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Kiss K. Richardson.
Printed by A. Strahan, Printers-Street, London.
23.7 1913
CONTENTS
OF
THE THIRD VOLUME.
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CHAP. XVII.
RICHARD II.
Government during the Minority.-Insurrection of the
common People. Discontents of the Barons.- Civil
Commotions. Expulsion or Execution of the King's
Ministers. Cabals of the Duke of Glocester. Murder
of the Duke of Glocester. Banishment of Henry Duke
of Hereford. Return of Henry.- General Insurrec-
tion. Deposition of the King-His Murder - His
Character. Miscellaneous Transactions during this
Reign.
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CHAP. XVIII.
HENRY IV.
Title of the King. An Insurrection. An Insurrection
in Wales.The Earl of Northumberland rebels.-
CHAP. XIX.
HENRY V.
The King's former Disorders - His Reformation. —
The Lollards. — Punishment of Lord Cobham. - State
of France. — Invasion of that Kingdom. - Battle of
Azincour. State of France. New Invasion of France.
-Assassination of the Duke of Burgundy. - Treaty
of Troye. -Marriage of the King. His Death-
and Character.-Miscellaneous Transactions during his
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HENRY VI.
CHAP. XX.
Government during the Minority.—State of France.
Military Operations.- Battle of Verneuil. Siege of
Orleans. The Maid of Orleans.-The Siege of Or-
leans raised. The King of France crowned at Rheims.
Prudence of the Duke of Bedford. Execution of
the Maid of Orleans. Defection of the Duke of Bur-
gundy. Death of the Duke of Bedford. Decline of
the English in France. Truce with France.-Mar-
riage of the King with Margaret of Anjou. Murder
of the Duke of Glocester. - State of France. Re-
newal of the War with France. The English expelled
France.
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CHAP. XXI.
Claim of the Duke of York to the Crown. The Earl of
Warwic.- Impeachment of the Duke of Suffolk. - His
Banishment and Death. Popular Insurrection. —
The Parties of York and Lancaster.— First Armament
of the Duke of York. - First Battle of St. Alban's.-
Battle
Battle of Blore-heath of Northampton. A Parlia-
ment. Battle of Wakefield. - Death of the Duke of
York. Battle of Mortimer's Cross. Second Battle
of St. Alban's. - Edward IV. assumes the Crown.
Miscellaneous Transactions of this Reign.
CHAP. XXII.
EDWARD IV.
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Battle of Touton. Henry escapes into Scotland. — A
Parliament. Battle of Hexham. — Henry taken Pri-
soner, and confined to the Tower. - King's Marriage
with the Lady Elizabeth Gray. Warwic disgusted.
- Alliance with Burgundy. -Insurrection in York-
shire. Battle of Banbury. Warwic and Clarence
banished.-Warwic and Clarence return.-Edward IV.
expelled. Henry VI. restored. - Edward IV. returns.
- Battle of Barnet, and Death of Warwic.- Battle of
Teukesbury, and Murder of Prince Edward. - Death
of Henry VI. Invasion of France. Peace of Pec-
quigni. Trial and Execution of the Duke of Clarence.
-Death and Character of Edward IV.
CHAP. XXIII.
EDWARD V. and RICHARD III.
216
Edward V. State of the Court. The Earl of Rivers V.-
arrested. - Duke of Glocester Protector. Execution
of Lord Hastings. The Protector aims at the Crown.
Assumes the Crown. Murder of Edward V. and of
the Duke of York. Richard III. - Duke of Buck-
ingham discontented.-The Earl of Richmond. - Buck-
ingham executed. Invasion by the Earl of Richmond.
- Battle of Bosworth. - Death and Character of
Richard III.
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HENRY VII.
CHAP. XXIV.
Accession of Henry VII. — His Title to the Crown.
King's Prejudice against the House of York - His joy-
ful Reception in London - His Coronation - Sweating
Sickness. A Parliament. Entail of the Crown.-
King's Marriage. An Insurrection. - Discontents of
the People. Lambert Simnel. Revolt of Ireland.
- Intrigues of the Dutchess of Burgundy. — Lambert
Simnel invades England. - Battle of Stoke.
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CHAP. XXV.
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State of foreign Affairs. - State of Scotland-of Spain
- of the Low Countries of France of Britany..
French Invasion of Britany. - French Embassy to Eng-
land. Dissimulation of the French Court. An In-
surrection in the North-suppressed. King sends
Forces into Britany.-Annexation of Britany to France.
A Parliament. War with France. Invasion of
France.-Peace with France. - Perkin Warbec― His
Imposture He is avowed by the Dutchess of Bur-
gundy - and by many of the English Nobility.—Trial
and Execution of Stanley. A Parliament.
CHAP. XXVI.
332
Perkin retires to Scotland. · Insurrection in the West.
Battle of Blackheath. - Truce with Scotland. - Perkin
taken Prisoner. Perkin executed. The Earl of War-
wic executed. Marriage of Prince Arthur with Ca-
therine of Arragon His Death.— Marriage of the
Princess Margaret with the King of Scotland. - Op-
pressions