Chapter I: Front Matter

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STUDENT'S HISTORY OF ENGLAND

VOL. II.

WORKS BY SAMUEL RAWSON GARDINER.

HISTORY OF ENGLAND, from the Accession of James I. to the Outbreak of the Civil War, 1603-1642. With Maps. 10 vols. crown 8vo. 5_s._ net each.

A HISTORY OF THE GREAT CIVIL WAR, 1642-1649. With Maps. 4 vols. crown 8vo. 5_s._ net each.

A HISTORY OF THE COMMONWEALTH AND THE PROTECTORATE. 1649-1656. With Maps. 4 vols. crown 8vo. 5_s._ net each.

THE LAST YEARS OF THE PROTECTORATE, 1656-1658. By CHARLES HARDING FIRTH, M.A., Regius Professor of Modern History in the University of Oxford. With 3 Plans. 2 vols. 8vo. 24_s._ net.

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THE FIRST TWO STUARTS AND THE PURITAN REVOLUTION. 1603-1660. 4 Maps. Fcp. 8vo. 2_s._ 6_d._

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OUTLINE OF ENGLISH HISTORY, B.C. 55-A.D. 1910. With 67 Woodcuts and 17 Maps. Fcp. 8vo. 2_s._ 6_d._

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THE FRENCH REVOLUTION, 1789-1795. By Mrs. S. R. GARDINER. With 7 Maps. Fcp. 8vo. 2_s._ 6_d._

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A STUDENT'S HISTORY OF ENGLAND

_FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES TO THE DEATH OF KING EDWARD VII_

BY

SAMUEL R. GARDINER, D.C.L., LL.D.

LATE FELLOW OF MERTON COLLEGE, OXFORD ETC.

_NEW EDITION (1902)_

VOL. II.

A.D. 1509-1689

_NEW IMPRESSION (1912)_

REISSUE

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CONTENTS OF THE SECOND VOLUME

PART V

_THE RENASCENCE AND THE REFORMATION_ 1509-1603