Bolingbroke's Defence of the Treaty of Utrecht
Being Letters VI to VIII of the 'Study and Use of History'

This 1932 book consists of numbers 6–8 from Henry Bolingbroke's Letters on the Study and Use of History.

Henry Bolingbroke (Author), G. M. Trevelyan (Introduction by)

9781107681538, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 21 March 2013

162 pages
20.3 x 12.7 x 1 cm, 0.18 kg

Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke (1678–1751) was a prominent English politician and political philosopher. Originally published in 1932, this book consists of numbers 6–8 from Bolingbroke's Letters on the Study and Use of History. The selected letters provide an account of the historical events leading up to the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713, justifying the Treaty whilst at the same time admitting to the inadequacy of some the terms. The text also contains an introduction by renowned political historian G. M. Trevelyan (1876–1962). This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Bolingbroke and European history.

Introduction
Letter VI
Letter VII
Letter VIII.

Subject Areas: European history [HBJD]