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A HISTORY
OF
THE REIGN OF QUEEN ANNE
BY
JOHN HILL BURTON, D.C.L.
HISTORIOGRAPHER-ROYAL FOR SCOTLAND
AUTHOR OF A HISTORY OF SCOTLAND,' etc.
IN THREE VOLS.
VOL. III.
WILLIAM BLACKWOOD AND SONS
EDINBURGH AND LONDON
MDCCCLXXX
All Rights reserved
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Sibrary of E. A Baines
4-26-40
CONTENTS OF THIRD VOLUME.
CHAPTER XIV.
War in the Netherlands and France.
PROJECT OF ENTERING FRANCE BY THE MOSELLE-ITS ABANDON-
MENT-THE SECRET MARCH TO THE NETHERLANDS-BATTLE OF
RAMILLIES-TRIUMPHANT PROCLAMATION-THE TWO FORCES-
BATTLE OF OUDENARDE-RECOVERY OF BRUSSELS, LOUVAIN,
AND OTHER TOWNS IN THE NETHERLANDS - ATTEMPTS TO
TREAT FOR PEACE-CROSSING THE FRENCH FRONTIER-SIEGE
AND CAPTURE OF LILLE AND TOURNAI-MILITARY REVIVAL
OF FRANCE-VAST ARMIES ON BOTH SIDES-BATTLE OF MAL-
PAGE
PLAQUET,
1-50
CHAPTER XV.
The Revolution at Court.
THREE
THE QUEEN AND THE DUCHESS-THE QUARREL-RISE OF ABIGAIL
-HARLEY, HIS INSCRUTABILITY-DISMISSAL OF GODOLPHIN—
HIS RECEPTION OF IT - HIS PROPHETIC WARNINGS
CONSPICUOUS STATESMEN: BOLINGBROKE, HARLEY, AND WAL-
POLE THEIR RELATIVE CAREERS GUISCARD'S ATTACK ON
-
HARLEY-A NEW PARLIAMENT THE OLD MINISTRY ATTACKED
THROUGH THE WAR IN SPAIN EXPEDITION TO QUEBEC-
COMMANDED BY ABIGAIL'S BROTHER THE HOUSE OF LORDS
-THE TWELVE NEW PEERS-THE FALL OF MARLBOROUGH,
51-98
CHAPTER XVI.
The Treaty of Utrecht.
DEATH OF THE EMPEROR OF GERMANY
NAVY
SUCCEEDED BY THE
ARCHDUKE CHARLES-HE NO LONGER A PRACTICAL COMPETI-
TOR FOR THE CROWN OF SPAIN PROSPECTS OF PEACE-
INTERESTS OF BRITAIN IN ADJUSTMENT OF TREATY
AND COLONIES-THE POSITION OF THE NORTHERN POWERS-
SWEDEN AND CHARLES XII.-MARLBOROUGH'S VISIT TO HIM—
PETER THE GREAT AND RUSSIA-NOT ADMITTED TO THE GRAND
ALLIANCE-DIFFICULTIES FROM THE ARREST OF HIS AMBASSA-
DOR IN LONDON -THE CONFERENCE OF GERTRUYDENBERG-
THE CONFERENCE OPENED AT UTRECHT-REPRESENTATION OF
THE COMMONS-STIPULATIONS OF THE TREATY,
99-141
CHAPTER XVII.
Freland.
DIFFERENCE IN THE RELATIONS TO ENGLAND OF SCOTLAND AND
OF IRELAND-QUESTION OF INCLUDING IRELAND IN THE UNION
OF 1707-THE EARLY CIVILISATION OF IRELAND QUESTION
OF SUSCEPTIBILITIES TO INCIPIENT CIVILISATION AND INABILITY
TO ADVANCE- THE TRADE JEALOUSIES OF ENGLAND PROMPT
OUTRAGES IN IRELAND-THE WOOLLEN TRADE PUT DOWN IN
IRELAND, AND LINEN SUBSTITUTED—HOW THE PRIVILEGES FELL
TO SCOTSMEN INSTEAD OF IRISHMEN--COMPARATIVE FERTILITY
IN IRELAND AND BARRENNESS IN SCOTLAND SUBSEQUENT
REVERSAL OF THE CONDITIONS—PENAL LAWS IN IRELAND, 142-183
CHAPTER XVIII.
London.
SECURITY
THE TWO GREAT CAPITALS OPPOSITE EACH OTHER
FROM ATTACK- DIFFICULT NAVIGATION OF THE THAMES
QUEEN ELIZABETH'S LONDON, AND QUEEN ANNE'S THE WALLS
AND GATES-STREETS-THE ROW-REMNANTS OF ROMAN LON-
DON—THE TRAINED-BANDS-GOVERNMENT AND POLICE, 184-207
CHAPTER XIX.
The Four Last Years.
THE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND-CASE OF GREENSHIELDS-ESTABLISH-
MENT OF APPEAL TO THE HOUSE OF LORDS ABOLITION OF
PATRONAGE-ACT AGAINST OCCASIONAL CONFORMISTS IN ENG-
LAND THE LEGISLATION OF THE PERIOD THE ASSIENTO AND
THE SOUTH SEA ACT THE COMPANY MONOPOLY OF THE
SLAVE-TRADE BY BRITAIN THE SITUATION AND THE JACO-
BITES QUARREL BETWEEN BOLINGBROKE AND OXFORD THE
QUEEN'S DEATH THE CRITICAL ASSEMBLING OF THE PRIVY
COUNCIL,
208-237
CHAPTER XX.
Entellectual Progress.
THE LITERATURE POPULAR WITHIN THE PERIOD-THE AUTHORS
OF THE PERIOD: POPE, ADDISON, SWIFT, DEFOE, TOM BROWN,
NED WARD, GAY, PARNELL-THE PERIODICAL PRESS-MALIG-
NITIES-DEFICIENCY OF VERNACULAR LITERATURE IN SCOT-
LAND, AND THE CAUSE DEPRESSION OF PICTORIAL ART:
YOUNG HOGARTH ARCHITECTURE TRIUMPH OF SCIENCE :
NEWTON,
238-316
INDEX,
317-338