Thomas Babington Macaulay
31 books
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Thomas Babington Macaulay - History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 2, Chapter 07)
This chapter begins with a description of William, Prince of Orange – his early life, personality, and political policies. It goes on to describe, among other things, the Declaration of Indulgence, an early step...
3 hours 37 minutes
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Thomas Babington Macaulay - History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 2, Chapter 06)
This chapter starts from about 1685. James is on the throne and, as ever, there are disputes between crown and Parliament. We see the Habeus Corpus Act introduced, the persecution of the Huguenots and troubles in...
5 hours 30 minutes
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509
Thomas Babington Macaulay - History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 1, Chapter 04)
This chapter is a bit of a mixture. It begins with the death of Charles II and then goes on to James II. Judge Jeffries then makes an appearance in a riot of slapstick absurdity when viewed from so far away....
3 hours 11 minutes
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Thomas Babington Macaulay - History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 1, Chapter 03)
This is the third chapter in Macaulay’s great History of England from the Accession of James II. In this chapter Macaulay looks at the state of the nation in 1685. He discusses the population, the revenue, the...
5 hours 17 minutes
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Thomas Babington Macaulay - History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 1, Chapter 02)
This is the second chapter of Thomas Babington Macaulay’s History of England from the Succession of James II. In this chapter we see the restoration of the House of Stuart. The mood of the people sours toward...
4 hours 49 minutes
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Thomas Babington Macaulay - History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 1, Chapter 01)
This is chapter 1 of volume 1 of a series of books written by the Baron Macaulay in the 19th century. It starts with a brief resume of the history of England up until the Stuart kings and then starts to delve into a...
5 hours 42 minutes
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Thomas Babington Macaulay - History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 1, Chapter 05)
This chapter of Macaulay’s, History of England is concerned, for a large part, with insurrection against James II and his manoeuverings to suppress these. Argyle has been sheltering in Holland and returns to raise an...
4 hours 42 minutes