The History of England

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The History of England is Thomas Babington Macaulay’s influential multi-volume narrative history, celebrated for its vivid prose and Whig interpretation of England’s past.

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instanceOf history book ⓘ
non-fiction book ⓘ
author Thomas Babington Macaulay ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
criticizedFor overly optimistic view of progress ⓘ
partisan interpretation ⓘ
firstPublicationDate 1848 ⓘ
firstTwoVolumesPublicationYear 1848 ⓘ
focusesOn development of parliamentary government in England ⓘ
struggle between Crown and Parliament ⓘ
genre history ⓘ
narrative history ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn popular understanding of 17th-century English history ⓘ
subsequent biographies and histories of the Glorious Revolution ⓘ
hasLibraryOfCongressClassification DA30 ⓘ
hasPart The History of England, Volume I ⓘ
The History of England, Volume II ⓘ
The History of England, Volume III ⓘ
The History of England, Volume IV ⓘ
The History of England, Volume V ⓘ
hasPerspective pro-Whig political stance ⓘ
pro-parliamentary government ⓘ
historicalApproach constitutional history focus ⓘ
teleological view of progress ⓘ
includedIn canon of classic English historical works ⓘ
influenced Victorian historiography ⓘ
liberal interpretations of British history ⓘ
laterVolumesPublicationPeriod 1850s ⓘ
literaryStyle dramatic narrative ⓘ
rhetorical prose ⓘ
movement Whig historiography ⓘ
notableFor Whig interpretation of English history ⓘ
vivid prose ⓘ
numberOfVolumes 5 ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
periodOfComposition 1840s ⓘ
placeOfPublication London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
portrays Glorious Revolution as triumph of liberty ⓘ
linked to: Glorious Revolution
praisedFor character sketches of historical figures ⓘ
narrative power ⓘ
publisher Longman ⓘ
setStandardFor Victorian narrative history ⓘ
subject history of England ⓘ
linked to: History of England
targetAudience educated general readers ⓘ
timePeriodCovered from the accession of James II ⓘ
volumeCount five volumes ⓘ

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Thomas Babington Macaulay → knownFor → The History of England ⓘ
The History of England from the Accession of James the Second → hasPart → Volume V of The History of England from the Accession of James the Second ⓘ
linked to: The History of England
The History of England → hasPart → The History of England, Volume III ⓘ
linked to: The History of England
The History of England → hasPart → The History of England, Volume V ⓘ
linked to: The History of England