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- BOOK XX WILLIAM III AND PARLIAMENT DURING THE WAR WITH FRANCE, 169O–1697
- INTRODUCTION
- CHAP. I Formation of the Grand Alliance. Beginning and character of the War
- CHAP. II William III in 1691. Reduction of Ireland
- CHAP. III Parliamentary Grants. Glencoe
- CHAP. IV The War in 1692, 1693. Battle of La Hogue
- CHAP. V Tories and Whigs in the Sessions of 1692 and 1693
- CHAP. VI National Debt, and Bank of England. Campaign of 1694
- CHAP. VII Parliamentary Proceedings in the Session of 1694, 1695. Death of Queen Mary
- CHAP. VIII Campaign of 1695. Parliament of 1695, 1696
- CHAP. IX French and Jacobite schemes of invasion: the Plot of 1696
- CHAP. X Association. The two Banks. Victory of the Whigs
- CHAP. XI The Peace of Ryswick
- BOOK XXI THE LATER YEARS OF WILLIAM III, 1697—1702
- BOOK XXII REVIEW OF ENGLISH HISTORY TO THE YEAR 1760
CHAP. VII - Parliamentary Proceedings in the Session of 1694, 1695. Death of Queen Mary
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 June 2011
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- BOOK XX WILLIAM III AND PARLIAMENT DURING THE WAR WITH FRANCE, 169O–1697
- INTRODUCTION
- CHAP. I Formation of the Grand Alliance. Beginning and character of the War
- CHAP. II William III in 1691. Reduction of Ireland
- CHAP. III Parliamentary Grants. Glencoe
- CHAP. IV The War in 1692, 1693. Battle of La Hogue
- CHAP. V Tories and Whigs in the Sessions of 1692 and 1693
- CHAP. VI National Debt, and Bank of England. Campaign of 1694
- CHAP. VII Parliamentary Proceedings in the Session of 1694, 1695. Death of Queen Mary
- CHAP. VIII Campaign of 1695. Parliament of 1695, 1696
- CHAP. IX French and Jacobite schemes of invasion: the Plot of 1696
- CHAP. X Association. The two Banks. Victory of the Whigs
- CHAP. XI The Peace of Ryswick
- BOOK XXI THE LATER YEARS OF WILLIAM III, 1697—1702
- BOOK XXII REVIEW OF ENGLISH HISTORY TO THE YEAR 1760
Summary
This state of things led King William, after his return to England, to open the new session of Parliament with the remark, that an honourable peace must not be expected unless all would still continue their former efforts with unflagging energy.
Shrewsbury had now been for some time Secretary of State; Montague, the founder of the Bank, had been made Chancellor of the Exchequer; with Somers, they added much to the strength of the Whig party in the administration, though that interest was still far from being dominant. Such men as Caermarthen and Godolphin held the great posts of President of the Council and First Lord of the Treasury. On the coalition of the two parties in the highest offices, and on their united influence in Parliament depended the tranquil advance and success of government.
Opposition was not lacking: in the very first debates the state of the nation, with reference even to the results of the last year, was declared to be pitiable. This, however, could now call forth nothing more than an ironical smile. The House of Commons replied to the speech from the throne with a resolution to the effect that the war with France must be carried on vigorously; it invited government to lay before the House the next year's estimates, and with some forces was so full that it would have taken a long time to test in detail the amounts and calculations. One of the most slight reductions adopted them.
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- A History of EnglandPrincipally in the Seventeenth Century, pp. 84 - 92Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2010First published in: 1875