The History of England

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historical work multi-volume work non-fiction book

The History of England is an 18th-century multi-volume historical work by David Hume that traces English history from ancient times through the 17th century and became highly influential in shaping modern historical writing.

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Label	Occurrences
The History of England, Volume I	2
The History of England, Volume II	2
The History of England, Volume IV	2
The History of England canonical	1
The History of England, Volume III	1
The History of England, Volume V	1
The History of England, Volume VI	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T693754 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The History of England
Context triple: [David Home, notableWork, The History of England]

A. A History of the English-Speaking Peoples
A History of the English-Speaking Peoples is a multi-volume historical narrative by Winston Churchill that surveys the political and cultural development of Britain and its English-speaking offshoots from ancient times to the 20th century.
B. The Outline of History
The Outline of History is a sweeping early-20th-century universal history book by H. G. Wells that attempts to narrate the story of humanity from prehistoric times to the modern era.
C. The Birth of Britain
The Birth of Britain is a historical work by Winston Churchill that chronicles the early history and formation of the British Isles up to the medieval period.
D. His Majesty’s Government
His Majesty’s Government is the central executive authority of the United Kingdom, responsible for implementing laws and running the country under the leadership of the Prime Minister.
E. The Age of Revolution
The Age of Revolution is a historical volume by Winston Churchill that chronicles the political and social upheavals from the late 17th to early 19th centuries in the English-speaking world.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The History of England
Target entity description: The History of England is an 18th-century multi-volume historical work by David Hume that traces English history from ancient times through the 17th century and became highly influential in shaping modern historical writing.

A. A History of the English-Speaking Peoples
A History of the English-Speaking Peoples is a multi-volume historical narrative by Winston Churchill that surveys the political and cultural development of Britain and its English-speaking offshoots from ancient times to the 20th century.
B. The Outline of History
The Outline of History is a sweeping early-20th-century universal history book by H. G. Wells that attempts to narrate the story of humanity from prehistoric times to the modern era.
C. The Birth of Britain
The Birth of Britain is a historical work by Winston Churchill that chronicles the early history and formation of the British Isles up to the medieval period.
D. His Majesty’s Government
His Majesty’s Government is the central executive authority of the United Kingdom, responsible for implementing laws and running the country under the leadership of the Prime Minister.
E. The Age of Revolution
The Age of Revolution is a historical volume by Winston Churchill that chronicles the political and social upheavals from the late 17th to early 19th centuries in the English-speaking world.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical work ⓘ multi-volume work ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ
author	David Hume ⓘ
authorOccupation	historian ⓘ philosopher ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
focusesOnEvent	English Civil War ⓘ Glorious Revolution ⓘ Norman Conquest ⓘ linked to: Norman Conquest of England Reformation in England ⓘ linked to: Reformation Wars of the Roses ⓘ
focusesOnPerson	Charles I of England ⓘ Elizabeth I ⓘ linked to: Elizabeth I of England Henry VIII ⓘ linked to: Henry VIII of England James I of England ⓘ linked to: James VI and I Oliver Cromwell ⓘ William III of England ⓘ
genre	history ⓘ
hasPart	The History of England, Volume I ⓘ linked to: The History of England The History of England, Volume II ⓘ linked to: The History of England The History of England, Volume III ⓘ linked to: The History of England The History of England, Volume IV ⓘ linked to: The History of England The History of England, Volume V ⓘ linked to: The History of England The History of England, Volume VI ⓘ linked to: The History of England
hasPerspective	Whig–Tory political analysis ⓘ philosophical empiricism ⓘ skeptical view of religion ⓘ
hasReception	controversial for its treatment of religion ⓘ highly influential in 18th century Britain ⓘ
influenced	historiography of Britain ⓘ modern historical writing ⓘ
influencedBy	Enlightenment philosophy ⓘ classical historiography ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mainSubject	history of England ⓘ
notableFor	literary style ⓘ philosophical interpretation of history ⓘ political analysis of English history ⓘ
publicationCentury	18th century ⓘ
publicationType	multi-volume ⓘ
settingLocation	England ⓘ
timePeriodCovered	17th century ⓘ Middle Ages ⓘ Roman Britain ⓘ Stuart period ⓘ Tudor period ⓘ ancient Britain ⓘ

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