GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND.――Conquest by the Romans; by the
Saxons; by the Normans――Early Norman Kings――William the
Conqueror――Henry――Richard Cœur de Lion――John――Magna
Charta――Origin of Parliament――Edwards――Conquest of
Scotland――Richard II――House of Lancaster――House of
York――House of Tudor――Henry VIII――The Reformation――Edward
VI――Queen Mary; Elizabeth――Mary, Queen of Scots――The
Stuarts――Gunpowder Plot――Revolution――Irish Rebellion――Oliver
Cromwell――Trial and Execution of Charles I――The
Commonwealth――Subjugation of Ireland and Scotland――The
Protectorate――The Restoration――Charles II――Dutch War――Plague
and Fire in London――The Rye House Plot――Death of Charles
II――James II――Expedition of Monmouth――Arbitrary Measures of
the King――The Revolution――William and Mary――Establishment of
the Bank of England――Queen Anne――Union of England and
Scotland――Marlborough’s Campaigns――House of Hanover――George
I――Rebellion of 1715-16――George II――Rebellion of
1745-46――George III――American Stamp Act――American War of
Independence――French Revolution――Rebellion in Ireland――Union
with Great Britain――War with U. States――George IV――William
IV――Queen Victoria――War with Russia――Alliance with
France――Attack on Odessa――Operations in the Baltic――The
Crimea――Battle of the Alma――Sebastopol described――Allies
opening Trenches――Bombardment――Explosion of French Batteries
and Russian Powder Magazine――The Allied
Fleet――Cannonade――Battle of Balaklava――The Turks――The
Highlanders――The Russian Cavalry――Capt. Nolan――Battle of
Inkermann――Morning of the Battle――The Attack――The
Zouaves――Chasseurs――Night after the Battle――Council of
War――Determination to Winter――Reinforcements demanded 145-256
HISTORY OF FRANCE.――Clovis, A. D. 486; division of his
Empire――The Merovingian Kings――The Carlovingians――Pepin――
Charles Martel――Charlemagne; his Empire――Louis――Division of
the Empire――Charles――Arnulf――Charles the Simple――Invasion of
the Normans――Hugh Capet and his Successors――Philip VI of
Valois――Wars with England, 1328-1415――Charles VI――Maid of
Orleans――Louis XI――Francis II――France during the War of
Religion――Persecution of the Huguenots――Coligni――The Massacre
of St. Bartholomew, 1572――Henry III――Henry IV――Edict of
Nantes――The Age of Louis XIV――Richelieu and Mazarin――
Persecution of the Calvinists――Revocation of the Edict of
Nantes, 1685――The Last Days of Absolute Monarchy――Louis
XV――Louis XVI――The French Revolution――National Assembly――
Mirabeau, Dante, Marat, Robespierre――The 10th of August――
Dethronement of the King――National Convention――Trial and
Execution of the King――Jacobins and Girondists――Exclusion of
the Girondists from the Convention――Execution of the Queen,
Madame Elizabeth, and the Duke of Orleans――La Vendee――Fall of
Danton and Camille Desmoulins――Overthrow of Robespierre and
the Jacobins――Reconstruction of the Government――Napoleon
Bonaparte――Italian Campaign――Expedition to Egypt and Syria――
Return to France――The First Consulate――Consul for Life――Duke
d’Enghein――Napoleon Emperor――Austrian Campaign――Russians――
Battle of Austerlitz――Confederation of the Rhine――War with
Prussia――Alliance of Prussia and Russia――Victory at Friedland――
Peace of Tilsit――Occupation of Portugal――Spain――Annexation of
the Roman States and imprisonment of the Pope――New war with
Austria――Peace of Vienna――Marriage with Maria Louisa――Russian
Campaign――Conflagration of Moscow――Retreat of the French――
Alliance of Russia, Prussia, etc.――Congress of Prague――Austria――
Battle of Leipsic――Retreat of the French――Invasion of France
by the Allies――Abdication of Napoleon――Louis XVIII――Escape of
Napoleon from Elba――Defeat at Waterloo――Death at St. Helena――
Louis XVIII――Charles X――Abdication――Louis Philippe――Revolution――
Louis Napoleon――War with Russia and alliance with England and
Turkey 256-302
HISTORY OF SPAIN.――Gothic Monarchy――The Moors――Castile――Henry IV――
Ferdinand and Isabella――Conquest of Grenada――Christopher
Columbus――Discovery of America――Charles V――Hernando Cortez――
Conquest of Mexico――Francis Pizarro――Conquest of Peru――Ignatius
Loyola――Philip II――War with England――Defeat of the Invincible
Armada――Philip III――Banishment of the descendants of the Moors――
Philip IV――Accession of the House of Bourbon――Charles III――The
Seven Years’ War――Charles IV――Ferdinand――Joseph Bonaparte――
Alliance of the Spaniards and English――Return of Ferdinand――
Isabella II 302-312
GERMANY AND AUSTRIA.――Division of the Empire of Charlemagne,
and formation of the German Empire――Succession of Henry the
Fowler to the throne of Conrad of Franconia――The Germans
build cities――Accession of Hildebrand――Pope Gregory III――His
Excommunication of Henry IV――Strife of Guelphs and Ghibelines――
Pope Adrian IV――Tancred――Richard III of England――The House of
Hapsburg succeeds that of Swabia――Death of Albert――Charles IV
issues the Golden Bull――Council of Constance――Martyrdom of
John Huss and Jerome of Prague――Invention of Printing――Luther;
the Reformation――Thirty Years’ War――Peace of Westphalia――
Insurrection of Hungarians aided by Turks――The War of Succession――
Prince Eugene――Maria Theresa――Pragmatic Sanction――Revolt of the
Netherlands――Confederation of the Rhine――Congress of Vienna――
Hungarian Revolution of 1848 312-326
HISTORY OF RUSSIA.――Russia rescued from the Tartars by John
Basilowitz――Michael Theodorowitz, First of the House of Romanoff,
Czar of Muscovy――Reorganization of Russia by Alexis――Reign of
Peter the Great――Foundation and embellishment of St.
Petersburg――Succession of the Czarina Catherine――Catherine II――
Annexation of the Crimea――Dismemberment of Poland――Kosciusko――
Suwarrow――Resignation of Stanislaus――Paul――War against the French
Republic――Assassination of Paul――Alexander――Coalition against
Napoleon, by Austria and England――Peace of Tilsit――Napoleon
declares war against Russia――Smolensko――Burning of Moscow――
Constantine――Nicholas――Extirpation of Poland――Siege of Sevastopol
by France, England, and Turkey――Death of Nicholas――Succession of
Alexander II 326-334