Note.—The dates affixed to the names, thus ( ), represent in the case of the English Sovereigns the period of the reign, and in other cases include the years during which the persons and events named figure in this history.
Abbeys, dissolution of (1536–1539), 221, 240–241
Aberdeen College, foundation of (1494), 583
Adolphus of Holstein (1560), 422
Alphonso di Castro (1555), 376–7
Alva, Duke of, threatened invasion by (1572), 478
André, Marsha! St. (1551), 332
Anjou, Duke of, proposed in marriage to Elizabeth (1571), 473
———, Sir Robert (1596–1603), 543, 551, 556–7, 561, 563–4
Charles V. (1524), 171–3, 176–183, 188–9
——— IX. of France (1560–1574), 412, 476, 482–85
———, Archduke of Austria (1564), 420–21, 423
Christ's Hospital, founded by Edward VI. (1553), 583
Clarence, Duke of, murdered (1478), 14, 15
Claude, queen of Francis I. (1520), 152–154
Clement VII. (1524), 172, 188–89, 206–8, 213
Cleves, Anne of (1540), 249–56
Clifton Downs, battle of (1549), 320
Cloth of Gold, Field of the (1520), 150–154
Coins and Coinage (1399–1485), 64, 65
——— (1485–1603), 609–611
Coligny, Admiral (1549), 323
Constitution and Laws (1399–1485), 40–45
——— (1485–1603), 568–574
Costume of the People of England (1399–1485), 68–72
——— (1485–1603), 605–609
Covenanters, Scottish (1558), 400–407
Cranmer, Thomas (1529–1556), 203–381
Cromwell, Thomas (1529–1540), 200–255
Culpepper, Thomas, cousin of Catherine Howard (1541), 260–61
Darnley, Lord, husband of Mary Queen of Scots (1564–1567), 424–33, 436–40
Davison (1586–1587), 518, 519, 521–24
Dee. Dr., famous astrologer (1559–1567), 395, 435–6, 563
"Defender of the Faith," title given to Henry VIII. (1527), 183
Desmond, Earl of (1579), 491
"Devise, the Secret" (1543), 274
Drake, Sir Francis (1572-96), 525-27, 530-2, 536-37
Dublin University founded (1591), 583
Dudley, Earl of Warwick (1549), 323
———, Lord Guildford (1553-1554), 338, 356, 366, 368
———, Robert, Earl of Leicester (1564-1588), 418, 422-24, 526-8, 533
Edinburgh Castle, siege of (1573), 485
——— University founded (1582), 583
——— High School founded (1577), 583
Education, decline of, in England, 585
Edward IV. (1471-1483); lands in England, 2; proclaimed king, 2; joined by Clarence, 3; victorious at Barnet, 4; interview with the French king, 10-11; becomes a pensioner, 12; severity to his subjects, 12; dissipation, 14; disputes with the Scottish king, 16; death, 18-19
——— V. (1483); enters London, 22; declared illegitimate, 25; murdered in the Tower, 29
——— VI. (1547-1553); ascends the throne, 293; his letter to the insurgents, 320; unwillingness to sign a death-warrant, 329; his failing health, 338; his desires with respect to the future prospects of his kingdom, 338; his ast physician, death, and character, 340
Effingham, Lord Howard of (1588), 527-33
Elizabeth, Queen (1558-1603); ascends the throne, 393, coronation, 395; supports the Huguenots, 418; matrimonial adventurers, 420-23; interests herself in the marriage of the Queen of Scots, 425; her anger at the birth of James VI., 433; her triumph over the Parliament, 435; receives a letter from the Queen of Scots, 455; her conduct with regard to the charges brought against the fugitive queen, 460; assists the Protestants in the Netherlands, 461; proceedings against Catholics and Protestants, 471-72; question of her marriage submitted to the Council, 489; persecution of sectaries, 493; negotiations with James of Scotland, 501; rumours of plots for her assassination, 502; receives a last letter from Mary of Scotland, 515; sends an official announcement of Mary's death to James of Scotland, 524; the Armada, 530; Elizabeth at Tilbury, 533; Earl of Essex, 536-557; last days of Elizabeth, 563-64; her character, 564-66
Empson and Dudley, punishment of, 118-19
Eric, Prince of Sweden (1564), 421
Essex, Walter Devereux, Earl of (1580-1601), 536-557
Exchange, Royal, founded by Sir Thomas Gresham (1571), 472
Felton, John, executed (1570), 470
Fennington Bridge, battle of (1549), 321
Ferrar, Bishop of St. David's, burnt (1555), 376
Fire Cross, 304
Fisher, Bishop (1535), 218-219
Fitzmaurice, brother of the Earl of Desmond (1570), 491
Flodden Field, battle of (1513), 131-33
Framlingham Castle, head-quarters of Queen Mary (1553), 342
Francis I. of France (1515-1547), 137, 142-155, 158-161, 164-65, 170-183, 213, 278, 281, 303
——— II. of France, husband of Mary Queen of Scots (1559-1560), 406, 412
Furniture and decoration (1485-1603), 603-604
Gaston de Foix (1512), 123
Gardiner, Stephen (1527-1557), 188, 203, 233, 264, 291-93, 383
Glastonbury, Abbot of, executed (1539), 250
Gowrie Conspiracy (1601), 560
Grace, the pilgrimage of (1536), 236-238
Grange, Kirkaldy of (1546), 288
Grey, Lady Catherine, excites the indignation of Elizabeth (1551), 417
——— Lady Jane (1551-1554), 338-368}}
Grindall, Bishop (1575-1583), 493
Guise, Mary of (1538), 267
Gutenberg, inventor of printing (1445), 48, 49
Hampton Court, 203
Harrington, Sir John (1599), 552
Havre, siege of, by the French (1564), 420
Hawkins introduces the slave trade, 525, 615
Heath, Dr., Bishop of York (1557-1559), 383, 393, 398
Henry VI., death of (1471), 5
——— VII. (1485-1509), ascends the throne, 74; his marriage, 78; confines the Queen-dowager, 82; ingratitude to the Duke of Brittany, 85-87; threatens France, 88; bargains for peace, 90-92; troubled by Perkin Warbeck, 92-104; marries his daughter Margaret to the Scottish Prince, 105; his son Prince Arthur to Catherine of Arragon, 107-8; contracts his son Henry to Catherine of Arragon, 108; loses his wife Elizabeth, 109; his death, 116
——— VIII. (1509-1547), ascends the throne, 117; marries Catherine of Arragon, 118; punishes Empson and Dudley, 118-19; declares war against France, 122; lays siege to Terouenne, 125; besieges Tournay, 128; war with Scotland, 129; peace with France, 136; marries his sister to Louis, 136; birth of the Princess Mary, 145; war with France, 164; secret treaty with Bourbon, 171; sends ambassadors to France to congratulate the King on his restoration, 180; new treaty of alliance, 183; writes against Luther, 183; receives the title, "Defender of the Faith," 183; falls in love with Anne Boleyn, 184; war with the Emperor, 188; sues for a divorce, 191; deprives Wolsey of his offices, 193; marries Anne Boleyn, 209; rupture with Rome, 211; separation from the Roman See, 211, assumes the title of Head of the Church, 216; Cromwell made vicar-general of ecclesiastical affairs, 221; execution of Anne Boleyn, 232: marriage with Jane Seymour, 233; declares his former children illegitimate, 233; marries Anne of Cleves, 252; his divorce, 255: marries Catherine Howard, 256; impeaches her of high treason, 263; marries Catherine Parr, 278; his death and character, 297
Hentzner, German traveller, his description of Queen Elizabeth (1598), 548
Hertford, Lord (1544), 279
Holy League, the (1512-1514), 122-23, 136
Hooper, Bishop of Gloucester (1551-1555), 330, 376
Howard, Catherine (1540-1542), 256-264
Hugh, Baron of Dungannon (1598), 550
Huguenots, French Protestants (1562-1572), 418-420, 461, 483
Ireland raised from the rank of a lordship to that of a kingdom (1541), 267
Isabella of Warwick (1474), 8, 9
Jane Shore (1483), 24
James III. of Scotland (1482-1488), 16, 17, 96, 98
——— IV. of Scotland (1488), 98; invades England (1513), 129; defeated and slain at Flodden Field, 131-32
——— V. of Scotland (1542), 267-9
——— VI. of Scotland (1566-1603), 433, 560-61, 563-64}}
Jedburgh and other towns captured by the French (1549), 322
John III., Duke of Cleves (1539), 249-50
——— Duke of Finland (1559), 421}}
Juana, the "Mad Queen" (1506), 113
Kenilworth visited by Queen Elizabeth (1572), 462
Kent, Holy Maid of (1534), 214-15
Ket, the tanner of Wymondham (1549), 321-22
Kimbolton Castle, treatment of Queen Catherine at, 222
"King's Book, The," issued by Henry VIII. (1542), 264
Kingston, Lady, interview with Anne Boleyn (1536), 231
Kingstone, Sir Anthony (1549), 320
Kirk-of-Field, murder of Lord Darnley at (1567), 437-40
Knevet, Sir Anthony (1546), 291
Knox, John (1547-1561), 303, 399-408, 411, 416
Lambert, John, trial of (1539), 245
Latimer, Hugh (1534-1555), 215, 310, 355, 377-80
Launoy, Cornelius, an alchemist, imprisoned (1567), 435
Laws and Constitution (1399-1485), 40
Laws and Constitution (1485–1603), 568–574
League and Covenant, Scottish, first drawn up (1557), 400
Leith besieged by the English (1560), 410
Lennox, Regent of Scotland (1570–1572), 468, 469, 482
Leo X. (1527), 188
Literature, Science, and Art (1399–1485), 48–52
——— (1485–1603), 581–593
Lochleven, 445
Lorraine, Duke of, his contract with Anne of Cleves (1540), 250, 255
Louis XI. of France (1475–1483), 10–13, 17, 18
Luther, Martin (1527), 183-4
Maitland of Lethington (1567–1573), 436–44, 482, 485
Manners and customs of the people (1399-1486), 66–68
———————————————— (1487-1603), 117-620 , 117-620
Margaret, wife of Henry VI. (1471), 4?8
Mary I. (1553–1558); raises her standard at Framlingham, 342; her triumphal progress to London and reception in the Tower, 347; issues proclamation regarding alterations in the established faith, 34?; her coronation, 35?; re-establishment of the old religion, 353; engagement to Philip of Spain, 357; address to the people, 332; displays her courage, 363; signs death-warrants of Lady Jane Grey and Lord Guilford Dudley, 366; concludes commercial treaty with Russia. 372; character of the queen in connection with the religious persecution, 374–75; the misery of her married life, 382; declares war against France, 385; her melancholy on the loss of Calais, 389; her death, 392; glance at her public and private character, 392
——— History and historians, with men of learning and taste. 52, 53
——— Literature, science, and art, 43–52, 581–593
——— Manners and customs, 66–8, 617, 620
——— Music, 598–599
——— Painting, sculpture, &c, 59–60; 602, 603
——— Religion and the church 45–48; 574–581
Quentin, St., victory of (1557), 383
Raleigh, Sir Walter (1579–1603), 491, 527, 531–2 537, 542–4, 563
Ravenna, battle of (1512), 123
Reformation, oak of (1549), 321
Religion and the church (1399–1435), 45–48
——— (1485–1603), 574–581
Richard III. (1483–1485), usurps the crown, 26; murders his nephews, 29; his title confirmed by Parliament, 32; proposes to marry Elizabeth of York, 33; killed at Bosworth, 38
Richmond, Duke of (1483–1485) 33; invades England, 35; defeats Richard III. at Bosworth, 37; ascends the throne as Henry VII., 38
Ridley, Bishop, burnt (1555), 390
Rizzio, favourite of Mary Queen of Scots (1566), 429–431
Robsart, Amy, wife of the Earl of Leicester, 491
Rochford, Lord, executed (1526), 231
Rome, siege of (1527), 182–3
Roper, Margaret, daughter of Sir T. More (1535), 220
Rouen, siege of, and massacre of the garrison (1562), 418
Royal Exchange opened by Queen Elizabeth (1571), 472
Sadler, Sir Ralph, his mission to James V. (1540), 268
Salisbury, Countess of, beheaded (1541), 248–49
Seymour, Admiral (1547–1549), 301, 311–17
———, Jano (1536–1537), 233, 239
Shakespeare, William, 595–6
Shaxton, Bishop of Salisbury (1546), 291
Ships and commerce (1399–1435), 63, 64
——— (1485–1603), 611–617
Simons, Richard, pretended Earl of Warwick (1486), 81
Simnel, Lambert (1486), 81–84
Six Articles, Bill of, signed by Henry VIII. (1539), 245
Somerset, Duke of (1547–1552), 301–335
Somerville (1583), 499
Spanish Armada (1588), 527–533
Spenser, Edmund (1580–1597), 593–5
Spurs, battle of the (1513), 127, 128
St. Andrews, castle of, besieged (1546), 287–8
Strozzi, French commander (1558), 387
Stuart, Esmé (1580), 496
Tewkesbury, battle of (1471), 4, 5
Throckmorton, Francis, trial and execution of (1593), 569
Tilbury, Elizabeth at (1588), 533
Tournay taken by the English (1513), 128
Tyrone (1599–1603), 650, 562
Van Paris burnt for heresy (1551), 329
Villeroi, French ambassador (1518), 147
Walsingham, Sir Francis (1571–1591), 471, 474, 489, 499, 506–19, 537
———Lady, intercedes for Essex. 551
Wanstead Abbey, meeting of Mary and Elizabeth at (1553), 347
Warbeck, Perkin (1492–1498), 92-104
Warwick, the Kingmaker (1471), 1–4
———Ann of (1471), 5, 9
———Son of the Duke of Clarence, execution of (1498), 104
