The History of England from the Accession of James II

One of the most popular and influential works of nineteenth-century British history, first published between 1848 and 1861.

Thomas Babington Macaulay (Author), Hannah More Macaulay Trevelyan (Edited by)

9781108036030, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 10 November 2011

782 pages
21.6 x 14 x 4.4 cm, 0.98 kg

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 3, published in 1855, examines the succession of William and Mary, and the constitutional arrangements made for their coronation. It deals with the wars in Ireland and Scotland, and resistance to William in England, particularly among the dissenting clergy.

11. William and Mary proclaimed in London
12. State of Ireland at the time of the revolution
the civil power in the hands of the Roman Catholics
13. The revolution move violent in Scotland than in England
14. Disputes in the English parliament
15. The parliament meets
retirement of Halifax
16. William lands at Carrickfergus, and proceeds to Belfast
Index.

Subject Areas: British & Irish history [HBJD1]