The History of Modern Europe: With an Account of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire; and a View of the Progress of Society, from the Rise of the Modern Kingdoms to the Peace of Paris in 1763. In a Series of Letters from a Nobleman to His Son, Volumen1

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Longman, Brown, 1837
 

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LETTER IX
42
Battle of Roncevaux
48
Charlemagne is delivered from a formidable invasion of the Normans
55
Dies in the habit of a monk
60
Marches into Italy in order to expel the Saracens
67
His death and character
77
The Emperor Charles the Fat is elected king of France
82
Defeats the Hungarians in a great battle
88
Frederic appears in the council of Basil
95
Otho marches into Italy and severely chastises the rebels
98
Magnus acquires the sovereignty of Norway and Denmark
105
Edwy is deprived of a great part of his kingdom ibid
111
Is quietly succeeded by his son Robert ibid
118
His son Harold Harefoot succeeds him on the throne of England
124
LETTER XXI
134
PAGE
136
The crimes of the princess Zoe and the wretched state of the empire ibid
142
Beneficial effects of chivalry ibid
148
The enraged prince sends an ambassador to Rome with a formal depriva
161
Makes his escape but dies before he can effect his restoration
168
PAGE
172
Consternation of the people of England
174
His son Robert rebels against him in Normandy
180
William quarrels with the primate Anslem ibid
186
LETTER XXV
194
Invest Jerusalem and take it by assault ibid
200
Louis VI corrects the licentiousness of the nobles
201
PAGE
212
Afraid of excommunication the king permits Becket to return to the
219
Fortunate marriage of Maximilian
223
Philip Augustus succeeds to the crown of France
225
Returns into Italy which was distracted by civil and religious dissensions
231
PAGE
236
War between France and England ibid
243
Defeat of Johns allies
249
New crusade under Baldwin earl of Flanders
255
PAGE
256
They are obliged to conclude a dishonourable peace ibid
262
Death of Frederic III
265
The barons offer the English crown to prince Louis of France ibid
268
A civil war ibid
275
He makes a vow to engage in a new crusade
279
ibid
296
He undertakes an expedition against Llewellyn prince of Wales
297
He confirms the Great Charter with an additional clause
304
LETTER XXXVIII
310
PAGE
314
He is compelled to submit ibid
320
The emperor there compels universal submission
326
He persecutes the Knights Templars
332
Mortimer is seized by order of young Edward and perishes by the hands
337
The schism in the church closed
385
His death
386
THE SCANDINAVIAN REALMS
391
ibid
402
Of the Contest in England between the Houses of York and Lancaster to
409
The Welch submit
414
Execution of Somerset 622
417
His general Bertrand du Guesclin defeats the king of Navarre
423
His defeat and death 136
426
His death
428
Richard is defeated and slain at Bosworth
434
LETTER LIII
435
Character of Louis IX 278
440
Charles VIII his son unites Bretagne to the kingdom of France
441
He becomes master of Prusa and Smyrna but soon abandons his con
447
History of Spain from the Death of Peter the Cruel in 1369 to the Con
449
ibid
451
Undertake the conquest of Granada
456
Henry turns his eyes towards the affairs of the continent
463
LETTER LV
470
Louis makes an unsuccessful attempt to recover the kingdom of Naples
478
Is joined by the emperor Maximilian who condescends to act under him
486
LETTER LVII
489
VOL I
499
A more liberal mode of thinking introduced
501
Reign of his son Waldemar II 390
507
LETTER LIX
510
ibid
516
Character of the Orlando of Ariosto
521
Final subjection of the Mexican empire
528
Charles visits England
534
The English invade France without effect
541
The French again invade Italy and lose another army ibid
551
PAGE
552
Reflections on the drama
558
The Cortes of Castile refuse to grant him the supplies demanded
564
Reflections on historic composition
569
Francis is assisted by a Turkish fleet under Barbarossa
570
PAGE
572
Dissolution of the smaller monasteries
579
Discovers that his queen had been incontinent before marriage
585
LETTER LXIII
591
The young king of England is crowned and anointed at Paris as king
592
The new pontiff Julius III orders the general council to reassemble
604
blishment of the church of England as now constituted
616
Procures for himself the estate of the Northumberland family and
622
He persuades the king to disinherit his sisters
623
Furious persecution in England
630
Charles V resolves to attempt the recovery of Metz Toul and Verdun
636
War in Italy and the Low Countries
644
Treaty between Henry and the English queen
652

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