The History of England from the Accession of James the Second
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The History of England from the Accession of James the Second is Thomas Babington Macaulay’s influential multi-volume narrative history of England covering the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
history book
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non-fiction book ⓘ |
| actualChronologicalEnd | early 18th century ⓘ |
| addressesTopic |
English monarchy
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Parliament of England NERFINISHED ⓘ development of constitutional monarchy in Britain ⓘ religious conflict in 17th-century England ⓘ |
| author | Thomas Babington Macaulay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coversEvent |
Glorious Revolution
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reign of James II of England ⓘ reign of Mary II of England ⓘ reign of Queen Anne ⓘ reign of William III of England ⓘ |
| coversTopic |
Whig interpretation of history
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constitutional history of England ⓘ |
| firstVolumePublicationYear | 1848 ⓘ |
| genre |
narrative history
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political history ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Volume I of The History of England from the Accession of James the Second
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Volume II of The History of England from the Accession of James the Second NERFINISHED ⓘ Volume III of The History of England from the Accession of James the Second NERFINISHED ⓘ Volume IV of The History of England from the Accession of James the Second ⓘ Volume V of The History of England from the Accession of James the Second NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incompleteWork | true ⓘ |
| influenced |
Victorian historiography
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Whig historians ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Enlightenment historiography ⓘ |
| intendedChronologicalEnd | death of George III ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
highly descriptive narrative
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rhetorical prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject | history of England ⓘ |
| notableFor |
strong Whig bias
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vivid narrative style ⓘ wide Victorian readership ⓘ |
| numberOfVolumes | 5 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| politicalPerspective | Whig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| publisher | Longman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInLocation |
England
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Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ continental Europe ⓘ |
| startsWithHistoricalEvent | accession of James II of England ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
early 18th century
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late 17th century ⓘ |
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