HISTORY OF THE WORLD:

COMPRISING

A GENERAL HISTORY, BOTH ANCIENT AND MODERN,

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ALL THE PRINCIPAL NATIONS OF THE GLOBE

THEIR RISE, PROGRESS, PRESENT CONDITION, ETC.

By Samuel Maunder,

AUTHOR OF THE TREASURY CF KNOWLEDGE," "BIOGRAPHICAL TREASURY,' ETC.

EMBRACING

A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF THE RUSSIAN WAR,

AND

A COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES TO THE

PRESENT TIME,

INCLUDING

THE WAR OF THE REVOLUTION, THAT OF 1812, AND THE LATE WAR WITH MEXICO, THE ADMINISTRATIONS OF THE PRESIDENTS, WITH AN APPENDIX CONTAINING IMPORTANT PUBLIC DOCUMENTS,

AND VALUABLE STATISTICAL TABLES.

EDITED BY JOHN INMAN, ESQ.

Late Editor of the New York Commercial Advertiser,) and other distinguished American authors.

THE WHOLE EMBELLISHED WITH NUMEROUS ENGRAVINGS, (SOME OF WHICH ARB BEAUTIFULLY COLORED) REPRESENTING BATTLE SCENES, VIEWS OF CITIES, PROMINENT EVENTS, FLAGS OF THE DIFFERENT NATIONS, CORONATIONS, PROCESSIONS, COSTUMES, ETC., ETC.

IN TWO VOLUMES.

VOL. I.

(SOLD ONLY BY SUBSCRIPTION.)

NEW YORK:

PUBLISHED BY HENRY BILL.
1856.

In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the district of Connecticut.

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CHAPTER I.-Of the Origin of the World, and the Primitive Condition of

Mankind

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CHAPTER II.—From the Deluge to the Settlement of the Jews in Canaan

CHAPTER III.-The Fabulous and Heroic Ages, to the institution of the

Olympic Games

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CHAPTER IV. From the institution of the Olympic Games, to the death of

Cyrus

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CHAPTER V.—From the erection of the Persian Empire, to the division of

the Grecian Empire after the Death of Alexander

CHAPTER VI.-From the Wars of Rome and Carthage, to the Birth of Christ 41

CHAPTER VII.—From the beginning of the Christian era, to the appearance

of Mahomet.

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CHAPTER VIII.-From the rise of Mahomet, to the commencement of the

Crusades

CHAPTER IX.-From the first Crusade, to the Death of Saladin

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CHAPTER X.-From the Death of Saladin, to the end of the Crusades.

CHAPTER XI.-From the time of Genghis Khan, to that of Tamerlane

CHAPTER XII.-From the time of Tamerlane, to the Sixteenth Century 55

CHAPTER XIII.-The Reformation, and progress of events during the Six-

CHAPTER XIV.-From the commencement of the S venteenth Century, to

the Peace of Westphalia

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CHAPTER XV.-From the Civil War in England, to the Peace of Ryswick

CHAPTER XVI.-Commencement of the Eighteenth Century, to the Peace

of Utreht

CHAPTER XVII.-The Age of Charles XII. of Sweden, and Peter the Great

of Russia

CHAPTER XVIII.-The Affairs of Europe, from the establishment of the

Hanoverian Succession in England, to the year 1740

CHAPTER XIX.-From the accession of the Empress Theresa, of Austria, to

the Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle

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CHAPTER XX.-Progress of events during the Seven Years' War in Europe,

America, and the East Indies

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CHAPTER XXI.-From the conclusion of the Seven Years' War, to the final

partition of Poland

CHAPTER XXII.-From the commencement of the American War, to the

recognition of the Independence of the United States

CHAPTER XXIII.-From the commencement of the French Revolution, to

the death of Robespierre

CHAPTER XXIV.-From the establishment of the French Directory to the

Peace of Amiens

CHAPTER XXV.-From the recommencement of Hostilities, to the treaty of

Tilsit

CHAPTER XXVI.-The French Invasion of Spain, and subsequent Peninsu-

lar War

CHAPTER XXVII.-From the Invasion of Russia by the French, to the res-

toration of the Bourbons

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CHAPTER XXVIII.—From the return of Bonaparte from Elba, to the Gen-
eral Peace

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EUROPE ASIA AFRICA-AMERICA

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A SERIES OF SEPARATE HISTORIES.

THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND.

BRITISH AND ROMAN PERIOD.

CHAPTER 1.-The British and Roman Period, to the Subjugation of the Is-

land by the Saxons

THE HEPTARCHY.

CHAPTER II.-The Heptarchy, or the seven Kingdoms of the Saxons in

Britain.

CHAPTER V.—The Anglo-Saxons after the Dissolution of the Heptarchy.-

Reigns of Egbert, Ethelwolf, and Ethelbald

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CHAPTER VI.—The reigns of Ethelbert and Ethelred

CHAPTER VII.-The reign of Alfred the Great

CHAPTER VIII.-History of the Anglo-Saxons, from the Death of Alfred

the Great to the reign of Edward the Martyr

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CHAPTER IX.-From the accession of Edward the Martyr to the death of

CHAPTER XIII.—The reign of William I., usually styled “William the Con-
queror"

CHAPTER XIV.-The reigr. of William I. (continued)

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CHAPTER XVIII.-The reign of Henry II.; preceded by Observations on

the right of the English to territory in France

CHAPTER XIX.-The reign of Henry II. (continued)

CHAPTER XX.-The reign of Henry II. (concluded)

CHAPTER XXI.—The reign of Richard I.

CHAPTER XXII.-The reign of John.

CHAPTER XXIII.-The reign of Henry III.

CHAPTER XXIV.-The reign of Edward L.

CHAPTER XXV.-The reign of Edward II.

CHAPTER XXVI.-The reign of Edward III.

CHAPTER XXVII.-The reign of Richard II.

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