Description: The History of England from the Accession of James the Second (1848) is the full title of the five-volume work by Lord Macaulay (1800–1859) more generally known as The History of England. It covers the 17-year period from 1685 to 1702, encompassing the reign of James II, the Glorious Revolution, the coregency of William III and Mary II, and up to William III's death.Macaulay's approach to writing the History was innovative for his period. He consciously fused the picturesque, dramatic style of classical historians such as Thucydides and Tacitus with the learned and factual approach of his 18th century precursors such as Hume, following the plan laid out in his own 1828 "Essay on History". History is famous for its brilliant ringing prose and for its confident, sometimes dogmatic, emphasis on a progressive model of British history. According to this view, England threw off superstition, autocracy and confusion to create a balanced constitution and a forward-looking culture combined with freedom of belief and expression. This model of human progress has been called the Whig interpretation of history..
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Year Printed: 1880
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Topic: ENGLAND
Binding: FULL LEATHER
Region: Europe
Author: LORD MACAULAY
Subject: History
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: ENGLISH
Publisher: LONGMANS,GREEN,& DYER
Place of Publication: LONDON
Special Attributes: Luxury Edition
