FROM THE FALL OF MARLBOROUGH
TO THE PENINSULAR WAR
WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS,
INCLUDING COLOURED
AND REMBRANDT PLATES
VOL IV
THE KING'S EDITION
CASSELL AND COMPANY, LIMITED
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THE REIGN OF QUEEN ANNE (concluded). PAGE
Meeting of Parliament—Eugene's Visit to England—Ministerial Attacks on the Dutch—Meeting of the Negotiators atUtrecht—The Question of the Spanish Throne—Sham Fighting against the French—Debates on the Peace in Parliament—Withdrawalof the English Troops—Consequent Triumph of the French—Bolingbroke's Visit to Paris—Break-upof the Grand Alliance—More Negotiations with the Pretender—Death of Godolphin—Marlborough retires to theContinent—Signature of the Peace—The Treaty of Commerce—Its Rejection by the Commons—The Whereabouts ofthe Pretender—Dissolution of Parliament—The General Election—Intrigues with St. Germains—Bolingbroke'sActivity—His Friends in Office—The Empire and Spain make Peace—The Pretender declines Overtures to Changehis Religion—Illness of the Queen—Tax on Newspapers—Attack upon the "Public Spirit of the Whigs"—Steele expelledthe House—Proposals against the Pretender and for bringing over the Electoral Prince—Counter-scheme forbringing over the Pretender—Obstacles to the Scheme—The Queen's Letter to the Elector—Death of the ElectressSophia—The Schism Bill—Its Progress through the Houses—Reward for the Apprehension of the Pretender—Fall ofOxford—Bolingbroke's Jacobite Cabinet—Illness of the Queen—The Whig Coup d'État—Ruin and Desperation ofthe Jacobites—Death of Anne—Proclamation of George I. 1
THE REIGN OF GEORGE I.
Peaceful Accession of George I.—His Arrival—Triumph of the Whigs—Dissolution and General Election—The Address—Determinationto impeach the late Ministers—Flight of Bolingbroke and Ormonde—Impeachment of Oxford—TheRiot Act—The Rebellion of 1715—Policy of the Regent Orleans—Surrender of the Pretender's Ships—The Adventuresof Ormonde and Mar—The Highlands declare for the Pretender—Mar and Argyll—Advance of Mackintosh'sDetachment—Its Surrender at Preston—Battle of Sheriffmuir—Arrival of the Pretender—Mutual Disappointment—Advanceof Argyll—Flight of the Pretender to France—Punishment of the Rebels—Impeachment of the Rebel Lords—TheSeptennial Act—The King goes to Hanover—Impossibility of Reconstructing the Grand Alliance—Negotiationswith France—Danger of Hanover from Charles XII.—And from Russia—Alarm from Townshend—Termination ofthe Dispute—Fresh Differences between Stanhope and Townshend—Dismissal of the Latter—The Triple Alliance—Projectfor the Invasion of Scotland—Detection of the Plot—Dismissal of Townshend and Walpole—They go intoOpposition—Walpole's Financial Scheme—Attack on Cadogan—Trial of Oxford—Cardinal Alberoni—Outbreak ofHostilities between Austria and Spain—Occupation of Sardinia—Alberoni's Diplomacy—The Quadruple Alliance—Byngin the Mediterranean—Alberoni deserted by Savoy—Death of Charles XII.—Declaration of War with Spain—Repealof the Schism Act—Rejection of the Peerage Bill
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