Source-book of English History: Leading Documents, Together with Illustrative Material from Contemporary Writers and a Bibliography of Sources

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H. Holt, 1900 - 609 pages
 

Table des matières

Description of the Britons
68
Consequences of the Withdrawal of the Romans
76
London given up to the Barons
78
PAGE
79
Ordinance of King Edgar ChurchScots
92
Alfred and Guthrums Peace
98
Letter of Canute to his People
105
Divorce Proceedings announced to the House of Com
106
CHAPTER VII THE NORMAN RULE
111
Coronation Oath of William the Conqueror
117
The Magna Charta
124
Charter of the City of London from Henry I
127
The Constitutions of Clarendon
133
The Anglican Standpoint
134
The Presbyterian Position
135
Whitgifts Articles touching Preachers and other Or ders for the Church
136
Puritan Demands
137
Privileges of Parliament
138
Elizabeth and Mary Stuart
139
Defeat of the Spanish Armada
140
Constitution of the Kings Household
141
Execution of Margaret Clitherow
142
Death of Elizabeth
143
Hawkins Third Voyage
144
Drakes Famous Voyage
145
Frobishers First Voyage
146
The First Coronation of Richard I
147
PART IV
153
The Papal Legate in England
159
CHAPTER XTHE WINNING OF THE CHARTER
165
CHAPTER XITHE GROWTH OF LAW PAGE 168
168
Confirmation of the Charters
184
Ecclesiastical Sanction of the Confirmation of the Charters 84 De Tallagio Non Concedendo
186
Law of Mortmain
187
Freedom of Parliament 87 Taxation of Religious Houses
189
The Statute of Quia Emptores
193
Coronation Oath of Edward II
195
First Statute of Treasons
196
Second Statute of Provisors
198
Great Statute of Praemunire
199
THE BLACK DEATH
203
Statute of Labourers
206
LOLLARDY 96 Wycliffite Conclusions
209
Bull of Pope Gregory XI against Wycliffe
211
Reply of Wycliffe to a Summons from the Pope
212
De Hæretico Comburendo
214
Henry V to the Mayor and Sheriffs of London
217
Henry V to the Sheriff of Kent
219
Henry VI to the Abbot of St Edmondsbury
220
Mandate for the Burning of a Heretic
222
PART V
225
1509 to 1603
227
III
233
Henrys Attitude toward Heretics
237
Act of Supremacy
243
Letters concerning the Suppression of the Monasteries
256
117
263
The Bible in the English Churches
269
Speeches at the Trial
276
King is above the
337
Millenary Petition
338
Levying a Feudal
341
Benevolences
342
James I and the Commons
344
THE PURITAN REVOLUTION 155 The Petition of Right
348
First Writ of ShipMoney
352
ShipMoney declared Illegal
355
Charles I and Strafford
357
158a Charles I to the House of Lords in behalf of the Earl of Strafford
358
A Summary of Grievances
360
ENGLAND A COMMONWEALTH
373
Cromwell and the Kingship
389
Reception of the Declaration of Breda by Parliament
396
James II and the Catholics
409
PART VII
415
William of Orange to the Commons
421
Act of Settlement
431
SECTION PAGE
436
CHAPTER XXVUNION BETWEEN ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND
443
CHAPTER XXVI THE JACOBITE REBELLIONS
456
After Culloden
462
AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE
474
203
475
Character of the Colonists
480
206
483
Act of Union between Great Britain and Ireland
487
209
497
211
501
212
504
SECTION PAGE 213 The Duke of Wellington on Emancipation
507
214
509
Oaths Act
510
Jewish Relief Act
513
217
515
PARLIAMENTARY REFORM 218 Speech on the First Reform Bill
519
219
523
220
527
CHARTISM AND CORN LAW REPEAL 221 First National Petition
530
222
533
Suffering of the Lower Classes
537
Repeal of the Corn Law
539
AUSTRALIA 225 Establishment of the Colony
542
First Penal Settlement
545
158b Parliament considers Kings Letter 335 336
548
227
549
Result of the Finding of Gold
551
229
554
Letter of Warren Hastings
557
Cession of India to the English Crown
562
Victoria Empress of India
565
ENGLAND AND THE TRANSVAAL 233 Sand River Convention 583
569
Convention of Pretoria
571
Convention of London
580
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL INDEX
587
SUBJECT INDEX
603
344
357
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Page 427 - ... power be only in, and executed by, the said Prince of Orange, in the names of the said Prince and Princess, during their joint lives; and after their deceases, the said Crown and royal dignity...
Page 243 - Parliament that the King our Sovereign Lord, his heirs and successors kings of this realm, shall be taken, accepted, and reputed the only Supreme Head in earth of the Church of England called Anglicana Ecclesia...
Page 423 - The said Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, assembled at Westminster, do Resolve, that William and Mary Prince and Princess of Orange be, and be declared, King and Queen of England...
Page 189 - Edward, by the grace of God, king of England, lord of Ireland, and duke of Aquitaine, to all those that these present letters shall hear or see, greeting.
Page 395 - ... a Liberty to Tender Consciences and that no man shall be disquieted or called in question for differences of opinion in matters of religion which do not disturb the peace of the kingdom...
Page 477 - Act be repealed, absolutely, totally, and immediately; that the reason for the repeal be assigned, because it was founded on an erroneous principle. At the same time let the sovereign authority of this country over the colonies be asserted in as strong terms as can be devised, and be made to extend to every point of legislation, that we may bind their trade, confine their manufactures, and exercise every power whatsoever, except that of taking their money out of their pockets without their consent.
Page 446 - An Act declaring the Rights and Liberties of the Subject, and settling the Succession of the Crown.
Page 281 - JANE, by the grace of God, Queen of England, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, and of the Church of England, and also of Ireland, under Christ, in Earth the supreme Head.
Page 430 - ... and Ireland and the dominions thereunto belonging or any part of the same, or to have, use or exercise any regal power, authority or jurisdiction within the same; and in all and every such case or cases the people of these realms shall be and are hereby absolved of their allegiance; and the said crown and government shall from time to time descend to and be enjoyed by such person or persons being Protestants as should have inherited and enjoyed the same in case the said person or persons so reconciled,...
Page 296 - Be of good comfort, master Ridley, and play the man. We shall this day light such a candle by God's grace in England, as, I trust, shall never be put out.

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