions
209
Bull of Pope Gregory XI against Wycliffe
211
Reply of Wycliffe to a Summons from the Pope
212
De Hæretico Comburendo
214
Henry V to the Mayor and Sheriffs of London
217
Henry V to the Sheriff of Kent
219
Henry VI to the Abbot of St Edmondsbury
220
Mandate for the Burning of a Heretic
222
PART V
225
1509 to 1603
227
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Letters concerning the Suppression of the Monasteries
256
Summons to the Pilgrimage of Grace 118 Lancaster Heralds Mission to the Insurgents 119 The Six Articles 120 The Bible in the English Churches 12...
263
Regulations concerning the Sacrament of the Lords Supper 123 Act of Uniformity 124 Against Books and Images 125 Journal of Edward VI
273
Speeches at the Trial
276
CHAPTER XVIITHE REACTION AGAINST PROTESTANTISM 126 Lady Jane Greys Claim to the Throne
281
Execution of Lady Jane Grey
285
Privileges of Parliament
306
Elizabeth and Mary Stuart
307
Defeat of the Spanish Armada
309
Armada Speech of Elizabeth
310
Execution of Margaret Clitherow
312
Death of Elizabeth
313
ELIZABETHAN SEAMEN 144 Hawkins Third Voyage
316
Drakes Famous Voyage
319
Frobishers First Voyage
325
The Beginnings of American Colonization
327
PART VI
333
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335
Crown above the Courts
336
King is above the
337
Millenary Petition
338
Levying a Feudal
341
Benevolences
342
James I and the Commons
344
THE PURITAN REVOLUTION 155 The Petition of Right
348
First Writ of ShipMoney
352
ShipMoney declared Illegal
355
Charles I and Strafford
357
Act abolishing the Office of King
373
House of Lords Abolished 166 England declared to be a Commonwealth
376
Instrument of Government
377
Cromwell disciplines his first Parliament
387
Cromwell and the Kingship
389
Richard Cromwell becomes Lord Protector
392
CHAPTER XXIIITHE RESTORATION 171 Declaration of Breda
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Beginning of Cabinet Government 398 176 Opinion of French Court concerning Members of Cabal
398
Habeas Corpus
400
James II and the Catholics 179 The Last Appeal 400
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ENGLAND A CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY
415
CHAPTER XXIVTHE GLORIOUS REVOLUTION 180 Memorial from the Church of England to the Prince of Orange
417
The Prince of Orange reorganizes the Government
418
The Lords invite William to undertake the Government
419
Answer of the Prince to the Suggestions of the Lords
420
William of Orange to the Commons 186 The Commons answer the Prince 187 The Princes Address to Parliament
421
The Bill of Rights 190 Act of Settlement
424
CHAPTER XXVI THE JACOBITE REBELLIONS
456
CHAPTER XXVIIJOHN WILKES
467
CHAPTER XXVIIIAMERICAN INDEPENDENCE
474
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Character of the Colonists
480
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Act of Union between Great Britain and Ireland
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509
217
515
Speech on the First Reform Bill
519
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527
222
533
Repeal of the Corn
539
First Penal Settlement
545
90
548
227
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Result of the Finding of Gold
551
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Letter of Warren Hastings
557
Victoria Empress of India
565
Convention of Pretoria
571
Convention of London
580
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