CHAPTER XXV.
CALAMITIES OF POLAND.
[(pp. 402-408.)]
The Crown of Poland made elective — Election of Henry, Duke of Anjou — Sobieski assists the Emperor Leopold — The Liberum Veto — The Fall of Poland.
CHAPTER XXVI.
THE DECLINE OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE.
[(pp. 409-415.)]
Saracenic Empire — Rise of the Turks — Turkish Conquerors — Progress of the Turks — Decline of Turkish Power — Turkish Institutions — Turkish Character.
CHAPTER XXVII.
REIGN OF GEORGE III. TO ADMINISTRATION OF WILLIAM PITT.
[(pp. 416-431.)]
Military Successes in America — Prosecution of Wilkes — Churchill — Grafton's Administration — Popularity of Wilkes — Taxation of the Colonies — Indignation of the Colonies — Functions of the Parliament — The Stamp Act — Lord Chatham — Administration of Lord North — Irish Discontents — Protestant Association — Lord George Gordon's Riots — Parliamentary Reforms.
CHAPTER XXVIII.