Thomas H. Prescott
Comprising Ancient And Modern History,
The Biography of Eminent Men of Europe and America,
And the Lives of Distinguished Travelers.
Illustrated with over 100 Engravings.
1856
DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY
Modern History
- 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 - The French Revolution - 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 a Waterloo - Death at St. Helena - Louis XVIII - Charles X - Abdication - Louis Philippe - Revolution - Louis Napoleon - War with Russia and alliance with England and Turkey
- 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
- History of 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
- 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
History of the United States
- Colonial History - Discoveries of Cabot - The Huguenots - Sir Walter Raleigh - Champlain - Henry Hudson - Virginia - Jamestown - John Smith - Pocahontas - Indian War - Gov. Berkeley - Nathaniel Bacon - New England Colonies - Puritans - Principles of their early Government - Quaker Persecution - Pequod Indian War - King Philip - Royal Governors - Salem Witchcraft - Connecticut - Rhode Island - Dutch Settlement of New Amsterdam - Indian War - Annexation of New Amsterdam to the English Colonies, and change of name to N. York - Lord Baltimore - Civil War - Carolina - Wm. Penn - Indian Treaty - Frame of Government - Oglethorpe - Wesley - Whitfield - Principles and characteristics of the Colonists
- Contest of the English with the French for the Possession of North America - King William's War - The French War - The Ohio Company - George Washington - Braddock - Gen. Wolfe - Rising Colonial prosperity
- The War of American Independence - Stamp Act - N. Y. Congress - War of publications against Britain - Boston Massacre - Tea Party - Lexington - Declaration of Independence - Franklin, Lafayette, Kosciusko - Trenton - Brandywine - Burgoyne's Defeat - Alliance of France and America - Baron Steuben - D'Estaing - Stony Point - Arnold - Col. Hayne - Capitulation of Cornwallis - Treaty at Paris - Washington - Paralyzed condition of the Government - Massachusetts Rebellion 1786 - Formation of Government by the Constitutional Convention
- Constitutional History - Federalists and anti-Federalists - Defeat of Harmar and St. Clair - Prohibition of the Slave Trade - Death of Washington - Purchase of Louisiana - War with Tripoli - Embargo Acts - War with England - Campaign of 1812 - American Naval Victories - Perry's victory on Lake Erie - Gen. Harrison - Treaty at Ghent - Battle of New Orleans - Seminole War - Lafayette - Tariff - U. S. Bank - Nullification - Compromise of 1820 - Commercial Bankruptcy - Annexation of Texas - Mexican War - Discovery of Gold in California - Gadsden Treaty
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