Walpole and Chatham (1714-1760)
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1. Front matter2. INTRODUCTION3. STATE OF PARTIES AT THE QUEEN'S DEATH (1714).4. PROCLAMATION OF GEORGE I. (1714).5. CHARACTER AND PERSON OF GEORGE I. (1660-1727).6. PUBLIC FEELING AS TO THE NEW DYNASTY (1714).7. THE '15.8. THE SEPTENNIAL ACT (1716).9. DEFEAT OF THE SPANISH FLEET OFF SICILY BY ADMIRAL SIR GEORGE BYNG, JULY 31, 1718.10. THE SOUTH SEA BUBBLE (1720).11. SIR ROBERT WALPOLE AS PRIME MINISTER (1721-1741).12. WOOD'S HALFPENCE: THE FIRST DRAPIER'S LETTER (1724).13. CHARACTER OF GEORGE II. (1683-1760).14. THE CONDITION OF THE FLEET PRISON, AS REVEALED BY A PARLIAMENTARY ENQUIRY (1729).15. THE EXCISE BILL (1733).16. THE PORTEOUS RIOTS (1736).17. LORD CHESTERFIELD'S SPEECH ON THE BILL FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CENSORSHIP OF STAGE PLAYS (1737).18. DEATH OF QUEEN CAROLINE (1737).19. THE WAR OF JENKINS' EAR (1739).20. THE OPPOSITION SUSPECTS WALPOLE OF DOUBLE-DEALING.21. ADMIRAL VERNON'S VICTORY AT PORTOBELLO (1740).22. THE NEW MINISTERS (1742).23. THE ORIGIN OF THE SEVEN YEARS' WAR (1741-1748).24. THE '45.25. TRIAL OF THE REBEL LORDS, 1746.26. TREATY OF AIX-LA-CHAPELLE (1748).27. LORD CHESTERFIELD'S ACT FOR THE REFORM OF THE CALENDAR (1751).28. SMOLLETT'S CHARACTER OF THE DUKE OF NEWCASTLE.[22]29. THE TRIAL AND EXECUTION OF ADMIRAL BYNG.30. THE COALITION GOVERNMENT OF 1757.31. THE ENGLISH IN INDIA (1757-1759).32. THE PLAINS OF ABRAHAM.33. "THE HEAVEN-BORN MINISTER": HORACE WALPOLE'S HOMAGE TO PITT.34. DEATH OF GEORGE II. (1760).35. APPENDIX LONDON IN 1725-1736.36. BELL'S ENGLISH HISTORY SOURCE BOOKS