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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hume, David, 1711-1776.

Series:

History of England

History of England ; v. 6

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 (734 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 VI ""; ""Front Matter ""; ""Title Page ""; ""Copyright Details ""; ""Table of Contents, p. v ""; ""LX. The Commonwealth, p. 3 ""; ""LXI. Cromwel's birth and private life - Barebone's parliament - Cromwel made protector - Peace with Holland - Insurrection of the royalists - State of Europe - War with Spain - Jamaica conquered - Success and death of admiral Blake - Domestic administration of Cromwel - Humble Petition and Advice - Dunkirk taken - Sickness of the protector - His death, p. 55 ""

""LXII. Richard acknowledged protector - Cabal of Wallingford House - Richard deposed - Long parliament or Rump restored - Conspiracy of the royalists - Insurrection - Suppresed - Parliament expelled - Committee of safety - Foreign affairs - General Monk - Monk declares for the parliament - Parliament restored - Monk enters London - Long parliament dissolved - New parliament - The Restoration - Manners and arts, p. 111 """"LXIII. Charles II, p. 155 ""

""LXIV. A new session - Rupture with Holland - Victory of the English - Rupture with Denmark - Five-mile act - Sea-fight of four days - Victory of the English - Fire of London - Disgrace at Chatham - Peace of Breda - Clarendon's fall - Character of Lewis XIV - French invasion of the Low Countries - Negociations - Triple League - Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle - Affairs of Scotland and Ireland, p. 190 ""

""LXV. The cabal - Alliance with France - Coventry act - Blood's crimes - Duke declares himself catholic - Declaration of indulgence - Attack of the Smyrna fleet - War declared with Holland - Weakness of the States - Battle of Solebay - Consternation of the Dutch - Prince of Orange Stadtholder - Massacre of the de Wits - Congress of Cologne - Peace with Holland, p. 190 ""

""LXVI. Schemes of the cabal - Remonstrances of Sir William Temple - Campaign of 1674 - Campaign of 1675 - Congress of Nimeguen - Campaign of 1677 - Parliament's distrust of the King - Marriage of the Prince of Orange with the Lady Mary - Campaign of 1678 - Peace of Nimeguen, p. 284 """"LXVII. The Popish plot - Oate's narrative - Coleman's letters - Godfrey's murther - Zeal of the parliament - Bedloe's narrative - Accusation of Danby - Trial of Coleman - Duke of Monmouth - Duke of York retires to Brussels - Habeas corpus bill - Battle of Bothwel bridge, p. 332 ""

""LXVIII. Whig and Tory - Violence of the commons - Trial of Stafford - Violence of the commons - New parliament at Oxford - Fitzharris's case - Victory of the royalists, p. 375 ""

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 and index.

ISBN:

1-61487-882-X

OCLC:

867793836