The History of England from the Accession of James II Volume 2 eBook Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay
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The History of England from the Accession of James II Volume 2 eBook Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay
I wanted to correct my ignorance of this period of history (English civil war and Glorious Revolution), and this appears to be the perfect book for that. My concern before I started would be that Macaulay would be as dense a wordsmith as Gibbon, but to my delight his style is wonderfully readable and entertaining. Macaulay delights in deep character analysis, with no hesitation to lay out the flaws of historical figures, often brutally. The reading is fun, enlightening and exciting.Yes, Macauley was a xenophobe who saw English civilization as the apex of the human story. As long as you keep that in the back of your mind while reading, the relative value of his judgements can be weighed with a healthy scepticism perhaps. But I am not finding his prejudices to be offensive prejudices.
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The History of England from the Accession of James II Volume 2 eBook Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay Reviews
This is an excellent and enjoyable work of history, but this electronic edition just seems to be an unedited copy from Project Gutenberg. didn't even fix Gutenberg's annoying extra line-breaks between paragraphs, much less provide a hyperlinked table of contents, or link the footnotes. There's no reason to pay money for a copy of a free document.
Much to my shame and regret I have in my sixth decade turned to Macaulay. What I have been missing. Along with Gibbon he has long been revered as our foremost historian. I understand why. He writes with a freshness and verve, his narrative is taut and detailed, his analysis of people and events compelling and memorable. It is simply unforgettable., and remains by far the best account of the period.
Called a history of England, it begins with the Anglo-Saxons and proceeds to the Civil War, but it is primarily (1300 pages out of 1500) devoted to the reign of the most inadequate Stuart of them all (James II), the Glorious Revolution that toppled him and the constitutional monarchy that replaced his attempt at Catholic Continental despotism and secured our liberties under the law. This is perhaps the most significant age in British history and yet is largely ignored. Everyone knows the fate of Charles I, but few know what befell his even less adequate younger son. James concluded that his father had lost the throne and his head by too great indulgence, and from this false premise decided to be even more obdurate and stubborn. It cost him his kingdom, thank God, and saved us from some form of despotic Catholic regime. It has often been said and rightly so that we owe much more to the vices of our worst kings (John, Charles I, James II) than to the virtues of our best. This book shows how and why. Between them these two stupid Stuarts were monarchical disasters in reaction to whom was created our current constitutional monarchy.
The Whig interpretation of history exemplified in this exemplary work, has still at lot to commend it, especially in contrast to the foolish fleeting fashions of our age and its Marxist and feminist histories. Give me the Whigs any time, and don't they write well.
This is a magnificent achievement and one that should be read for pleasure and edification by all those interested in our history.
Good book. Lots of info...primarily research type info inclufed. Would be great as a term paper or research paper helper.
About as good as history gets. If you want to know how we got where we are you have know where we came from. I read McCauley years ago. He is better second time around.
A classic.
good read
I wanted to correct my ignorance of this period of history (English civil war and Glorious Revolution), and this appears to be the perfect book for that. My concern before I started would be that Macaulay would be as dense a wordsmith as Gibbon, but to my delight his style is wonderfully readable and entertaining. Macaulay delights in deep character analysis, with no hesitation to lay out the flaws of historical figures, often brutally. The reading is fun, enlightening and exciting.
Yes, Macauley was a xenophobe who saw English civilization as the apex of the human story. As long as you keep that in the back of your mind while reading, the relative value of his judgements can be weighed with a healthy scepticism perhaps. But I am not finding his prejudices to be offensive prejudices.
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