The Popular History of England: An Illustrated History of Society and Government from the Earliest Period to Our Own Times, Volume 7

F. Warne, 1883 - Great Britain

Political Despondency at the close of the American WarSupposed Decay of Popula	1

CONTENTS	3

Agricultural Condition of WiltshireDorsetshireThe PeasantryDevonshire Somer	21

Revolution in the Peaceful ArtsCaptains of Modern IndustryDuke of Bridgewater	40

Captain Coram From	62

Connexion between the Useful Arts and the Fine ArtsLow State of Art in the Reign	65

hand cards and bobbins	81

Manners as depicted in the Literature of the PeriodChanges in the Commerce	83

The Reign of Terror in FranceSentence upon Muir and Palmer in ScotlandSuspen	297

Accessions to the MinistryOpening of the SessionMr CanningOpposition to	316

Landing of the French in PembrokeshireCommercial distrustRun upon the Banks	332

Preliminaries of LeobenTransfer of Venice to AustriaPeace of Campo Formio	346

Comparative tranquillity of Ireland after 1783Recall of Lord FitzwilliamUnited	361

IndiaLord Mornington GovernorGeneralArthur WellesleyWar with Tippoo	377

Commencement of the Nineteenth CenturyParliament openedThe Kings Opposition	397

The Peace a precarious armisticeDemands of BonaparteRush of the English	415

48	97

The Duke of QueensberryClublifeExcessive gamingExcesses of Charles Fox	102

Retrospect of Indian affairsHastings GovernorGeneralRohilla warNew Council	123

CONTENTS	131

Coalition of Lord North and Mr FoxPitts second Reform BillAffairs of India	135

Symptoms of great changes in FranceConstant financial difficultiesGeneral view	156

Connexion of the French Revolution with English historyThe public opinion	181

Flight of the King and his family from ParisThe National Assembly after the dis	199

A D 1792	209

Deaths of the Emperor Leopold and the King of SwedenThe Girondin Ministry	217

Opening of the French National ConventionThe Prussian army enters FranceBattle	233

Retrospect of Indian Affairs from 1785Lord Cornwallis GovernorGeneralDeclara	256

Resolutions proposed by Mr Fox against war with FranceCommercial distressPar	265

Campaign of 1793Valenciennes and Condé taken by the AlliesMayence surrendered	281

A D 1794	287

Parties opposed to Mr Pitts governmentIndications of a new Grand AllianceNa	435

Tomb of Nelson	449

IndiaAttacks in Parliament upon Marquis WellesleyThe Subsidiary systemThe	453

Napoleon takes the Field against PrussiaPositions of the Prussian and French Armies	475

Isolation of Great BritainHostility of European PowersBonapartes Continental	492

296	501

A D 1809	506

The nations of Europe roused to resistance against FranceBattle of Eckmuhl	514

Illness of the KingInterruption to the proceedings in ParliamentThe Regency Bill	533

A D 1812	540

Campaign of 1812 in the PeninsulaSiege of Ciudad RodrigoSiege of Badajoz	546

Peace of ParisPublic joy in EnglandThe Allied SovereignsWellington	560

TABLE OF CONTEMPORARY SOVEREIGNS AND RULERS	574

THE NATIONAL DEBT	582

Title	The Popular History of England: An Illustrated History of Society and Government from the Earliest Period to Our Own Times, Volume 7 Volume 7 of The Popular History of England, Charles Knight The Popular History of England: An Illustrated History of Society and Government from the Earliest Period to Our Own Times, Charles Knight
Author	Charles Knight
Publisher	F. Warne, 1883
Original from	Ghent University
Digitized	27 Nov 2009

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