The History of England

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The History of England is Thomas Babington Macaulay’s influential multi-volume narrative history, celebrated for its vivid prose and Whig interpretation of England’s past.

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instanceOf history book
non-fiction book
author Thomas Babington Macaulay NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
criticizedFor overly optimistic view of progress
partisan interpretation
firstPublicationDate 1848
firstTwoVolumesPublicationYear 1848 GENERATED
focusesOn development of parliamentary government in England
struggle between Crown and Parliament
genre history
narrative history
hasInfluenceOn popular understanding of 17th-century English history
subsequent biographies and histories of the Glorious Revolution
hasLibraryOfCongressClassification DA30
hasPart The History of England, Volume I NERFINISHED
The History of England, Volume II NERFINISHED
The History of England, Volume III NERFINISHED
The History of England, Volume IV NERFINISHED
The History of England, Volume V NERFINISHED
hasPerspective pro-Whig political stance
pro-parliamentary government
historicalApproach constitutional history focus
teleological view of progress
includedIn canon of classic English historical works
influenced Victorian historiography
liberal interpretations of British history
laterVolumesPublicationPeriod 1850s
literaryStyle dramatic narrative
rhetorical prose
movement Whig historiography
notableFor Whig interpretation of English history
vivid prose
numberOfVolumes 5
originalLanguage English
periodOfComposition 1840s
placeOfPublication London, England
surface form: London
portrays Glorious Revolution as triumph of liberty NERFINISHED
praisedFor character sketches of historical figures
narrative power
publisher Longman NERFINISHED
setStandardFor Victorian narrative history
subject history of England NERFINISHED
targetAudience educated general readers
timePeriodCovered from the accession of James II
volumeCount five volumes

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Thomas Babington Macaulay knownFor The History of England