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The History of England (1754–1761) is David Hume's great work on the history of England (also covering Wales, Scotland, and Ireland), [1] which he wrote in instalments while he was librarian to the Faculty of Advocates in Edinburgh. [2] It was published in six volumes in 1754, 1757, 1759, and 1762.
The History of England – sometimes referred to as The History of Great Britain. [235] More a category of books than a single work, Hume's history spanned "from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution of 1688" and went through over 100 editions. Many considered it the standard history of England in its day. 1760. "Sister Peg"
The History of England (Hume book) O. Of the Balance of Trade; T. A Treatise of Human Nature (Abstract) A Treatise of Human Nature
Macaulay's approach to writing the History was innovative for his period. He consciously fused the picturesque, dramatic style of classical historians such as Thucydides and Tacitus with the learned and factual approach of his 18th-century precursors such as Hume, following the plan laid out in his own 1828 "Essay on History". [1]
A posthumous engraving of Elizabeth Barton is probably by Thomas Holloway based on a painting by Henry Tresham, and comes from David Hume's The History of England (1793–1806). It represents Barton through the lens of the Protestant propaganda levied against her in later life and after her death, rather than offering a realistic depiction.
In the 1790s, Bowyer became a print publisher, starting with his own works. His two major endeavors were an illustrated edition of the Bible and David Hume's The History of England. Bowyer's Bible, begun in 1791 and finished in 1795, included 32 engravings by James Fittler after Old Master paintings.
Whigs welcomed the first volumes of the History as a Whig answer to David Hume's "Tory" History of England. [21] However, in 1768, relations between her and the Whigs cooled. Volume four of the history was published; this dealt with the trial and execution of Charles I. Macaulay expressed the view that Charles's execution was justified, [ 22 ...
In 1970 Pelican Books published the volumes of David Hume's History of Great Britain that covered the early Stuarts, to which Forbes wrote the introduction. [4] In his book Hume's Philosophical Politics, Forbes argued that Hume's main purpose in writing The History of England was to give "the Hanoverian regime a proper intellectual foundation". [5]