The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Cæsar to the revolution in 1688. 5 vols. [in 9. The plates are dated 1797 to 1806]. |
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Vouches the truth of Buckingham ' s misrepresentation of the affair to parliament ,
141 . A marriage with the Princess Henrietta of France proposed , 149 . Death of
his father , 153 . See the next article . Charles I . summons a parliament on his ...
Vouches the truth of Buckingham ' s misrepresentation of the affair to parliament ,
141 . A marriage with the Princess Henrietta of France proposed , 149 . Death of
his father , 153 . See the next article . Charles I . summons a parliament on his ...
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His reflections on the proposal , 340 . Concludes an imprudent pacification with
them , 341 . How induced to this measure , 342 . Disbands an army , 344 .
Assembles a fourth parliament , after an interval of eleven years , 345 . Lays
before it an ...
His reflections on the proposal , 340 . Concludes an imprudent pacification with
them , 341 . How induced to this measure , 342 . Disbands an army , 344 .
Assembles a fourth parliament , after an interval of eleven years , 345 . Lays
before it an ...
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Sir Phelim O ' Neale forges a commission from him for the Irish massacre , 443 .
Communicates his intelligence of the Irish insurrection to the Scots parliament , ib
. Informs the English parliament of it , 444 . Returns to London , and is presented
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Sir Phelim O ' Neale forges a commission from him for the Irish massacre , 443 .
Communicates his intelligence of the Irish insurrection to the Scots parliament , ib
. Informs the English parliament of it , 444 . Returns to London , and is presented
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His speech to parliament , 25 . Is exhorted by parliament to guard against the
growing power of France , 27 . Requests supplies , and pledges his honour for
the proper application of them , 28 . Is addressed by the parliament to form an
alliance ...
His speech to parliament , 25 . Is exhorted by parliament to guard against the
growing power of France , 27 . Requests supplies , and pledges his honour for
the proper application of them , 28 . Is addressed by the parliament to form an
alliance ...
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Marches the army toward London against the parliament , 91 . Retires to Reading
, 97 . Pays court to the King and enters privately into treaty with him , 98 . The
army marches to London , 103 . Remarks on his conduct between the King and ...
Marches the army toward London against the parliament , 91 . Retires to Reading
, 97 . Pays court to the King and enters privately into treaty with him , 98 . The
army marches to London , 103 . Remarks on his conduct between the King and ...
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| Title | The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Cæsar to the revolution in 1688. 5 vols. [in 9. The plates are dated 1797 to 1806]. Volume 8 of The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Cæsar to the revolution in 1688. 5 vols. [in 9. The plates are dated 1797 to 1806], David Hume |
| Author | David Hume |
| Published | 1812 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 14 May 2007 |
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