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- Frontmatter
- Contents
- BOOK XX WILLIAM III AND PARLIAMENT DURING THE WAR WITH FRANCE, 169O–1697
- BOOK XXI THE LATER YEARS OF WILLIAM III, 1697—1702
- INTRODUCTION
- CHAP. I Relations between France and England after the conclusion of Peace. The Partition treaties
- CHAP. II Parliamentary proceedings in the Session of 1697, 1698
- CHAP. III Reduction of the Army in the Session of 1698, 1699
- CHAP. IV Changes in Court and State. Resumption of the Irish Land-grants, 1699, 1700
- CHAP. V Affairs in Ireland, Scotland, and North America
- CHAP. VI Origin and conditions of the Hanoverian Succession
- CHAP. VII Change in European politics. The Session of 1701 in relation to this change
- CHAP. VIII Conflicts between Tories and Whigs. Negotiations with France in the spring and summer of 1701
- CHAP. IX Breach with France. The sixth Parliament of William III
- CHAP. X Constitutional opposition between Whigs and Tories. Death of King William III
- BOOK XXII REVIEW OF ENGLISH HISTORY TO THE YEAR 1760
CHAP. VI - Origin and conditions of the Hanoverian Succession
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 June 2011
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- BOOK XX WILLIAM III AND PARLIAMENT DURING THE WAR WITH FRANCE, 169O–1697
- BOOK XXI THE LATER YEARS OF WILLIAM III, 1697—1702
- INTRODUCTION
- CHAP. I Relations between France and England after the conclusion of Peace. The Partition treaties
- CHAP. II Parliamentary proceedings in the Session of 1697, 1698
- CHAP. III Reduction of the Army in the Session of 1698, 1699
- CHAP. IV Changes in Court and State. Resumption of the Irish Land-grants, 1699, 1700
- CHAP. V Affairs in Ireland, Scotland, and North America
- CHAP. VI Origin and conditions of the Hanoverian Succession
- CHAP. VII Change in European politics. The Session of 1701 in relation to this change
- CHAP. VIII Conflicts between Tories and Whigs. Negotiations with France in the spring and summer of 1701
- CHAP. IX Breach with France. The sixth Parliament of William III
- CHAP. X Constitutional opposition between Whigs and Tories. Death of King William III
- BOOK XXII REVIEW OF ENGLISH HISTORY TO THE YEAR 1760
Summary
While the English Commonwealth was in this condition, with Parliament predominant over kingdom and King, and the Tories predominant in Parliament, there came up a new succession-question, which as yet had not been provided for.
Hitherto William Duke of Gloucester, the Princess Anne's son, had been regarded as heir-presumptive to the throne after his mother. The boy was just eleven, and of the numerous children whom the Princess had borne seemed to be the only one destined to grow up; he appeared to justify good hopes for both mind and body. A little court had been created for his education at Windsor; over this Marlborough presided; Bishop Burnet not only superintended his teaching, but himself taught him history, theology, and everything relating to politics, the branches of education which seemed to be of special importance for the heir to the throne. He praises the good memory and sound judgment which the boy showed: the prince not unfrequently interrupted the monotony of his lessons by original remarks. Many were glad to hear that these remarks often harmonised but ill with the latitudinarian and Whiggish views of the Bishop. He seemed also to have a still stronger taste for arms than for books. The Tories who, while they accepted the Revolution, still hoped to see a return to the doctrine of hereditary right, looked on the boy as their future strength. They thought they might expect him to be a prince of the old stock, yet energetic, and impressed with all the old monarchical ideas, enterprising and English to the backbone.
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- A History of EnglandPrincipally in the Seventeenth Century, pp. 226 - 234Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2010