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CONTENTS.
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| PAGE. | |
| General Election of 1660 | 142 |
| The Restoration | 143 |
| CHAPTER II. | |
| Conduct of those who restored the House of Stuart unjustly censured | 145 |
| Abolition of Tenures by Knight Service; Disbandment of the Army | 147 |
| Disputes between the Roundheads and Cavaliers renewed | 148 |
| Religious Dissension | 150 |
| Unpopularity of the Puritans | 153 |
| Character of Charles II. | 159 |
| Character of the Duke of York and Earl of Clarendon | 162 |
| General Election of 1661 | 165 |
| Violence of the Cavaliers in the new Parliament | 166 |
| Persecution of the Puritans | 167 |
| Zeal of the Church for Hereditary Monarchy | 168 |
| Change in the Morals of the Community | 169 |
| Profligacy of Politicians | 171 |
| State of Scotland | 173 |
| State of Ireland | 176 |
| The Government become unpopular in England | 177 |
| War with the Dutch | 180 |
| Opposition in the House of Commons | 181 |
| Fall of Clarendon | 182 |
| State of European Politics, and Ascendency of France | 185 |
| Character of Lewis XIV. | 187 |
| The Triple Alliance | 189 |
| The Country Party | 190 |
| Connection between Charles II. and France | 191 |
| Views of Lewis with respect to England | 194 |
| Treaty of Dover | 196 |
| Nature of the English Cabinet | 197 |
| The Cabal | 198 |
| Shutting of the Exchequer | 201 |
| War with the United Provinces, and their extreme Danger | 202 |
| William, Prince of Orange | 203 |
| Meeting of the Parliament; Declaration of Indulgence | 205 |
| It is cancelled, and the Test Act passed | 207 |
| The Cabal dissolved | 208 |
