THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND BY THOMAS KEIGHTLEY, AUTHOR OF THE HISTORY OF GREECE, THE HISTORY OF ROME, OUTLINES OF HISTORY, ETC. IN THREE VOLUMES. VOL. III. LONDON: WHITTAKER AND CO., AVE-MARIA LANE. 1839. 942 K27 v.3 72/0. CHARVARD UNIVERSITY PRINTED BY RICHARD AND JOHN E. TAYLOR, RED LION COURT, FLEET STREET. CONTENTS. Commonwealth established.-Mutinies in the army.-Affairs of Scotland.- Fate of Montrose.-Charles II. in Scotland.-Affairs of Ireland.-Cromwell in Scotland. Battle of Dunbar.-Invasion of England.-Battle of Worcester. Escape of Charles.-Conquest of Ireland.-Dutch war.-Designs of Cromwell; Form of government.-Barebone's parliament.-Cromwell made Protector. -Conspiracies.-The parliament.—Rising of royalists.—Conquest of Jamaica. -Conspiracy.-New parliament.-The Petition and Advice.—The protector's inauguration.-Death of Blake.-A fourth parliament.-Plots.-Illness and |