The History of England from the Accession of James I to that of the Brunswick Line
The History of England from the Accession of James I to that of the Brunswick Line
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GBPA landmark in female historiography, this work first appeared in eight volumes between 1763 and 1783. Notable for her radical politics and her influence on American revolutionary ideology, Catharine Macaulay (1731–91) drew diligently on untapped seventeenth-century sources to craft her skilful yet inevitably biased narrative. Seen as a Whig response to David Hume's Tory perspective on English history, the early volumes made Macaulay a literary sensation in the 1760s. Later instalments were less rapturously received by those critics who took exception to her republican views. Both the product and a portrait of tumultuous ages, the work maintains throughout a strong focus on the fortunes of political liberty. Volume 5 (1771) covers the momentous period following the execution of Charles I in 1649 through to the restoration of the monarchy in 1660.
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September 2013Paperback
9781108067607
458 pages
254 × 178 × 24 mm
0.79kg
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Table of Contents
- Part III. Republic:
- 1. The house of commons abolish monarchy and establish a republic
- 2. Disagreement between the English parliament and the Scots
- 3. Total reduction of Scotland
- 4. Declaration of the army
- 5. The conduct of the usurper offensive to all parties
- 6. Ill policy and necessities of Cromwell
- 7. Richard Cromwell proclaimed protector by the council and army
- 8. Transactions of parliament
- 9. The army constitute a committee of safety for the administration of the government
- 10. Matters relating to Charles Stewart
- 11. Dissertation
- Appendix.
