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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hume, David, 1711-1776.

Series:

History of England

History of England ; v. 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain--History--To 1485.

Great Britain.

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

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

Physical Description:

1 online resource (495 p.)

Place of Publication:

Indianapolis : Liberty Fund, 1983.

Language Note:

English

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 3 ""; ""Front Matter ""; ""Title Page ""; ""Copyright Details ""; ""Table of Contents, p. v ""; ""XXIV. Henry VII, p. 3 ""; ""XXV. State of foreign affairs, p. 23 ""

""XXVI. Perkin retires to Scotland - Insurrection in the west - Battle of Blackheath - Truce with Scotland - Perkin taken prisoner - Perkin executed - The earl of Warwic executed - Marriage of princess Margaret with the king of Scotland - Oppressions of the people - A parliament - Arrival of the king of Castile - Intrigues of the earl of Suffolk - Sickness of the king - His death - and character - His laws, p. 53 """"XXVII. Henry VIII, p. 83 ""

""XXVIII. Wolsey's administration - Scotch affairs - Progress of Francis I - Jealousy of Henry - Tournay delivered to France - Wolsey appointed legate - His manner of exercising that office - Death of the emperor Maximilian - Charles, king of Spain, chosen emperor - Interview between Henry and Francis near Calais - The emperor Charles arrives in England - Mediation of Henry - Trail and condemnation of the duke of Buckingham, p. 113 ""

""XXIX. Digression concerning the ecclesiastical state - Origin of the reformation - Martin Luther - Henry receives the title of defender of the faith - Causes of the progress of the reformation - War with France - Invasion of France - War with Scotland - A parliament - Invasion of France - Italian wars - The king of France invades Italy - Battle of Pavia and Captivity of Francis - Francis recovers his liberty - Sack of Rome - League with France, p. 134 ""

""XXX. Scruples concerning the king's marriage - The king enters into these scruples - Anne Boleyn - Henry applies to the pope for a divorce - The pope favourable - The emperor threatens him - The pope's ambiguous conduct - The cause evoked to Rome - Wolsey's fall - Commencement of the reformation in England - foreign affairs - Wolsey's death - A parliament - Progress of the reformation - King's final breach with Rome, p. 170 """"XXXI. Religious principles of the people - of the king - of the ministers, p. 210 ""

""XXXII. Disputation with Lambert - Law of the six articles - Proclamations made equal to laws - Settlement of the succession - King's projects of marriage - He marries Anne of Cleves - Fall of Cromwell - King's divorce from Anne of Cleves - His marriage with Catherine Howard - State of affairs in Scotland - Discovery of the Queen's dissolute life - Ecclesiastical affairs, p. 260 ""

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:

1-61487-879-X

OCLC:

867793834