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Title: The history of England, from the accession of James the Second
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron, 1800-1859 Firth, C. H. (Charles Harding), 1857-1936
Subjects: Great Britain -- History James II, 1685-1688 Great Britain -- History William and Mary, 1689-1702
Publisher: London : Macmillan
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
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confederacy, to become the protectorof injured nations, and to tame the pride of that power which held theContinent in awe. Such exhortations made his heart swell withemotions unknown to his careless and effeminate brother. But thoseemotions were soon subdued by a stronger feeling. A vigorous foreignpolicy necessarily implied a conciliatory domestic policy. It was im-possible at once to confront the might of France and to trample on theliberties of England. The executive government could undertakenothing great without the support of the Commons, and could obtaintheir support only by acting in conformity with their opinion. ThusFluctuations James found that the two things which he most desired could° spo cy not be enjoyed together. His second wish was to be fearedand respected abroad. But his first wish was to be absolute master athome. Between the incompatible objects on which his heart was set,1 Burnet, i. 661., and Letter from Rome ; Dodds Church History, part viii. book i. art. I.
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CARDINAL HOWARD From an engraving by J. van der Bruggen after a painting by du Chatel 464 HISTORY OF ENGLAND chap, n he, for a time, went irresolutely to and fro. The conflict in his ownbreast gave to his public acts a strange appearance of indecision andinsincerity. Those who, without the clue, attempted to explore themaze of his politics were unable to understand how the same man couldbe, in the same week, so haughty and so mean. Even Lewis wasperplexed by the vagaries of an ally who passed, in a few hours, fromhomage to defiance, and from defiance to homage. Yet, now that thewhole conduct of James is before us, this inconsistency seems to admitof a simple explanation. At the moment of his accession he was in doubt whether thekingdom would peaceably submit to his authority. The Exclusionists,lately so powerful, might rise in arms against him. He might be ingreat need of French money and French troops. He Was therefore,during some days, content to be a sycophant and a mendicant. Hehu

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