History of England

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History of England is an influential multi-volume historical work by philosopher David Hume that traces the political and social development of England from ancient times through the 17th century.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical work
history book
multi-volume book
author David Hume
countryOfSubject England
coversEvent English Civil War
English Reformation
Glorious Revolution
Norman Conquest of England
Restoration of Charles II
execution of Charles I
focusesOnPeriod 17th century
Middle Ages
Stuart period
Tudor period
ancient times
genre history
political history
social history
hasInfluentialStatus major Enlightenment-era history of England
hasPart volume on Stuart England
volume on Tudor England
volume on early English history
volume on the English Civil War
volume on the Restoration and Glorious Revolution
hasTheme character of historical actors
conflict between monarchy and Parliament
development of the English constitution
party politics in England
progress of civil liberty
role of religion in politics
influenced 18th-century political thought
19th-century historians
British historiography
influencedBy Enlightenment philosophy
classical historiography
language English
mainSubject history of England
notableFor Whig–Tory political analysis
literary style
philosophical interpretation of history
perspective critical of radical republicanism
skeptical of religious enthusiasm
sympathetic to constitutional monarchy
philosophicalApproach empiricism
skepticism
workOf David Hume
writtenBy Scottish philosopher

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
David Hume
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