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The History of England from the Accession of James II.

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State of the Court of Saint Germains Feeling of the Jacobites; Compounders and Noncompounders Change of Ministry at Saint Germains; Middleton New Declaration put forth by James Effect of the new Declaration French Preparations for the Campaign; Institution of the Order of Saint Lewis Middleton's Account of Versailles William's Preparations for the Campaign Lewis takes the Field Lewis returns to Versailles Manoeuvres of Luxemburg Battle of Landen Miscarriage of the Smyrna Fleet Excitement in London Jacobite Libels; William Anderton Writings and Artifices of the Jacobites Conduct of Caermarthen Now Charter granted to the East India Company Return of William to England; Military Successes of France Distress of France A Ministry necessary to Parliamentary Government The First Ministry gradually formed Sunderland Sunderland advises the King to give the Preference to the Whigs Reasons for preferring the Whigs Chiefs of the Whig Party; Russell Somers Montague Wharton Chiefs of the Tory Party; Harley Foley Howe Meeting of Parliament Debates about the Naval Miscarriages Russell First Lord of the Admiralty; Retirement of Nottingham Shrewsbury refuses Office Debates about the Trade with India Bill for the Regulation of Trials in Cases of Treason Triennial Bill Place Bill Bill for the Naturalisation of Foreign Protestants Supply Ways and Means; Lottery Loan The Bank of England Prorogation of Parliament; Ministerial Arrangements; Shrewsbury Secretary of State New Titles bestowed French Plan of War; English Plan of War Expedition against Brest Naval Operations in the Mediterranean War by Land Complaints of Trenchard's Administration The Lancashire Prosecutions Meeting of the Parliament; Death of Tillotson Tenison Archbishop of Canterbury; Debates on the Lancashire Prosecutions Place Bill Bill for the Regulation of Trials in Cases of Treason; the Triennial Bill passed Death of Mary Funeral of Mary Greenwich Hospital founded.


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