ALL THE PRINCIPAL NATIONS OF THE GLOBE, THEIR RISE, PROGRESS, PRESENT CONDITION, ETC. By Samuel Mannder, AUTHOR OF THE TREASURY OF Knowledge," "BIOGRAPHICAL TREASURY," ETC. INCLUDING A COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES TO THE PRESENT TIME, ALSO, THE LATE WAR WITH MEXICO, CALIFORNIA, ETC. . EDITED BY JOHN INMAN, ESQ. THE WHOLE EMBELLISHED WITH NUMEROUS ENGRAVINGS, (SOME OF WHICH ARE CORONATIONS, PROCESSIONS, COSTUMES, ETC. ETC. IN TWO VOLUMES. VOL. I. (SOLD ONLY BY SUBSCRIPTION.) NEW YORK: PUBLISHED BY HENRY BILL. 1852. CHAPTER I.—Of the Origin of the World, and the Primitive Condition of Mankind 33 37 CHAPTER IV. From the institution of the Olympic Games, to the death of 38 CHAPTER V.-From the erection of the Persian Empire, to the division of 40 CHAPTER VI. From the Wars of Rome and Carthage, to the Birth of Christ 41 48 52 54 55 CHAPTER VIII.-From the rise of Mahomet, to the commencement of the CHAPTER IX.-From the first Crusade, to the Death of Saladin . CHAPTER X.-From the Death of Saladin, to the end of the Crusades. 56 CHAPTER XIV.-From the commencement of the S venteenth Century, to the Peace of Westphalia ⚫ 59 CHAPTER XV.—From the Civil War in England, to the Peace of Ryswick. 61 CHAPTER XVII.-The Age of Charles XII. of Sweden, and Peter the Great 68 7 72 CHAPTER XVIII.-The Affairs of Europe, from the establishment of the CHAPTER XX.-Progress of events during the Seven Years' War in Europe, 75 CHAPTER XXI.-From the conclusion of the Seven Years' War, to the final 79 CHAPTER XXII.-From the commencement of the American War, to the 81 CHAPTER XXIII.-From the commencement of the French Revolution, to 82 CHAPTER XXIV.-From the establishment of the French Directory to the CHAPTER XXV.-From the recommencement of Hostilities, to the treaty of CHAPTER XXVI.-The French Invasion of Spain, and subsequent Peninsu- 89 CHAPTER XXVII.-From the Invasion of Russia by the French, to the res- eral Peace EUROPE-ASIA-AFRICA-AMERICA A SERIES OF SEPARATE HISTORIES. THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND. BRITISH AND ROMAN PERIOD. CHAPTER 1.-The British and Roman Period, to the Subjugation of the Is- THE HEPTARCHY. CHAPTER II.-The Heptarchy, or the seven Kingdoms of the Saxons in CHAPTER V.-The Anglo-Saxons after the Dissolution of the Heptarchy.- CHAPTER VI.-The reigns of Ethelbert and Ethelred CHAPTER VII.-The reign of Alfred the Great. 119 123 CHAPTER VIII.-History of the Anglo-Saxons, from the Death of Alfred 134 CHAPTER IX. From the accession of Edward the Martyr to the death of CHAPTER X.-The reigns of Harold and Hardicanute 146 • ⚫ 155 CHAPTER XIII.-The reign of William I., usually styled "William the Con- CHAPTER XIV.-The reign of William I. (continued) CHAPTER XV.—The reign of Wiliam II. 167 PLANTAGENET S. CHAPTER XVIII.-The reign of Henry II.; preceded by Observations on the right of the English to territory in France |