The History of England from the Accession of James II

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ID19930271
AuthorsThomas Babington Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay (corresponding author), Hannah More Trevelyan
EditorsHannah More Macaulay Trevelyan
Year2011
Publication date2011-11-10
Open AccessYes
TypeBOOK
VenueHistory of England from the Accession of James II (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherCambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1017/cbo9781139093880
OpenAlexW2985647697
Open LibraryOL34471141M
ISBN9781139093880
LanguageEN
Citations received13

Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800–59) was one of the foremost nineteenth-century historians in the Whig tradition, which saw history as a series of developments towards enlightenment and democracy. He believed that the 'Glorious Revolution' of 1688 had preserved England from the constitutional upheavals suffered by much of Europe in 1848. Using a wider range of sources, including popular literature, than was then usual, and written in an accessible, novelistic rather than academic style, this five-volume work proved hugely influential upon contemporary historians and phenomenally successful with the public, although it was not without its critics. Volume 5 was unfinished at the author's death; the text was edited by Macaulay's sister, Lady Trevelyan, and published in 1861. It covers the period from 1697 until 1702, and includes a description of the death, in 1702, of William, regarded by Lady Trevelyan as her brother's hero

Archaeology · Art history · Brother · Democracy · Political science · Politics · Sister · Australian History and Society · Classics · History · Irish and British Studies · Law · Literature: history, themes, analysis · 1660-1714 · 1685-1688 (Jacques II) · 1689-1702 · 1689-1702 (Guillaume et Marie) · 1689-1702 (Guillaume III et Marie II) · 1689-1714 · England · Genealogy · Grande-Bretagne · Great britain · Historia · History, 1685-1702 · James II, 1685-1688 · James II, 1685-1688. [from old catalog] · Revolution of 1688 · Stuarts, 1603-1714 · Textbooks · William and Mary · William and Mary, 1689-1702 · William and Mary, 1689-1702. [from old catalog]

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