The History of England from the Accession of James I to That of the Brunswick Line: Volume 8

by Catharine Macaulay

Book Overview

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 8 (1783) covers the final years of the reign of Charles II and the ill-fated reign of James II, concluding with a full account of the Glorious Revolution.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108067638
• ISBN13: 9781108067638
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 1.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.0" x 10.0"