a summary of the history of the principal Colonies which have been founded in India and America. The rise, progress, and present state of the Papacy as a political system, has been, it is trusted, satisfactorily developed, including histories of the Inquisition and of the Order of Jesuits. The history of China has been brought down to the present day, and in like manner a sketch is given of the fortunes of the Jews since their dispersion by Adrian. In this the eighth edition the later Chapters have been rewritten, so as to bring down the History to the present time. The Chronological Tables first introduced into the fifth edition have been retained. On the other hand, that the volume might not become inconveniently bulky, it was thought desirable to make some retrenchments of the less essential matter in the earlier chapters, and in those on the Papal power, the Inquisition, and the Colonies. III. The Establishment of the Civil Law into Europe PAGE 1 3 9 11 V. The Monarchy of the Franks, under the Merovingian Dynasty 16 VI. The Lombard Monarchy VII. The Anglo-Saxons 20 CHAPTER II. THE RISE AND ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SARACENIC POWER. SECT. I. Political and Social Condition of the East at the coming of Mohammed II. State of Arabia at the coming of Mohammed. III. The Preaching of Mohammed IV. Early Progress of the Saracens. CHAPTER III. RESTORATION OF THE WESTERN EMPIRE. SECT. I. The Life of Charlemagne. II. Decline and Fall of the Carlovingian Dynasty III. The Foundation of the Germanic Empire IV. State of the East from the Establishment to the Overthrow . CHAPTER IV. GROWTH OF THE PAPAL POWER. SECT. I. The Origin of the Papacy 64 11. The Early Development of the Political System of the Papacy 68 III. The Struggle for Supremacy between the Popes and Emperors 72 XIII. Pontificate of Boniface VIII. XIV. State of England and the Northern Kingdoms at the com- XV. Revolutions in the East in consequence of the Mongolian XII. State of Western Europe at the commencement of the Four- 120 125 133 136 CHAPTER V. THE REVIVAL OF LITERATURE. THE PROGRESS OF CIVILISATION AND INVENTION. SECT. I. Decline of the Papal Power. The Great Schism of the West 140 II. First Revival of Literature, and Inventions in Science III. Progress of Commerce IV. Revolutions of Germany, France, and Spain V. The State of England and the Northern Kingdoms in the VI. Rise and Progress of the Ottoman Empire 160 164 175 180 184 CHAPTER VI. THE REFORMATION, AND COMMENCEMENT OF THE STATES-SYSTEM III. History of the Negotiations and Wars respecting Italy IV. The History of Burgundy under the Princes of the House of Valois V. The History of Burgundy (continued) VI. The History of Burgundy (concluded) VII. The Age of Charles V. 227 VIII. The Age of Elizabeth IX. The Age of Gustavus Adolphus 256 X. Administration of the Cardinals Richelieu and Mazarine 261 XI. Formation of the States-system in the Northern Kingdoms of phalia CHAPTER VII. THE AUGUSTAN AGES OF ENGLAND AND FRANCE. SECT. I. State of the Continental Kingdoms after the Peace of West II. History of England under the Commonwealth PAGE 295 299 IlI. History of England from the Restoration to the Revolution; and rise of the power of Louis XIV. 309 IV. General History of Europe, from the League of Augsburg to the formation of the Grand Alliance 325 V. The War of the Spanish Succession 331 VI. Peter the Great of Russia. Charles XII. of Sweden 341 CHAPTER VIII. GROWTH OF THE MERCANTILE COLONIAL SYSTEM. SECT I. Establishment of the Hanoverian Succession in England SECT. I. Change in the Relations cf the Catholic Powers to the Holy . II. History of England from the Peace of Paris to the commence- IV. History of Europe from the end of the American War to the commencement of the French Revolution V. The French Revolution CHAPTER X. THE FRENCH EMPIRE. SECT. I. Renewal of the War between England and France V. History of Europe from the dethronement of Napoleon to the CHAPTER XI. HISTORY OF THE PEACE. SECT. I. State of Europe at the close of the War II. History of Europe during the reign of George IV. III. History of Europe during the reign of William IV. 417 421 426 438 443 448 451 460 CHAPTER XII. HISTORY OF COLONISATION. SECT. I. The Establishment of the Spaniards in Mexico IV. The English in America V. Colonisation of the West Indies VI. The Portuguese in India. VII. The Spaniards in the East Indies VIII. The Dutch in the East Indies. IX. The Danes in the East Indies X. The English and French in India XI. The English in Australasia . |