The World in Wich I Live, and my Place in it

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Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.
 

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THE EMPIRE OF THE MEDĘS AND PERSIAND DEPORE ITS CONNECTION WITH
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EVENTS WHICH TOOK PLACE 800N AFTER CHRISTS DEATH
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SECTION
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B C
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PART II
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Cyrus permits the Jews to return to Judæa and rebuild their
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SECTION
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CONSTANTINE AND HIS SUCCESSORS
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Severe persecutions About 300 suffer death
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The Jews rebel in all parts of the Roman Empire and
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John Knox returnsThe league in favour of Protestantism
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The Nonconformists ejected by the Act of Uniformity
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The Christian soldiers at this time very numerous and able
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Mary returns to Scotland
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The Spaniards make an unsuccessful attempt to recover
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CHAPTER II
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CHAPTER III
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SECTION 3
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The character of Charles I His counsellors
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Israel divided into two kingdoms
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THE SUCCESSORS OF CYRUS AND THEIR CONDUCT TOWARDS THE JEWS
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Assyria becomes powerful under Ninus and Semiramis
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CHAPTER IV
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CHAPTER II
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Miltiades defeats the Persians at the battle of Marathon 38
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SECTION 2
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The foundation of the Temple laid
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CHAPTER III
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399
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FROM THE DIVISION OF THE KINGDOM TO THE BABYLONISH CAPTIVITY
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480 Leonidas and the Spartans at Thermopyle
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The inspired council held at Jerusalem
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Ten tribes revolt from Rehoboam
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Alexander succeeds Philip
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The First Punic
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Thirtythree captains striving for power
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Succeeded by Smerdis the Artaxerxes of Ezra iv who stops
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SECTION 3
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PART VII
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Although Judah has some good kings she also falls from
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War between Pompey and Cæsar
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He orders the slaughter of the children in Bethlehem
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SECTION 2
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The Bishop of Jerusalem
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CHAPTER III
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Belgium separates from Holland and chooses a King of
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The remarkable prophecies respecting Josiah and Cyrus
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SECTION 2
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Constantine removes the seat of empire from Bome to Con
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Constantins succeeds
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THE TIME OF THE MACCABEES
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quered
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The rise of Venice in the fifth century
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Charlemagne decides against the worship of images but
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The good Emperors ended and almost all the succeeding rulers
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CHAPTER I
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CHAPTER III
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He seeks the protection of Rome
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THE MOGULS AND TARTARS IN ASIA AND THE CRUSADE IN EUROPE
168
Land in England
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Invention of the Arabic figures 152
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We have gone beyond the fall of the Western Empire to
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Lord Cobham burned
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Empire sold to Didius Julian
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PART VI
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SECTION 1
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SECTION 2
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The history of Scotland continued
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War with the Pindarrees
211
Brazil discovered by the Portuguese
216
Philip Melancthon
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Austria the greatest slave of alland given up to the yoke of Rome
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Henry succeeded by Edward VI
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Character of Queen Elizabeth
253
Goes to the college at Erfurt
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They conquer Egypt and the north of Africa 207
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Takes Tyre
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Visits Rome and on his return becomes Doctor
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PART II
291
CHAPTER IV
293
Rebellion in Irelard
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Killed in battle
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CHAPTER V
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Wars in Italy in which many of the sovereigns of Europe
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They conquer Russia
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George IILs first attack of insanityRecovers in a
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Bothwells death
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THE CRUELTY OF THE PEOPLE OF ROME AND ROMES PUNISHMENT
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Egypt conquered
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Account of Milan
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The plague The benevolent Romish Bishop of Marseilles
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CHAPTER IV
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The Mogul Empire previously mentioned as established
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CHAPTER V
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THE GREĊIAN EMPIRE B c 331 to B C 168
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THE REFORMATION IN IRELAND
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Even in England revolutionary principles find some advocates
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The peace of Cambray
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Much disturbance in most of the States of Europe during
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Peter and Ivan come to the throne
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Theodoxins comes to the throne
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CHAPTER V
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PART XIII
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At Theodosiuss death the Empire finally divided
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The Diet at SpiresThe name of Protestants given to
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Alaric plunders Rome 123
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Peter goes to Holland and England to learn shipbuilding
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The present King of Holland begins to reign
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The French East India Company established at Pondicherry
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Spain and Portugal attacked by the Vandals Goths
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London built before the invasion in Claudiuss reign
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The Swedes propose to choose a new king and Charles returns 326
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Genseric and his Vandals plunder Rome
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The Irish Bishops declare themselves Protestants
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SECTION 2
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The American colonies
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Babylon taken
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The Second Punic
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The first or Nicene Council against the Arian heresy
480
Philip II of Spain introduces autodafés
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Louis XVI begins to reign
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Philip II returns home in disgust
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The United States declare themselves independent 312
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The battle of Austerlitz and its consequences
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Oct 16th the Queen behanded
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Marriage between the royal families of France and Spain
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The race of Henry the Fowler
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The Amphictyonic Council
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Charter of exemption from taxes granted by the Great Mogul
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Rebellion in Ireland
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Darius Hystaspes chosen kingthe Darius of Ezra iv
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161 Judas killedJonathan his brother becomes High Priest
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Pompey and Crassus have no success after they enter
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Francis II succeedsDethroned by Garibaldi 1860 413
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The people fly to arma
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Mahmoud the Afghan conquers the last and reigns
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Justinians brave General Belisarius puts an end to the king
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Spain and the islands of the Mediterranean ceded to Rome
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The twelve Cæsars
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Fasten Must go back to that period in the Eastern
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Mahomet becomes Sultan of the Turks 193
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Death of Peter the Great
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The Anabaptists take MunsterAre conquered and put
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The Saracens settle in Sicily
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The Romans leave Britain to the mercy of the Picts
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The Goths of Spain retire before the Saracens into
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Philip IV loses Portugal
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