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

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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

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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

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-

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,

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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.

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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