Better Gutenberg
Free, beautifully formatted public-domain ebooks
‹Better GutenbergThe Story of IrelandChapter XXXII — The First Contested Election · 22 of 103Contents›

The Story of Ireland

by Emily Lawless

22 of 103 · Contents · Download EPUB

Chapter XXXII The First Contested Election

Parliament summoned—Anxiety of government to secure a Protestant majority—Contested election—Narrow Protestant majority—Furious quarrel over election of Speaker—Parliament dissolved—The king appealed to—Attainder of Tyrone and Tyrconnel—Reversal of statute of Kilkenny.

← Back to The Story of Ireland

Scroll to Top