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Alexis de Tocqueville - Democracy in America Vol. I
When Tocqueville visited America in the 1830s he found a thriving democracy of a kind he had not seen anywhere else. Many of his insightful observations American society and political system, found in the two volume...
17 hours 49 minutes
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Thomas Babington Macaulay - History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 2, Chapter 10)
This chapter begins with the flight of James II and then moves on to the downfall of Judge Jeffreys and the arrival of Dutch troops in London. James flees again and we see the establishment of the Jacobean court in...
3 hours 59 minutes
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Thomas Babington Macaulay - History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 2, Chapter 09)
This is chapter 9 of Thomas Babington Macaulay’s History of England from the accession of James II. This chapter covers part of the invasion of England by William, the Dutch Stadtholder, later William III of England.
5 hours 19 minutes
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Thomas Babington Macaulay - History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 2, Chapter 08)
In this chapter of Thomas Babington Macaulay’s History of England we see conflict between James II and his subjects. James is Catholic but rules a Protestant country. There are some serious stand-offs with colleges at...
4 hours 6 minutes
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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
