Project Gutenberg 2008-06-26 Public domain in the USA. 712 Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron 1800 1859 Macaulay, Lord (Thomas Babington Macaulay) Macaulay, T. Babington (Thomas Babington) Macaulay, Thomas Babington The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 1 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_History_of_England_from_the_Accession_of_James_the_Second Produced by Ken West and David Widger "The History of England from the Accession of James II, Volume 1" by Thomas Babington Macaulay is a historical account written during the early 19th century. The book aims to explore England's political evolution, focusing on the changes that occurred following the accession of King James II and the resulting impact on the monarchy, parliament, and the rights of the people. The opening of the work outlines Macaulay's purpose and the scope of his narrative, detailing the intricate relationship between the monarchy and parliament leading up to significant events such as the English Civil War and the Restoration. Macaulay presents an overview of Britain's tumultuous past, emphasizing key themes such as the struggle for political power, the emergence of parties like the Whigs and Tories, and the socio-political climate that shaped the nation. He hints at the dual narratives of disaster and triumph while promising to present a comprehensive account of the people’s history alongside governmental affairs, underscoring the complexities of English identity and governance that will be further explored in the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 57.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Great Britain -- History -- James II, 1685-1688 Great Britain -- History -- William and Mary, 1689-1702 DA Text United Kingdom Category: History - British Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) 1620406 2025-07-01T09:37:14.538613 text/html 1614858 2019-05-10T11:19:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 658542 2025-07-01T09:37:29.898526 application/epub+zip 684218 2025-07-01T09:37:18.816572 application/epub+zip 639132 2025-07-01T09:37:17.209683 application/epub+zip 1226728 2025-07-01T09:37:38.806034 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1185048 2025-07-01T09:37:28.773559 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 963334 2022-09-01T11:06:20.631690 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1382232 2023-10-01T08:59:41.121397 text/plain 16194 2025-07-01T09:37:38.937973 application/rdf+xml 25384 2025-07-01T09:37:17.762591 image/jpeg 4675 2025-07-01T09:37:17.486598 image/jpeg 645183 2025-07-01T09:37:14.647620 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia