The History of England ... Embellished with engravings on copper and wood, from Thurston's designs

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THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND. It was reserved for Bacon, that great ornament to the English nation, to dissipate the gloom which had so long pervaded the Schools, and to introduce that true Philosophy which is requisite to the attainment of solid knowledge, and which has been since so happily established. VOLUME VI. THE HISTORY OF Cnglantj, FROM THE INVASION OF JULIUS CÆSAR TO THE REVOLUTION IN 1688. By DAVID HUME, Esq. EMBELLISHED WITH Œngtaoings* on Copper, anb 2Ælooo, FROM THURSTON'S DESIGNS. VOLUME THE SIXTH. LONDON : PRINTED FOR E. SCHOLEY, 46, BALDWIN, CRADOCK, AND JOY, 47, PATERNOSTEE-EOW, GEORGE COWIE, POULTEY, LONDON I AND JOHN BALLANTYNE, EDINBURGH. 1817. CONTENTS OF VOLUME THE SIXTH. CHAP. XL. ELIZABETH. Character of the puritans. . . . Duke of Norfolk's conspiracy • • • Insurrection in the North. . . .

Assassination of the earl of Murray. ... A parliament. . . . Civil wars of France. . . . Affairs of the Low Countries. . . . New conspiracy of the Duke of Norfolk. . . . Trial of Norfolk. . . . His execution. . . . Scotch affairs. . . . French affairs. . . . Massacre of Paris. . . . French affairs. . . . Civil wars of the Low Countries. . . A parliament . . Page 1 CHAP. XLI. Affairs of Scotland. . . . Spanish affairs. ... Sir Francis Drake. ... A parliament. . . . Negociations of marriage with the duke of Anjou. . . . Affairs of Scotland. . . . Letter from queen Mary to Elizabeth. . . Conspiracies in England .... A parliament .... The ecclesiastical CONTENTS. IV commission .... Affairs of the Low Countries Hostilities with Spain 109 CHAP. XLII. Zeal of the catholics .... Babington's conspiracy Mary assents to the conspiracy ....

The conspirators seized and executed .... Resolution to try the queen of Scots .... The commissioners prevail on her to submit to the trial .... The trial .... Sentence against Mary .... Interposition of King James .... Reasons for the execution of Mary .... The execution Mary's character . . . The queen's effected sorrow .... Drake destroys the Spanish fleet at Cadiz .... Philip projects the invasion of England .... The invincible Armada . . . Preparations in England . ; . The Arma da arrives in the channel . .'. . Defeated .... A parliament .... Expedition against Portugal .... Affairs of Scotland 1 78 CHAP. XLIII. French affairs .... Murder of the Duke of Guise Murder of Henry III. . . . Progress of Henry IV. . . . Naval enterprises against Spain ... A parliament Henry IV. embraces the catholic religion ....