. 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 . ss a single varlet from his kitchen was met by a significantreminder of the fate of Edward II. This (.Owed him: hebowed to the storm. Sutioliv was impeached and king was put under a council to hold the regency for a as soon as Parliament was dissolved he showed a bold made a progress through the country to collect adherents;he appealed to the sheriffs to pack the next Parliam
. 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 . ss a single varlet from his kitchen was met by a significantreminder of the fate of Edward II. This (.Owed him: hebowed to the storm. Sutioliv was impeached and king was put under a council to hold the regency for a as soon as Parliament was dissolved he showed a bold made a progress through the country to collect adherents;he appealed to the sheriffs to pack the next Parliament; and hegot from the judges a pronouncement that the commission wasunlawful, and made to himself a jiarty in London. But? London was mutable as a reed ; the sheriffs told him that thecommonalty were against him : Veres small army was defeatedat liadcot Bridge; and a formal appeal of treason was madeagainst the kings advisers by five great lords. These lordsappellant were Thomas, Duke of (iloucester, the kingsydungest uncle; Ilemy of Derby, son of John of Gaunt;Mciwbray, J^ail of Nottingham; Beaucham]), Earl of Warwick;and the Kai-1 of xVrundeL Under their inHueuce the Merciless. o ^ 9 I 212 THE DEATH, AND AFTERWAUDS. RichardassumesAuthority. Growth of Absolute Monarchy. [1348 Parliament met in February, 13SS, and continued for fourmontlis at the work which earned it its title. A clean sweepwas made of the kings friends. For nearly a year Richardbore the yoke without a sign; but on May 3, !), he enteredthe Council, announced that lie was of age enough to govern(he was now twenty-three), and dismissed the ;ut satisfied with the complete success of this sudden stroke,he soon recalled them : and a halcyon ^^eriod set in :eight years of quiet popular and constitutional was even an interval of peace with France, for the trucemade in 1389 was cemented in 139G by the kings marriageto a French jn-incess. It was also occupied by imjDortantlegisl
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