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Person and character,

Charter House, 217

Chartist Demonstration, great, 320

Chartist Riot at Newport, 317

Chatham, Lord, speech of, 288

Chelsea Hospital, 263

Christianity, establishment of, 10
City pageants, 193

Clarendon, Lord, impeached, 247
Cloth of Gold, field of, 175
Coaches first introduced, 206
Coal, first mention of, 83
Coats of arms, 74

Coffee first imported, 153
Colonies, New, 317

Columbus' first voyage, 169

Commonwealth, The, 227

Conqueror, the Reign of, 25

Courtship of, 25

Death of, 29

Person and character, 31

Conquest of Wales, 83

Conquest of Scotland, 84

Copper coin first introduced, 217

Corn Laws Repealed, 320

Coronation Stone, 84

Coronation of George IV., 305

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SALADIN, death of, 67
Salisbury, Countess of, 102
Saxon and Dane Kings, 12
Saxon Heptarchy, 10
Science, progress of, 307
Scinde, Annexation of, 318

Scott, Sir Walter, death of, 312
Seven Kingdoms, 10
Shakspeare, death of, 217
Shipwreck of Prince William, 39
Side-saddles first used, 129

Siege and capture of Jerusalem, 34
Silk-women, 153

Sir Walter Raleigh, fate of, 214
Verses of, 215

Slaves, British, Emancipated, 313
South-sea bubble, 272
Spanish Armada, 200

St. Paul's Cathedral destroyed, 33
Rebuilt, 83

Stephen, Reign of, 42

Death of, 44

Person and character, 44

Sterling money first coined, 79
Style of living improved, 209
Suburbs of London in 1180, 58
Surnames first used, 33
Surrender of Calais, 111
Surrender of Stirling Castle, 86

TABLE of Kings and Queens, 314
Taish, or Second Sight, 3
Tatler, first number published, 270
Tavern bill in 1560 and 1851, 210
Telescopes invented, 206
Terrific storm, 270

Test and Corporation Acts, 307
Thames frozen, 247

Thames Tunnel opened, 318
Thermometers invented, 209
Thomas Parr, born, 158
Titus Oates, 247

Tobacco introduced, 209

Tower built, 83
Tradesman beheaded, 158
Trial by battle, 33

Trial of the Bishops, 253

Queen Caroline, 308
Warren Hastings, 302
Tribute paid to the Pope, 90
Troubadours, 64

Turbulence of the Barons, 131

UNION with Scotland, 270
Usury prohibited to Christians, 79
Utrecht, treaty of, 270

VICTORIA, Reign of, 314

Accession of, 314
Coronation of, 316
Marriage of, 317
Parliament, First, 315
Visit to the City, 315

Victory of Dettingen, 285
La Hogue, 262
Ramillies, 270

Victory over the Dutch, 246
Virginia discovered, 206
Von Tromp, 233

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Tomb of Cœur de Lion, 73

Torture, application of, 244

Touching for the evil, 224

William IV., Accession of, 310
Death of, 303
Person and character.

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Touching for the evil revived, 270

Windsor Castle built, 122

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