OF

OLIVER CROMWELL

AND THE

ENGLISH COMMONWEALTH,

FROM THE EXECUTION OF CHARLES THE FIRST TO

THE DEATH OF CROMWELL:

BY M. GUIZOT, Fravecis Pier Luiau ne

TRANSLATED BY ANDREW R. SCOBLE.

IN TWO VOLUMES.

VOL. II.

LONDON:

RICHARD BENTLEY, NEW BURLINGTON STREET,
Publisher in Ordinary to Her Majesty.

LONDON: PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, STAMFORD STREET.

CONTENTS

OF THE SECOND VOLUME.

BOOK V.

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Public indifference to the Expulsion of the Long Parliament-Crom-

well's Manifesto to justify his Conduct-He assumes Possession

of the Government-Convocation of the Barebone Parliament

-Cromwell's Opening Speech-Character and acts of the

Barebone Parliament-Prevalence of the mystical Revolutionary

Spirit among its Members-Its Inefficiency and Resignation-

Cromwell is proclaimed Protector-Plots of the Republicans and

Cavaliers - Lilburne, Gerard, and Vowell Government of

Cromwell; his Court; his Reforms- Scotland and Ireland

are incorporated with England-Foreign Policy of Cromwell-

Peace with Holland-Whitelocke's Embassy to Sweden-Crom-

well's Treaties with Sweden, Denmark, and Portugal - Crom-

well's Relations with Spain and France-Election of a New Par-

liament-Cromwell's Opening Speech-Hostility of the Parlia-

ment-Cromwell's Second Speech, and secession of a number

of Members-Renewal of Hostilities by the Parliament-Crom-

well's Third Speech-Dissolution of the Parliament.

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BOOK VI.

Government of Cromwell without a Parliament-Royalist and

Republican Conspiracies-Different attitude of Cromwell towards

the two Parties-Insurrections in the West and North of Eng-

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