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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462111003321

Autore

Hume David <1711-1776.>

Titolo

The history of England [[electronic resource] ] : from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the revolution in 1688 / / by David Hume. Volume III

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Indianapolis, : Liberty Fund, 1983

ISBN

1-61487-879-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (495 p.)

Collana

History of England ; ; v. 3

Disciplina

942

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Great Britain History To 1485

Great Britain History Tudors, 1485-1603

Great Britain History Stuarts, 1603-1714

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Based on the edition of 1778, with the author's last corrections and improvements."

Originally published: London : T. Cadell, 1778. With new foreword.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""David Hume, The History of England, Volume 3 ""; ""Front Matter ""; ""Title Page ""; ""Copyright Details ""; ""Table of Contents, p. v ""; ""XXIV. Henry VII, p. 3 ""; ""XXV. State of foreign affairs, p. 23 ""

""XXVI. Perkin retires to Scotland - Insurrection in the west - Battle of Blackheath - Truce with Scotland - Perkin taken prisoner - Perkin executed - The earl of Warwic executed - Marriage of princess Margaret with the king of Scotland - Oppressions of the people - A parliament - Arrival of the king of Castile - Intrigues of the earl of Suffolk - Sickness of the king - His death - and character - His laws, p. 53 """"XXVII. Henry VIII, p. 83 ""

""XXVIII. Wolsey's administration - Scotch affairs - Progress of Francis I - Jealousy of Henry - Tournay delivered to France - Wolsey appointed legate - His manner of exercising that office - Death of the emperor Maximilian - Charles, king of Spain, chosen emperor - Interview between Henry and Francis near Calais - The emperor Charles arrives in England - Mediation of Henry - Trail and condemnation of the  duke of Buckingham, p. 113 ""

""XXIX. Digression concerning the ecclesiastical state - Origin of the reformation - Martin Luther - Henry receives the title of defender of the



faith - Causes of the progress of the reformation - War with France - Invasion of France - War with Scotland - A parliament - Invasion of France - Italian wars - The king of France invades Italy - Battle of Pavia and Captivity of Francis - Francis recovers his liberty - Sack of Rome - League with France, p. 134 ""

""XXX. Scruples concerning the king's marriage - The king enters into these scruples - Anne Boleyn - Henry applies to the pope for a divorce - The pope favourable - The emperor threatens him - The pope's ambiguous conduct - The cause evoked to Rome - Wolsey's fall - Commencement of the reformation in England - foreign affairs - Wolsey's death - A parliament - Progress of the reformation - King's final breach with Rome, p. 170 """"XXXI. Religious principles of the people - of the king - of the ministers, p. 210 ""

""XXXII. Disputation with Lambert - Law of the six articles - Proclamations made equal to laws - Settlement of the succession - King's projects of marriage - He marries Anne of Cleves - Fall of Cromwell - King's divorce from Anne of Cleves - His marriage with Catherine Howard - State of affairs in Scotland - Discovery of the Queen's dissolute life - Ecclesiastical affairs, p. 260 ""