Social England : a record of the progress of the people in religion, laws, learning, arts, industry, commerce, science, literature and manners, from the earliest times to the present day . large sectionof Englishmen. By the elections held at the beginning of 1715 the Whigssecured a large majority, and at once took measures againsttheir opponents. Bolingbroke fled to France and entered intothe service of the Pretender; Ormond followed his example,and both fugitives were attainted; Oxford was impeached,remained without trial in the Tower for two years, and then. COIX FROM A DIE OF JAMES EDAVAKU,
Social England : a record of the progress of the people in religion, laws, learning, arts, industry, commerce, science, literature and manners, from the earliest times to the present day . large sectionof Englishmen. By the elections held at the beginning of 1715 the Whigssecured a large majority, and at once took measures againsttheir opponents. Bolingbroke fled to France and entered intothe service of the Pretender; Ormond followed his example,and both fugitives were attainted; Oxford was impeached,remained without trial in the Tower for two years, and then. COIX FROM A DIE OF JAMES EDAVAKU, THE IllETEXDER. (77irer-rjUfirtcr ) The was acquitted. These severe measures tended still further to Jacobite alienate the Tory party, to increase the hopes of the Jacobites,and to bring about the outbreak of the Rebellion in 1715. OnSeptember Cith, 1715, James Edwards standard Avas raised atKirkmichael, in October Mackintosh joined Foster and Ken-mare, and on November 12th the Jacobites were defeatedat Preston, and all danger of an insurrection in England wasover. The indecisive battle of Sheriffmuir (p 14) was foughton November 18th, and was followed by the rapid dispersionof the Highlanders. At the end of December James Edwardlanded in Scotland only to find that the rising had failed, andon February 4th, I7l(), he re-embarked for France. Wantof good management, the lack of help from France, thenon-appearance of the Pretender at the opening of the POLITICAL HISTORY. 5 1742] striiSfQile, and the fliilure of the Enoflish .Jacobites to effect agen
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