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The History of England from the Accession of James I to that of the Brunswick Line: Volume 2
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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The History of England from the Accession of James I to that of the Brunswick Line: Volume 2
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Catharine Macaulay
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| Series | Cambridge Library Collection - British & Irish History, 17th & 18th Centuries |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:522 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 254,Width 178 |
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| Category/Genre | British and Irish History |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781108067577
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| Classifications | Dewey:942.06 |
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| Audience | | Professional & Vocational | |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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| Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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| Publication Date |
19 September 2013 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
A 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 2 (1765) opens in 1628 with the abortive English attempts to relieve the siege of La Rochelle. The volume concludes with the execution of the Earl of Strafford in 1641.
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