Storia d'Inghilterra, vol 1

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron, 1800-1859

Contributor:

Emiliani-Giudici, Paolo, 1812-1872

Language:

Italian

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Storia d'Inghilterra, vol 1" by Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. This work focuses on the history of England, detailing significant events and influences from the reign of James II through the Glorious Revolution that established a constitutional monarchy. Macaulay aims not only to narrate military and political events but also to sketch the evolution of English society and culture. The opening of this volume introduces Macaulay's ambitious intent to narrate the complexities of English history, emphasizing the duality of triumphs and tragedies that shaped the nation. He outlines the context and interconnections of various events leading to the significant transformation of England's governance, particularly during the late 17th century. The text explores the early influences of Roman, Saxon, and Norman legacies, moving toward the analysis of the Stuart monarchy's decline and the revolutionary changes that followed, setting the stage for a broader discussion of England's progress toward a constitutional government and the intertwining of societal and political evolution. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Produced by Giovanni Fini, Carlo Traverso, Claudio Paganelli and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Notes:

Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_History_of_England_from_the_Accession_of_James_the_Second

Reading ease score: 40.6 (College-level). Difficult to read.

Release date is 2014-09-29