The Comic History of England

by Gilbert Abbott À Beckett

With Reproductions of the 200 Engravings by JOHN LEECH

And Twenty Page Illustrations

1894

George Routledge And Sons, Limited
Broadway, Ludgate Hill Manchester and New York

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CONTENTS

[ PREFACE. ]

[ THE COMIC HISTORY OF ENGLAND. ]

[ BOOK I. ]

[ CHAPTER THE FIRST. THE BRITONS—THE ROMANS—INVASION BY JULIUS CÆSAR. ]

[ CHAPTER THE SECOND. INVASION BY THE ROMANS UNDER CLAUDIUS—CARACTACUS—BOADICEA—AGRICOLA—-GALGACUS—SEVERUS—VORTIGERN CALLS IN THE SAXONS. ]

[ CHAPTER THE THIRD. THE SAXONS—THE HEPTARCHY. ]

[ CHAPTER THE FOURTH. THE UNION OF THE HEPTARCHY UNDER EGBERT. ]

[ CHAPTER THE FIFTH. THE DANES—ALFRED. ]

[ CHAPTER THE SIXTH. FROM KING EDWARD THE ELDER TO THE NORMAN CONQUEST. ]

[ CHAPTER THE SEVENTH. EDMUND IRONSIDES—CANUTE—HAROLD HAREFOOT—HARDICANUTE—EDWARD THE CONFESSOR—HAROLD—THE BATTLE OF HASTINGS. ]

[ BOOK II. THE PERIOD FROM THE NORMAN CONQUEST TO THE DEATH OF KING JOHN. ]

[ CHAPTER THE FIRST. WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR. ]

[ CHAPTER THE SECOND. WILLIAM RUFUS. ]

[ CHAPTER THE THIRD. HENRY THE FIRST, SURNAMED BEAUCLERC. ]

[ CHAPTER THE FOURTH. STEPHEN. ]

[ CHAPTER THE FIFTH. HENRY THE SECOND, SURNAMED PLANTAGENET. ]

[ CHAPTER THE SIXTH. RICHARD THE FIRST, SURNAMED COUR DE LION. ]

[ CHAPTER THE SEVENTH. JOHN, SURNAMED SANSTERRE, OR LACKLAND. ]

[ BOOK III. THE PERIOD FROM THE ACCESSION OF HENRY THE THIRD, TO THE END OF THE REIGN OF RICHARD THE SECOND. A.D. 1216—1399. ]

[ CHAPTER THE FIRST. HENRY THE THIRD, SURNAMED OF WINCHESTER. ]

[ CHAPTER THE SECOND. EDWARD THE FIRST, SURNAMED LONGSHANKS. ]

[ CHAPTER THE THIRD. EDWARD THE SECOND, SURNAMED OF CAERNARVON. ]

[ CHAPTER THE FOURTH. EDWARD THE THIRD. ]

[ CHAPTER THE FIFTH. RICHARD THE SECOND, SURNAMED OF BORDEAUX. ]

[ CHAPTER THE SIXTH. ON THE MANNERS, CUSTOMS, AND CONDITION OF THE PEOPLE. ]

[ BOOK IV. THE PERIOD FROM THE ACCESSION OF HENRY THE FOURTH TO THE END OF THE REIGN OF RICHARD THE THIRD, A.D. 1399—1485. ]

[ CHAPTER THE FIRST. HENRY THE FOURTH, SURNAMED BOLINGBROKE. ]

[ CHAPTER THE SECOND. HENRY THE FIFTH, SURNAMED OF MONMOUTH. ]

[ CHAPTER THE THIRD. HENRY THE SIXTH, SURNAMED OF WINDSOR. ]

[ CHAPTER THE FOURTH. HENRY THE SIXTH, SURNAMED OF WINDSOR (CONTINUED). ]

[ CHAPTER THE FIFTH. EDWARD THE FOURTH. ]

[ CHAPTER THE SIXTH. EDWARD THE FIFTH. ]

[ CHAPTER THE SEVENTH. RICHARD THE THIRD. ]

[ CHAPTER THE EIGHTH. NATIONAL INDUSTRY. ]

[ CHAPTER THE NINTH. OF THE MANNERS, CUSTOMS, AND CONDITION OF THE PEOPLE. ]

[ BOOK V. FROM THE ACCESSION OF HENRY THE SEVENTH TO THE END OF THE REIGN OF ELIZABETH. ]

[ CHAPTER THE FIRST. HENRY THE SEVENTH. ]

[ CHAPTER THE SECOND. HENRY THE EIGHTH. ]

[ CHAPTER THE THIRD. HENRY THE EIGHTH (CONTINUED). ]

[ CHAPTER THE FOURTH. HENRY THE EIGHTH (CONTINUED.) ]

[ CHAPTER THE FIFTH. HENRY THE EIGHTH (CONCLUDED). ]

[ CHAPTER THE SIXTH. EDWARD THE SIXTH. ]

[ CHAPTER THE SEVENTH. MARY. ]

[ CHAPTER THE EIGHTH. ELIZABETH. ]

[ CHAPTER THE NINTH. ELIZABETH (CONTINUED). ]

[ CHAPTER THE TENTH. ELIZABETH (CONCLUDED). ]

[ BOOK VI. FROM THE PERIOD OF THE ACCESSION OF JAMES THE FIRST TO THE RESTORATION OF CHARLES THE SECOND. ]

[ CHAPTER THE FIRST. JAMES THE FIRST. ]

[ CHAPTER THE SECOND. JAMES THE FIRST (CONTINUED). ]

[ CHAPTER THE THIRD. CHARLES THE FIRST. ]

[ CHAPTER THE FOURTH. CHARLES THE FIRST (CONTINUED). ]

[ CHAPTER THE FIFTH CHARLES THE FIRST (CONCLUDED). ]

[ CHAPTER THE SIXTH. THE COMMONWEALTH. ]

[ CHAPTER THE SEVENTH. RICHARD CROMWELL. ]

[ CHAPTER THE EIGHTH. ON THE NATIONAL INDUSTRY AND THE LITERATURE, MANNERS, CUSTOMS, AND CONDITION OP THE PEOPLE. ]

[ BOOK VII. THE PERIOD FROM THE RESTORATION OF CHARLES THE SECOND TO THE REVOLUTION. ]

[ CHAPTER THE FIRST. CHARLES THE SECOND. ]

[ CHAPTER THE SECOND. CHARLES THE SECOND (CONTINUED). ]

[ CHAPTER THE THIRD. CHARLES THE SECOND (CONTINUED). ]

[ CHAPTER THE FOURTH. JAMES THE SECOND. ]

[ CHAPTER THE FIFTH. LITERATURE, SCIENCE, FINE ARTS, MANNERS, CUSTOMS, AND CONDITION OF THE PEOPLE. ]

[ BOOK VIII. THE PERIOD FROM THE REVOLUTION TO THE ACCESSION OF GEORGE THE THIRD. ]

[ CHAPTER THE FIRST. WILLIAM AND MARY. ]

[ CHAPTER THE SECOND. WILLIAM THE THIRD. ]

[ CHAPTER THE THIRD. QUEEN ANNE. ]

[ CHAPTER THE FOURTH. GEORGE THE FIRST. ]

[ CHAPTER THE FIFTH. GEORGE THE SECOND. ]

[ CHAPTER THE SIXTH. GEORGE THE SECOND (CONCLUDED). ]

[ CHAPTER THE SEVENTH. ON THE CONSTITUTION, GOVERNMENT AND LAWS, NATIONAL INDUSTRY, LITERATURE, SCIENCE, FINE ARTS, MANNERS, CUSTOMS, AND CONDITION OF THE PEOPLE. ]

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