Pontefract, Thomas of Lancaster executed at, ii. 195; Richard II. imprisoned at, iii. 7; Pilgrimage of Grace at, 323, 324
Ponthieu, Harold wrecked on coast of, i. 159; Charles IV. demands homage of Edward II. for, ii. 197; granted in full sovereignty to Edward III., 266; seized by Charles V., 285
Pontigny, St. Edmund of Canterbury at, ii. 42
Pontoise, negotiations between France and England at, iii. 35; relieved by Talbot, 56
Portland, William Henry Cavendish Bentinck, third Duke of, viii. 104, 180, 189
Portland, Richard Weston, Earl of. _See_ Weston
Portmannimote, the, i. 296; of Oxford, 306, 309
Portsmouth, Robert of Normandy lands at, i. 200; Bishop Moleyns of Chichester slain at, iii. 63
Portsmouth, Louise de Quérouaille, Duchess of, vi. 176, 315, 321; vii. 5
Portugal annexed to Spain, v. 335; its colonies, 330, 336; revolts, vi. 190, 192; joins the Grand Alliance, vii. 119; conquered by Napoleon, viii. 185; Wellesley's campaigns in, 186-188, 190, 191
Powys conquered by Offa, i. 97; annexed by Llewelyn ap Jorwerth, ii. 55
Prague seized by Frederick II., vii. 225; battles of, v. 220; vii. 248
Prayer, Book of Common, iv. 49, 59; set aside, 76; adopted in Scotland, 118; retained in Essex, 144; restored, 158; declared schismatic by the Pope, 214; bill for its reform, 292; restored again, vi. 208; Scottish, of 1636, v. 327, 328
Preachers, "poor," ii. 317, 335; unlicensed, forbidden by Convocation, iii. 20, 21
Presbyterianism in England under Elizabeth, iv. 294, 296; attempts to establish it, v. 58; its relations with Puritanism, 59, 60; established in Scotland, 137, 138, 140, 335; the Long Parliament's relations with, 354, 355; vi. 14, 50; re-established in Scotland, vii. 54
Presbyterians, their hostility to the sectaries, vi. 45; dominant position after the Restoration, 193; Clarendon's policy towards, 207; Charles II.'s, 209
Press, censorship of, iv. 343; liberty of, established, vi. 305; growth of its power, viii. 11-13
Preston, battle of, vi. 62; surrender of Jacobites at, vii. 184
Proclamations, James I.'s use of, v. 168, 172
"Protector," office of, offered to Oliver Cromwell, vi. 100
Protestantism, its area at accession of Pius V., iv. 249, 250; in England, its advance under Edward VI., 59; effects of its spread among the people, 121, 122; growth under Elizabeth, 292, 302-305; position at her death, v. 107-109; in Germany, growth after Peace of Passau, 175; progress in Scotland, iv. 168, 169