A History of England, Period III. Constitutional Monarchy. J. Franck Bright

914 Dismissal of Sunderland and Godolphin, 914 Harley's Tory ministry, 915 Conference at Gertruydenberg, 915 The war in Spain, 915 Harley's policy, 916 1711 Peace negotiations, 917 Attack on Marlborough in Parliament, 919 1712 Ormond given command of the army, 920 1713 Peace of Utrecht, 921 Conduct of Harley and Bolingbroke on the succession question, 922 1714 New Tory Parliament, 922 Jacobite intrigues, 923 The Queen's death, 924 1702 Lengthened negotiations for the Union of England and Scotland, 924 1707 The Union completed, 928

       GEORGE I. 1714–1727.

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1714 Probability of a restoration of the Stuarts,	929
Council of Regency,	930
Peaceful accession of the King,	930
New Whig ministry,	931
The Hanoverian succession a Whig triumph,	931
Riots in the country,	931
1715 Impeachment of the late ministers,	932
The Jacobite rebellion,	932
Disaffection in Scotland,	933
Failure of the Jacobite hopes of French help,	933
Mar organizes the insurrection in Scotland,	934
Vigorous measures of the Government,	935
Mar's success in the Highlands,	935
Forster defeated at Preston,	936
Mar defeated at Sheriffmuir,	937
1716 The Pretender arrives, but shortly withdraws again,	937
Punishment of the rebels,	938
The Septennial Act,	938
First signs of the disruption of the ministry,	940
George goes to Hanover with Stanhope,	940
Negotiations with France,	940
Hanover threatened by Charles XII.,	941
Dismissal of Townshend,	942
1717 The Triple Alliance,	942
Stanhope's ministry,	942
Threatening state of Europe,	942
Danger to England from Charles XII.,	943
And from Alberoni,	944
1718 The Quadruple Alliance,	945
1719 Fall of Alberoni,	946
1720 European peace,	946