PREFAUE 
THESE Outlines of British History aim at furnishing within 
a moderate compass a clear and im partial account of the prog- 
ress of the British Nation. The risk of crowding the canvas 
has been avoided by delineating on it only the most striking 
Svents, and the most important actors in them. An effort has 
been made to connect every great result with the causes which 
led to it, and to appreciate generously the varied characters of 
th Sovereigns and the Statesmen of England,