The English Restoration and Louis XIV | Epochs of Modern History
From the peace of Westphalia to the peace of Nimwegen

Airy Osmund

Published by Charles Scribner's Sons New York, hardcover, with three maps.

Map 1. Germany - showing the territorial provisions of the peace of Westhphalia 1648
Map 2. United Provinces and Spanish low countries
Map 3. Campaign on the upper Rhine


CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I
THE PEACE OF WESTPHALIA.
General Effect— Germany— France— Sweden —Spain—Summary I

CHAPTER II.
PRELUDE TO THE FRONDE.
Richelieu and Privilege—Mazarin and the Reaction—The Prince of Conde — Encroachments of the ParlementThe English Rebellion and the Fronde

CHAPTER III.
THE PARLIAMENTARY FRONDE.
Concessions of the Court—Beginning of Revolution—The Cardinal de Retz—Measures of Mazarin—Mazarin and Conde—Beginning of Civil War—The Twelve Weeks' War 33

CHAPTER IV.
THE NEW FRONDE.
Defectir.., of Conde—The Fronde in the Provinces 51

CHAPTER V.
THE REBELLION OF CONDE.
Failure of Conde—Majority of Louis XIV.—Conde in Rebellion—Reaction in Paris

CHAPTER VI.
CLOSE OF THE WAR WITH SPAIN.
Defeat of Conde and Safety of France—The English Alliance—Peace of the Pyrenees

CHAPTER VII.
RESTORATION OF MONARCHY IN ENGLAND.
Conditions of the Restoration—Partial Fulfilment of the Declaration of Breda 88

CHAPTER VIII.
TRIUMPH OF THE ANGLICAN CHURCH-RELATIONS WITH
THE CONTINENT.
Persecution of Dissent—First Connection with France. . 99

CHAPTER IX.
LOUIS AND SPAIN-THE DUTCH REPUBLIC.
Personality of Louis XIV.—His Claims to the Spanish Succession and the Spanish Low Countries—The Dutch Republic 109

CHAPTER X.
LOUIS AND THE SPANISH LOW COUNTRIES.
Negotiations with De Witt—Death of Philip IV.—Rejec-
tion of the French Claims 120

CHAPTER XI.
ENGLAND-PERSECUTION OF DISSENT-THE DUTCH WAR..
The King's Attempt to Favour Popery—Persecution of Protestant Dissent—Causes of the Dutch War—Preparations of England and the Republic—The War, 1665—Dutch Alliances—The War, 1666—The Dutch in the Thames—Treaty of Breda

CHAPTER XII.
DIPLOMACY OF LOUIS-INVASION OF THE SPANISH LOW
COUNTRIES.
French Treaties with Portugal and the Rhine Princes—Invasion of the Low Countries — Treaty of Eventual Partition

CHAPTER XIII.
THE FALL OF CLARENDON. 155

CHAPTER XIV.
THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE AND THE PEACE OF
AIX-LA-CHAPELLE.
Various Projects of Charles—The Triple Alliance—Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle

CHAPTER XV.
FAILURE OF THE KING'S ATTEMPTS AT TOLERATION.
Toleration During Recess—Persecution During Session . I72

CHAPTER XVI.
LOUIS'S PREPARATIONS FOR THE INVASION OF THE UNITED
PROVINCES.
The Treaty of Dover—Treaties with Sweden, and Princes
of the Empire—Treaty of Neutrality with Leopold . , 185

CHAPTER XVII.
CHARLES II. AND THE CABAL.
The Cabal—Stop of the Exchequer—Declaration of Indulgence—Dutch War 201

CHAPTER XVIII.
THE DUTCH REPUBLIC BEFORE THE WAR.. 207

CHAPTER XIX.
INVASION OF THE UNITED PROVINCES.
French Occupation—Murder of the De Witts—Close of the French Attack—Failure of First Coalition Against Louis—Second Coalition Against Louis

CHAPTER XX.
THE PARLIAMENTARY CONFLICT IN ENGLAND.
The Test Act—Refusal of Supplies—Shaftesbury in Opposition—Peace with the Dutch 229

CHAPTER XXI.
LOUIS-WILLIAM-CHARLES-PARLIAMENT.
Campaign of 1674—William of Orange—The Non-resisting Test—Reverses of Louis—Secret Treaty with Charles II—Campaign of 1676—The War and Parliament

CHAPTER XXII.
THE PEACE OF NIMWEGEN.
Marriage of William and Mary—Capture of Ghent and Ypres by Louis—Secret Treaties with Charles—The Disbanding Question in the English Parliament—Peace Between Louis and the Republic—Peace with Spain—Peace with the Emperor, &c.—Conclusion
INDEX 279