. The popular history of England : an illustrated history of society and government from the earliest period to our own times . Great Seal of Richard II. PopULAE History of England. CHAPTER I. Constitntional principles developed in the reign of Richard II,—Coronation of Richard—Councilof Regency—Wars with France and Scotland—Capitation Tax—Poll Tax—Insurrectionof 1381—The insurgents in London—Suppression of the insurrection—Wycliifes opinionscoincident with the insurrection—Preachers of heresies—Translation of the Bible intoEnglish—Contest with the Pope—English literature and language — Statut
. The popular history of England : an illustrated history of society and government from the earliest period to our own times . Great Seal of Richard II. PopULAE History of England. CHAPTER I. Constitntional principles developed in the reign of Richard II,—Coronation of Richard—Councilof Regency—Wars with France and Scotland—Capitation Tax—Poll Tax—Insurrectionof 1381—The insurgents in London—Suppression of the insurrection—Wycliifes opinionscoincident with the insurrection—Preachers of heresies—Translation of the Bible intoEnglish—Contest with the Pope—English literature and language — Statutes of Wages—Labourers in husbandry—Games—Sanitary Laws—State interference in social affairs. !^)^YMEri, our laborious liistoriograplier, well describesthe reign of Eichard II. as a reign wliicli affordsbut little matter tbat may sbine in history, and\%/j^ cannot boast of any one great and distinguished^^ captain, any one memorable battle, nor one im-portant siege; no proceeding to St. Pauls, no ToDeum fur victory.* To us, wto regard battles,^ and sieges, and processions, and Te Deums, a
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