Edward I. finally confirms the charters
in 1301, i. 163

resists the Pope, i. 164

his later legislation, i. 165
death and character, i. 166
constitutional results of his reign,
i. 169

Edward II., his accession, i. 181

importance of his coronation, i. 182
confirms the ordinances of the Lords
Ordainers, i. 185

his deposition, i. 193

his subsequent fate, i. 195
Edward III., his martial character,
i. 196

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important statutes of his reign, i
196

great constitutional progress under,
i. 196-7

large money grants to, i. 200
his difficulties as to aids, i. 208
his strained relations with the Com-
mons, i. 210

important parliaments of, i. 214-15
his last parliament, i. 218
death of, i. 219

character of his reign, i. 219

Edward IV., his first parliament, i. 279
character of his reign, i. 281
exacts benevolences, i. 282
his last parliament, i. 283
death and character, i. 284
Edward VI., his accession, i. 317
his first parliament, i. 318
issues the Book of Common Prayer,
i. 320

his popular measures, i. 320
alters the succession, and dies, i. 322
Eldest sons of peers in the Lower
House, i. 341

Eldon, Lord Chancellor, ii. 347

opposes the Catholic claims, ii. 437
Elections of 1734, ii. 254

of 1741, ii. 265

Fawcett, Mr., and religious tests, ii. 511
Fenian conspiracy, the, ii. 507
Fenwick, Sir John, his attainder and
execution, ii. 61

Ferrers, George, his case of privilege, i.
315

Feudal system, the, i. 49

revolt in 1173, i. 76
Fifth Monarchy men, i. 453

Financial measures (1880-85), ii. 500
Fines, Statute of, i. 304.
FitzGerald, Lord Edward, ii. 415
FitzPeter's justiciarship, i. 87
Fitzwilliam, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland,
ii. 416

Five members, attempt to seize the,
i. 408

Five Mile Act, the, i. 512
Fletcher of Saltoun, ii. 169

his action on the union with Eng-
land, ii. 169

his scheme of securities, ii. 174
Floyd, cruel treatment of, i. 373
Folk Moot, i. 11

Foreign Enlistment Act, the, ii. 368

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(1870), ii. 536

Foreign policy under Queen Victoria,
ii. 516

Forfeited Estates Bill of 1700, ii. 73

is severely contested, ii. 73

Forgery Bill, ii. 446

Forster, W.E., his Endowed Schools Act,
ii. 490

his Elementary Education Act, ii.
491

introduces Protection (Ireland) Bill,
ii. 513

introduces the Ballot Act, ii. 546
Fox, Charles James, his coalition with
Lord North, ii. 323
foreign secretary, ii. 323
his India Bill, ii. 324
quarrel with Burke, ii. 333
his Libel Bill, ii. 334

on the Sedition Acts, ii. 341
temporarily secedes from parliament
ii. 342

again foreign secretary, ii. 352
his death, ii. 353

Fox, Lord Holland, secretary-at-war,

ii. 272

George III., his unconstitutional action,
ii. 324

demonstration against, on opening
parliament, ii. 339

his attitude on the Catholic question,
ii. 346

return of his malady in 1810, ii. 356
the Civil List regulated under,ii. 366
his death, ii. 368

George IV., his accession, ii. 425

his coronation, ii. 428
parliamentary reform under, ii. 440
influence of the crown, ii. 447
his Civil List, ii. 447
his death, ii. 447

Georgia, colony of, founded, ii. 251
Gilbert's Workhouses Act, ii. 322
Gin Act, the, ii. 255

repealed, ii. 269

Gladstone, W. E., junior lord of the
treasury, ii. 459

colonial secretary, ii. 473
his budget of 1853, ii. 496

his Free Trade budget of 1860, ii. 497
abolishes the paper duty, ii. 498
his later budgets, etc., ii. 498-9
becomes prime minister, ii. 508, 513
his Irish Church Act, ii. 508
Irish Land Act of 1870, ii. 509
defeated on Irish university educa-
tion, ii. 510.

his Irish Land Act of 1881, ii. 514
his Irish Arrears Act, ii. 515
his Compulsory Church Fates Abo-
lition Act, ii. 528

carries Abolition of Purchase, ii. 531
opposes the Public Worship Regula-
tion Act, ii. 533

introduces Reform Bill of 1866, ii. 544
his Reform Acts of 1884-5, ii. 546
Glamorgan Treaty, the, i. 423
Glencoe, Massacre of, ii. 162
Gloucester, Statute of, i. 146

Duke of, dies (1700), ii. 74

Goderich, Lord, prime minister, ii. 434
Godolphin, first lord of the treasury,
i. 559

associates with the Whigs, ii. 40
head of the treasury, ii. 40
dismissed from office, ii. 216
his death, ii. 224

Godwin, Earl of the West Saxons, i. 25
his trial before the Witan, i. 27
Good Parliament, the, i. 216
Goodwin, Francis, case of, i. 361
Gordon riots, the, ii. 316

Government in the tenth century, i. 14
Graham, Sir J., first lord of the admir-
alty, ii. 449

Graham, Sir J., and the Factory Acts,
ii. 481

and Mazzini's letters, ii. 526
Grand Alliance formed, the, ii. 84
Grand Remonstrance, the, i. 406
Grandees, the, i. 429

Granville, Lord, foreign secretary (1870-
74), ii. 522

his foreign policy (1880-85), ii. 523
Grattan, Henry, and the Catholic claims,
ii. 364.

demands independence for Ireland,
ii. 408.

is rewarded, ii. 411

his quarrel with Flood, ii. 413
introduces a Pension Bill, ii. 415
his duel with Corry, ii. 420

Great Charter, text of the, ii. 551
Great Council, composition of the, i. 46
Grenville, George, secretary of state,
ii. 285

becomes prime minister, ii. 287

condemns the struggle with Wilkes,
ii. 299

his act on election petitions, ii. 307
his views on the American struggle,
ii. 307

Grenville, Lord, his Alien Act, ii. 337
introduces the Treasonable Practices
Act, ii. 340.

foreign secretary, ii. 343.

first lord of the treasury, ii. 352
his dismissal, ii. 354

Grey, Earl, becomes premier, ii. 449
his reform policy, ii. 453

secessions from his ministry, ii. 457
resigns office, ii. 458

Grey's debates, Anchitell, ii. 249
Grievances, supplies, and petitions, i. 207
Grote, George, and the Ballot, ii. 537
Ground Game Act, ii. 537

Gunpowder Plot, i. 365

Hampden, John, commits suicide, ii. 52
Hanover, electoral family of, ii. 222
Hanoverian crown, the, ii. 467
Harcourt, Sir Simon, attorney-general,
ii. 212

Lord Keeper, ii. 216
Hardicanute chosen king, i. 27
Hardwicke's (Lord) Marriage Act, ii. 277
Harley, Robert, elected speaker, ii. 76
becomes secretary of state, ii, 206
resigns office, ii. 211

forms a new ministry, ii. 216
is created Earl of Oxford, ii. 216
intrigues with the Jacobites, ii. 217
his attempted assassination, ii. 218
becomes lord treasurer, ii. 220
is dismissed, ii. 226
impeached, ii. 229

and acquitted, ii. 230

Harold I. chosen king, i. 27
Harold II. elected king, i. 32

his government, i. 33

Hastings, Warren, impeachment of, ii.
327

Sheridan's "Begum" speech against,
ii. 328

scene at the trial, ii. 329

Burke's opening address, ii. 329
speech of Sheridan, ii. 330

acquittal of the accused, ii. 330

Haxey's case, i. 235

Hearth tax of 1662, i. 507
"Hearts of Oak Boys," ii. 405
"Hearts of Steel Boys," ii. 405
Henry I., i. 57

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his charter of liberties, i. 57
his policy, i. 58
administrative acts, i. 59
ecclesiastical policy, i. 60

his councils and charters, i. 60

Henry II., his character and policy, i. 69
his searching reforms, i. 70

enlarges the national council, i. 71

his judicial changes, i. 71
his quarrel with Becket, i. 72
his great councils, i. 75
conquest of Ireland, i. 76
absolution by the Pope, i. 76
his death, i. 79

character of his reign, i. 80
Henry III., his coronation, i. 110

re-issues the great charter, i. 111
his second coronation, i. 112
assumes the government, i. 113
his councils and ministers, i. 113
fills his court with foreigners, i. 117
reproves the bishops, i. 123
is resisted by parliament, i. 124
recovers his power, i. 129

Henry VII., his character, i. 297

title to the throne, i. 298

his marriage, i. 299

appoints a commission of judges,
i. 300

suppresses pretenders, i. 300
his parliaments, i. 301

refounds the monarchy, i. 301
his laws, i. 302

character of his legislation, i. 303
encourages trade and navigation,
i. 304

constitution under, i. 304

Henry VIII., establishes the Reforma-
tion, i. 305

breaks with Rome, i. 306

his policy and parliaments, i. 306
the Commons submissive to him,
i. 308

is made Supreme Head of the Church,
i. 310

alters the succession, i. 313

the representation under, i. 315
his character and work, i. 316
Heresy, Statute of (1401), i. 249
High Commission Court, Scotland, re-
stored, ii. 155

Higher education, ii. 491

Hill, Abigail, and Queen Anne, ii. 209
Hill, Rowland, and the Penny Postage,
ii. 494

Hoadley, Bishop, and Convocation, ii.
234

Holland and the Commonwealth, i. 446

peace with (1674), i. 527

Holy Alliance, the, ii. 358

Home Rule League formed, ii. 510

House of Commons, packing of, i. 198
considered as advisers, i. 206

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their grievances and petitions, i. 207
control the supplies, i. 223

assert their right as to grants, i. 254
growing power of, under Elizabeth,
i. 356

their claims under James I., i. 364
their famous protest of 1621, i. 375
boldness under Charles I., i. 380
the right of free speech, i. 392
committee of the whole House, i. 403
memorable scene in 1642, i. 409
claims control of the army, i. 412
final breach with Charles I., i. 414
its appropriation of supplies, i. 513
checks the public expenditure, i. 514
venality in, i. 528

unparalleled scene in, i. 530

its proceedings in the case of Shirley
and Fagg, i. 531-3

another violent scene in, i. 537
orders its votes to be printed, i. 550
re-asserts the right of impeachment,
i. 556

its numbers, ii, 584

(see also Parliament)

House of Lords abolished in 1649, i. 443

House tax abolished, ii. 464

Houses of Parliament, separation of,
i. 199

conference between (1373), i. 216
bold attitude towards Richard II.,
i. 226

place of meeting, i. 293

differences on the right of impeach-
ment, i. 556

(see also Parliament)

Housing of the working classes, ii. 486
Humble Petition and Advice, the, i. 471
Hungerford, Sir Thomas, first Speaker

of the House of Commons, i. 218
Huskisson, Mr., under-secretary for war,
ii. 343

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the first Irish parliament, ii. 377
legislation of Edward II., ii. 378
the Commons in parliament, ii. 379
Statute of Kilkenny, ii. 380

laws of Richard II. and Edward IV.,
ii. 381

under Henry VII., ii. 381
Poynings' law, ii. 382

and the Reformation, ii. 383

Elizabeth's government, ii. 384
arbitrary taxation, ii. 385

free schools, etc., ii. 386
James I.'s legislation, ii. 386
plantation of Ulster, ii. 387
state of the representation, ii. 387
sequestration of Connaught, ii. 388
perfidious conduct of Charles I. and
Wentworth, ii. 389

parliament of 1640, ii. 390
rebellion of 1641, ii. 390

the Cromwellian settlement, ii. 392
settlement of Charles II., ii. 393
parliament of 1661, ii. 394
Act of Explanation, ii. 395
Ormonde's policy, ii. 395
action of James II., ii. 395
parliament of 1689, ii. 396

repeal of the Act of Settlement, ii.
396

pacification of Limerick, ii. 397
severe legislation of William and
Anne, ii. 398

legislative independence mooted, ii.
399

Molyneux's Case of Ireland Stated,
ii. 399

Catholics excluded from parliament,
ii. 400

Test and Schism Acts, ii. 401