Variations in hyphenation and accents have been
standardised but all other spelling and punctuation remains
unchanged, except as noted below.
Page 203 - Corrected “Parliamen” to “Parliament”
Page 216 - Corrected “PARLIAMLNT” to “PARLIAMENT”
Page 481 - Corrected “wa sno” to “was no”
Page 538 - Corrected “devoloping” to “developing”
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BY
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1875
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CHAP. I. Peace with France and Spain 3
” II. Share of England in the events of the Thirty Years’
War 1630-1636 15
” III. Monarchical tendencies of the Home Government 31
Taxes levied without a grant of Parliament 33
Charles I’s relations with Catholicism 38
State of opinion in the Church of England at this time 45
Further designs of the Government 51
Public Affairs 54
” IV. Conflicting tendencies of the Age, and within the Kingdom
of Great Britain 59
” V. Origin and outbreak of Ecclesiastical Disturbances in
Scotland 71
” VI. The Scottish Covenant 88
” VII. Attempts at an accommodation. Independent Assembly
of the Church 105
CONNEXION BETWEEN THE TROUBLES IN SCOTLAND AND THOSE IN
ENGLAND AND ELSEWHERE.
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CHAP. I. Campaign of Charles I against Scotland 121
” II. Relations of the English Court with the Court and
Policy of France 138
” III. Relations of England with the army of Bernard of
Weimar and with the Spanish fleet under Oquendo 157
” IV. Renewed disturbances in Scotland 169
” V. Strafford and the Short Parliament 182
” VI. The Scots in England 199
THE LONG PARLIAMENT AND THE KING, DOWN TO THE OUTBREAK OF
THE CIVIL WAR.
CHAP. I. Summoning of the Parliament 216
” II. The first sittings of the Long Parliament 225
” III. Progress of aggressive tendencies in the Lower House.
Debates on Episcopacy 240
The Proceedings against Strafford 246
” IV. Attempt at a Reaction 253
” V. Parliamentary and popular agitation. Execution of
Strafford 264
” VI. Concessions and new demands 272
” VII. Charles I in Scotland 280
The Irish Rebellion 283
” VIII. Days of the Grand Remonstrance 290
” IX. Formation of a new Ministry. Tumultuous agitation
in the Capital 304
” X. Breach between the King and the Parliament 315
CHAP. I. Origin of the Civil War 338
” II. The Campaigns of 1642 and 1643 362
” III. Fresh interference of the Scots. Campaign of 1644 383
” IV. Preponderance of the Scots. Reconstruction of the
English army 405
The Westminster Assembly 408
The Negotiations at Uxbridge 412
Dissensions in Parliament. The Self-denying Ordinance 415
” V. The Campaign of 1645 423
CHAP. I. Flight of the King to the Scots 448
” II. Charles I at Newcastle 465