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A HISTORY OF ENGLAND FROM EARLY TIMES

By David Hume

With Continuations by Tobias Smollett, E. Farr and E. H. Nolan AN INDEX

Edited by David Widger Project Gutenberg Editions

CONTENTS

## Volume I., Part A. From Early Times to King John

## Volume I., Part B. From Henry III. to Richard III.

## Volume I., Part C. From Henry VII. to Mary

## Volume I., Part D. From Elizabeth to James I.

## Volume I., Part E. From Charles I. to Cromwell

## Volume I., Part F. From Charles II. to James II.

## Volume II. From William and Mary to George II.

## Volume III. From George III. to Victoria

VOLUMES, CHAPTERS AND STORIES

Volume I., Part A. From Early Times to King John

THE LIFE OF DAVID HUME, ESQ.

HISTORY OF ENGLAND.

CHAPTER I.

THE BRITONS.

THE ROMANS.

THE BRITONS.

THE SAXONS.

THE HEPTARCHY

THE KINGDOM OF KENT

THE KINGDOM OF NORTHUMBERLAND

THE KINGDOM OF EAST ANGLIA

THE KINGDOM OF MERCIA

THE KINGDOM OF ESSEX.

THE KINGDOM OF SUSSEX.

THE KINGDOM OF WESSEX.

CHAPTER II.

EGBERT.

ETHELWOLF.

ETHELBALD AND ETHELBERT.

ETHERED

ALFRED.

EDWARD THE ELDER.

ATHELSTAN.

EDMUND.

EDRED

EDWY

EDGAR

EDWARD THE MARTYR

CHAPTER III.

ETHELRED

EDMOND IRONSIDE

CANUTE

HAROLD HAREFOOT

HARDICANUTE

EDWARD THE CONFESSOR

HAROLD

APPENDIX I.

CHAPTER IV.

WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR.

CHAPTER V.

WILLIAM RUFUS.

CHAPTER VI.

HENRY I.

CHAPTER VII.

STEPHEN.

CHAPTER VIII.

HENRY II.

CHAPTER IX.

HENRY II.

CHAPTER X.

RICHARD I.

CHAPTER XI.

JOHN.

APPENDIX II.

THE FEUDAL AND ANGLO-NORMAN GOVERNMENT AND MANNERS.

NOTES.

List of Illustrations

Frontispiece: Portrait of Hume.

Titlepage: Boadicea Haranguing the Britons

Alfred Before the Danish General

William II.

Henry I.

Stephen

Henry II.

Richard I.

John

Volume I., Part B. From Henry III. to Richard III.

CHAPTER XII.

HENRY III.

CHAPTER XIII.

EDWARD I.

CHAPTER XIV.

EDWARD II.

CHAPTER XV.

EDWARD III.

CHAPTER XVI.

EDWARD III.

CHAPTER XVII.

RICHARD II.

CHAPTER XVIII.

HENRY IV

CHAPTER XIX.

HENRY V.

CHAPTER XX.

HENRY VI.

CHAPTER XXI.

HENRY VI.

CHAPTER XXII.

EDWARD IV.

CHAPTER XXIII.

EDWARD V. AND RICHARD III.

CHAPTER XXIII.

RICHARD III.

NOTES.

List of Illustrations

Henry III.

Edward I.

Carnarvon Castle

Edward II.

Edward III.

Surrender of Calais

Richard II.

Wat Tyler

Richard II. Entry Into London

Henry IV.

Henry V.

Henry VI.

Joan D'Arc

St. Albans Abbey

Edward IV.

Edward V.

Richard III.

Volume I., Part C. From Henry VII. to Mary

HISTORY OF ENGLAND.

CHAPTER XXIV.

HENRY VII.

CHAPTER XXV.

HENRY VII.

CHAPTER XXVI.

HENRY VII.

CHAPTER XXVII.

HENRY VIII.

CHAPTER XXVIII.

HENRY VIII.

CHAPTER XXIX

HENRY VIII.

CHAPTER XXX.

HENRY VIII

CHAPTER XXXI.

HENRY VIII.

CHAPTER XXXII.

HENRY VIII.

CHAPTER XXXIII.

HENRY VIII.

CHAPTER XXXIV.

EDWARD VI.

CHAPTER XXXV

EDWARD VI.

CHAPTER XXXVI.

MARY.

CHAPTER XXXVII

MARY.

NOTES.

List of Illustrations

Henry VII.

Henry VIII.

Sir Thomas More

The Tower of London

Edward VI.

Lady Jane Grey

Mary

Volume I., Part D. From Elizabeth to James I.

CHAPTER XXXVIII.

ELIZABETH.

CHAPTER XXXIX.

ELIZABETH.

CHAPTER XL

ELIZABETH.

CHAPTER XLI.

ELIZABETH.

CHAPTER XLII.

ELIZABETH.

CHAPTER XLIII.

ELIZABETH.

CHAPTER XLIV.

ELIZABETH.

APPENDIX III

CHAPTER XLV.

JAMES I.

CHAPTER XLVI.

JAMES I.

CHAPTER XLVII.

JAMES I.

CHAPTER XLVIII.

JAMES I.

CHAPTER XLIX.

JAMES I.

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