vi CONTENTS. PAGE Proposed Marriage between Mary Stuart and Don Carlos 5 1 Elizabeth wishes her to marry Lord Robert Dudley . . 5? Speech of the Queen in Parliament . . . . 5* Proceedings of Convocation . . . . . 5$ The Civil War in France is brought to an end . . 6z Elizabeth refuses to evacuate Havre . . . . 63 War with France . . . . . . 66 Siege of Havre . . . . . . 67 The Plague attacks the Garrison . . . . 68 Surrender of Havre . . . . . . 72 The Plague in London . . ' . . . . 74 Philip consents to the Marriage between the Queen of Scots and Don Carlos . . . . . . 7 7 Death of de Quadra . . . . . . . . 82 The Marriage of the Queen of Scots with a safe person is made a Condition of her Eecognition . . . . 85 Knox protests against her Marriage with a Catholic . . 88 He sends warning to Cecil . . . . 90 Relations between England and Spain . . . . 93 The Carlos Project cools . . . . . . . . 96 Elizabeth again attempts to work on the Queen of Scots 97 CHAPTER XLII. SHAN 0' NEIL. Ireland under Queen Mary . . . . . . 101 Habits and Character of the People ... . . 102 The especial Wretchedness of the Pale . . . . 104 Report of 1559 . . . . . . no The King of Spain declines the Advances of the Irish Chiefs . . . . . . . . ..in The Scotch in Antrim . . . . . . ..in The O'Neil and his Children 112
