Author: Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron MacaulayPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 494
Book Description
The History of England from the Accession of James II.
Author: Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron MacaulayPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 494
Book Description
The History of England from the Accession of James the Second
Author: Thomas Babington MacaulayPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
Civil War
Author: Peter AckroydPublisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 144727170X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 529
Book Description
Step into the tumultuous age of Stuart England with Peter Ackroyd's enlightening Civil War. Beginning with James I, the first Scottish king of England, it tracks an era of massive upheaval, ending with the dramatic flight of his grandson, James II, into exile. Civil War transports you to the heart of the 17th-century Britain, where you meet figures like James I with his shrewd perspectives on diverse matters, and Charles I, whose inept rule ignited the flames of the English Civil War. Ackroyd offers a brilliant – warts and all – portrayal of Charles's nemesis Oliver Cromwell, Parliament's great military leader and England's only dictator, who began his career as a political liberator but ended it as much of a despot as the king he executed. Beyond this political turmoil, Ackroyd also explores the rich cultural and literary contributions of the Jacobean era. This was a world where Shakespeare's masterpieces were penned, John Donne weaved his poetry and Thomas Hobbes crafted his philosophical marvel, Leviathan. Most importantly, get a glimpse of the extraordinary lives of common English men and women, their existence seeped in constant disruption and uncertainty. Civil War is a stirring account of a pivotal epoch, making it a must-read for history enthusiasts.
History of England from the Accession of James I. to the Outbreak of the Civil War
Author: Samuel Rawson GardinerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
History of England from the Accession of James I to the Outbreak of the Civil War, 1603-1642
Author: Samuel Rawson GardinerPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 110803571X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
Samuel Rawson Gardiner (1829-1902) was a Victorian historian of the seventeenth century, noted for his use of and editorial work on primary sources. This ten-volume edition of his history of the period 1603 to 1642 was published in 1883-4.
History of England from the Accession of James I. to the Disgrace of Chief-justice Coke
Author: Samuel Rawson GardinerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 474
Book Description
History of Civilization in England
Author: Henry Thomas BucklePublisher:
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Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 524
Book Description
After Elizabeth
Author: Leanda De LislePublisher:
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
"Focussing on the intense period of raised hopes and dashed expectations between Christmas 1602 and Christmas 1603, Leanda de Lisle tells in detail the story of Elizabeth's death and how the suffocating conservatism of her rule was replaced with that of the energetic, seemingly fair-minded James." "As James journeys south from Scotland, he is confronted with the extraordinary wealth of his new kingdom, but also with English contempt for his Scots entourage and a stubborn rejection of his hopes for the union of Britain. As the welcome turns sour, those who are disappointed in James turn to intrique and hatch plots against him before the crown is even on his head. Lives are lost and fortunes won in the struggle for power and influence."--BOOK JACKET.
The history of England from the accession of James the second. (Vol.8 ed. by lady Trevelyan).
Author: Thomas Babington baron MacaulayPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
Macaulay and Son
Author: Catherine HallPublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300189184
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 430
Book Description
Thomas Babington Macaulay's History of England was a phenomenal Victorian best-seller which shaped much more than the literary culture of the times: it defined a nation's sense of self, charting the rise of the British Isles to its triumph as a homogenous nation, a safeguard of the freedom of belief and expression, and a central world power. In this book Catherine Hall explores the emotional, intellectual, and political roots of Thomas Macaulay's vision of England, tracing the influence of his father's career as a colonial governor and drawing illuminating comparisons between the two men.