The history of England : from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the revolution in 1688 / by David Hume. Volume V.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hume, David, 1711-1776.

Series:

History of England

History of England ; v. 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain--History--To 1485.

Great Britain--History--Tudors, 1485-1603.

Great Britain--History--Stuarts, 1603-1714.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (597 p.)

Place of Publication:

Indianapolis : Liberty Fund, 1983.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

David Hume's great, enduring reputation in philosophy tends to obscure the fact that, among his contemporaries, his History of England was a more successful work.The History covers almost 1,800 years. Hume saw English history as an evolution from a government of will to a government of law. Advanced in Hume's masterly prose, this argument continues to make the History a valuable study for the modern reader.This Liberty Fund edition is based on the edition of 1778, the last to contain corrections by Hume. The typography has been modernized for ease of reading. Hume's own index to the entire work may be found at the conclusion of volume VI.

Contents:

""David Hume, The History of England, Volume V ""; ""Title Page ""; ""Copyright Details ""; ""Table of Contents, p. v ""; ""The History of England ""; ""XLV. James I, p. 3 ""; ""XLVI. Gunpowder conspiracy - Truce betwixt Spain and the United Provinces - Death of the French King - Arminianism - State of Ireland, p. 25 ""; ""XLVII. Death of Prince Henry - Marriage of the Princess Elizabeth with the Palatine - Rise of Somerset - Overbury poisoned - Fall of Somerset - Rise of Buckingham - Cautionary towns delivered, p. 50 ""

""XLVIII. Sir Walter Raleigh's expedition - Insurrections in Bohemia - Loss of the Palatinate - Negociations with Spain - Parties - Fall of Bacon - Rupture between the kings and the commons - Protestation of the commons, p. 74 """"XLIX. Negociations with regard to the marriage and the Palatinate - Character of Buckingham - Prince's journey to Spain - Marriage treaty broken - Return of Bristol - Rupture with Spain - Treaty with France - Death of the king, p. 97 ""; ""Appendix to the Reign of James I, p. 124 ""; ""L. Charles I, p. 156 ""

""LI. Third parliament - Petition of right - Prorogation - Death of Buckingham - New session of parliament - Tonnage and poundage - Arminianism - Dissolution of the parliament, p. 186 """"LII. Peace with France - Pease with Spain - State of the court and ministry - Character of the queen - Stafford - Laud - Innovations in the church - Irregular levies of money - Severities in the star-chamber and high commission - Ship money - Trial of Hambden, p. 217 ""

""LIII. Discontents in Scotland - Introduction of the canons and liturgy - A tumult at Edinburgh - Episcopacy abolished - War - Fourth English parliament - Discontents in England - Rout at newburn - Treaty at Rippon - Great council of the peers, p. 249 """"LIV. Meeting of the long parliament - Strafford and Laud impeached - Finch and Windebank fly - The bishops attacked - Tonnage and poundage - Triennial bill - Strafford's trial - Bill of attainder - Execution of Strafford - High-commission and star-chamber abolished - King's journey to Scotland, p. 283 ""

""LV. Settlement of Scotland - Conspiracy in Ireland - Insurrection and massacre - Meeting of the English parliament - The remonstrance - Reasons on both sides - Impeachment of the bishops - Accusation of the five members - Tumults - King leaves London - Arrives in York - Preparations for civil war, p. 332 ""

""LVI. Commencement of the civil war - Battle of Edgehill - Negociation at Oxford - Victories of the royalists in the west - Battle of Stratton - Of Lansdown - Of Roundway-down - Death of Hambden - Bristol taken - Siege of Gloucester - Battle of Newbury - Actions in the north of England - Solemn league and covenant - Arming of the Scots - State of Ireland, p. 386 ""

Notes:

"Based on the edition of 1778, with the author's last corrections and improvements."

Originally published: London : T. Cadell, 1778. With new foreword.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-61487-881-1

OCLC:

835771602