THE HISTORY OF MODERN EUROPE. WITH AN ACCOUNT OF THE DECLINE AND FALL THE ROMAN EMPIRE, AND A VIEW OF THE PROGRESS OF SOCIETY. FROM THE RISE of the MODERN KINGDOMS то THE PEACE of PARIS, in 1763. IN A SERIES of LETTERS from a NOBLEMAN to his Son. A NEW EDITION, carefully corrected. VOL. II. LONDON, Printed for G. G. J. and J. ROBINSON, Paternofter-row; and A. HAMILTON, jun. Falcon-court, Fleet-ftreet. 1789. England, from the Death of Edward III. to the Accession of ACCESSION of Richard II. fon of the Black Prince 1 Difcontents of the common people 1381 Infurrection of Watt Tyler Suppreffed by the addrefs of the young king He refigns himself to the direction of Robert de Vere, a worth- lefs favourite 1399 Henry, Duke of Lancaster, who had been banished, lands in England, and is joined by many difaffected noblemen 9 Richard, deferted by his army, is depofed and murdered, and Henry 39X677 A.D. Page 1400 Henry perfecutes the followers of Wickliffe, the first English reformer, in order to procure the fupport of the clergy 11 Rebellion of Owen Glendour in Wales The Scots make incurfions into England 1402 Defeated at Homeldon 12 ibid. ibid. The Earl of Northumberland, in disgust, förms an alliance with Glendour 13 1403 The rebels defeated with great flaughter near Shrewsbury 14 1409 The Welsh submit 1413 Death and character of Henry IV. 15 16 The German Empire and its Dependencies, Rome and the Italian States, from the Accession of Winceflaus to the Death of Sigifmund. 1378 Winceflaus fucceeds his father, Charles IV. in the imperial 1379 1383 throne Gives himself up to all kinds of debauchery Sequel of the story of Joan, queen of Naples She is fmothered between two mattresses 17 18 ibid. 19 Exploits of Margaret, queen of Denmark, furnamed the Semiramis of the North 1399 The Emperor Winceflaus depofed Election of Robert, Count Palatine of the Rhine 1101 Expedition of the new Emperor into Italy 20 ibid. ibid. 21 1409 Diforders in Bohemia, occafioned by the preaching of John Hufs 22 The Church of Rome distracted by what is called the Grand 1410 Death of the Emperor Robert 23 ibid. 1411 Sigifmund, brother of Winceflaus, fucceeds to the imperial throne ibid. ibid. He convokes the council of Conftance, with the concurrence of the Pope 1414 Defcription of the meeting of that council, and an account of its decrees 1415 Condemnation and death of John Hufs Proceedings against the Anti-pope, Peter de Luna 1416 Trial and fufferings of Jerom of Prague 1417 The fchifm in the church closed 1419 The Huffites in Bohemia, under Zifka, revenge the their apostle 24 26 ibid. 27 28 death of 29 1437 Sigifmund enlifts them in his army, and leads them against the Turks 30 1438 His death and character ibid, A narrow |