The History of England Volume IV. David Hume

      

      THE HISTORY

      OF ENGLAND

      VOLUME IV

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      CONTENTS

      OF THE FOURTH VOLUME

XXXVIII ELIZABETH

Queen’s popularity — Re-establishment of the protestant religion — A parliament — Peace with France — Disgust between the queen and Mary queen of Scots — Scots affairs — Reformation in Scotland — Civil wars in Scotland — Interposal of the queen in Scots affairs — Settlement of Scotland — French affairs — Arrival of Mary in Scotland — Bigotry of the Scotch Reformers — Wise government of Elizabeth

       XXXIX

       State of Europe — Civil wars of France — Havre de Grace put in possession of the English — A parliament — Havre lost — Scots affairs — The queen of Scots marries the earl of Darnley — Confederacy against the protestants — Murder of Rizzio — A parliament — Murder of Darnley — Queen of Scots marries Bothwel — Insurrections in Scotland — Imprisonment of Mary — Mary flies into England — Conferences at York and Hampton Court

       XL

       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 — Scots affairs — French affairs — Massacre of Paris — French affairs — Civil wars of the Low Countries — A parliament

       XLI

       Scots affairs — Spanish affairs — Sir Francis Drake — A parliament — Negociations of marriage with the duke of Anjou — Scots affairs — Letter of queen Mary to Elizabeth — Conspiracies in England — A parliament — The ecclesiastical commission — Affairs of the Low Countries — Hostilities with Spain

       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 affected sorrow — Drake destroys the Spanish fleet at Cadiz — Philip projects the invasion of England — The invincible Armada — Preparations in England — The Armada arrives in the channel — Defeated — A parliament — Expedition against Portugal — Scots affairs

       XLIII

       French affairs — Murder of the duke of Guise — Murder of Henry the third — Progress of Henry the fourth — Naval enterprizes against Spain — A Parliament — Henry the fourth embraces the catholic religion — Scots affairs — Naval enterprizes — A parliament — Peace of Vervins — The earl of Essex

       XLIV

       State of Ireland — Tyrone’s rebellion — Essex sent over to Ireland — His ill success — Returns to England — Is disgraced — His intrigues — His insurrection — His trial and execution — French affairs — Mountjoy’s success in Ireland — Defeat of the Spaniards and Irish — A parliament — Tyrone’s submission — Queen’s sickness — And death — And character

       APPENDIX III

       Government of England — Revenues — Commerce — Military force — Manners — Learning

      THE HISTORY

      OF ENGLAND

      VOLUME IV

XXXVIII ELIZABETH

Queen’s popularity — Re-establishment of the protestant religion — A parliament — Peace with France — Disgust between the queen and Mary queen of Scots — Affairs of Scotland — Reformation in Scotland — Civil wars in Scotland — Interposal of the queen in the affairs of Scotland — Settlement of Scotland — French affairs — Arrival of Mary in Scotland — Bigotry of the Scotch Reformers — Wise government of Elizabeth

      1558.

      Queen’s popularity.

      IN A NATION so divided as the English, it could scarcely be expected, that the death of one sovereign, and the accession of another, who was generally believed to have embraced opposite principles to those which prevailed, could be the object of universal satisfaction: Yet so much were men displeased with the present conduct of affairs, and such apprehensions were entertained of futurity, that the people, overlooking their theological disputes, expressed a general and unfeigned joy that the scepter had passed into the hand of Elizabeth. That princess had discovered great prudence in her conduct during the reign of