History of England from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution of 1688…


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(4.9 stars; 19 reviews)

David Hume is one of the great philosophers of the Western intellectual tradition. His philosophical writings earned him lasting fame and renown; his historical writing earned his bread and butter. His "The History of England from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution of 1688", published between 1754 and 1764, was immensely popular and Hume wrote that "the copy-money given me by the booksellers much exceeded any thing formerly known in England; I was become not only independent, but opulent." The six volume work has had numerous editions and is still in print today. David Hume and Thomas Babington Macaulay have frequently been compared as the premier English historians but we don't have to choose because Macaulay begins where Hume leaves off.

This is Volume 1B which covers the reigns of Henry III to Richard III. (Summary by Richard Carpenter) (23 hr 1 min)

Chapitres

Chapter 12, part 01 23:53 Lu par Delmar H Dolbier
Chapter 12, part 02 23:05 Lu par Delmar H Dolbier
Chapter 12, part 03 20:57 Lu par stmacduff
Chapter 12, part 04 20:46 Lu par stmacduff
Chapter 12, part 05 23:09 Lu par Felicity C
Chapter 12, part 06 20:59 Lu par Felicity C
Chapter 12, part 07 21:53 Lu par Felicity C
Chapter 12, part 08 18:14 Lu par Felicity C
Chapter 13, part 01 21:38 Lu par Fred DeBerardinis
Chapter 13, part 02 21:12 Lu par Fred DeBerardinis
Chapter 13, part 03 21:14 Lu par MicheleW
Chapter 13, part 04 25:40 Lu par MorganScorpion
Chapter 13, part 05 23:01 Lu par MorganScorpion
Chapter 13, part 06 20:27 Lu par Robin Cotter
Chapter 13, part 07 20:31 Lu par Robin Cotter
Chapter 13, part 08 18:42 Lu par Robin Cotter
Chapter 14, part 01 25:21 Lu par Kristine Bekere
Chapter 14, part 02 24:17 Lu par Kristine Bekere
Chapter 14, part 03 24:52 Lu par Kristine Bekere
Chapter 14, part 04 26:10 Lu par Kristine Bekere
Chapter 15, part 01 26:35 Lu par Brendan Stallard
Chapter 15, part 02 29:32 Lu par Brendan Stallard
Chapter 15, part 03 27:53 Lu par Brendan Stallard
Chapter 15, part 04 25:48 Lu par Brendan Stallard
Chapter 15, part 05 26:58 Lu par Brendan Stallard
Chapter 15, part 06 21:45 Lu par Brendan Stallard
Chapter 15, part 07 20:44 Lu par Brendan Stallard
Chapter 16, part 01 23:48 Lu par Brendan Stallard
Chapter 16, part 02 25:04 Lu par Brendan Stallard
Chapter 16, part 03 26:14 Lu par Brendan Stallard
Chapter 16, part 04 26:18 Lu par Brendan Stallard
Chapter 16, part 05 26:34 Lu par Brendan Stallard
Chapter 17, part 01 21:33 Lu par Emily Anderson
Chapter 17, part 02 20:56 Lu par Emily Anderson
Chapter 17, part 03 22:07 Lu par Emily Anderson
Chapter 17, part 04 21:35 Lu par Emily Anderson
Chapter 17, part 05 21:00 Lu par Emily Anderson
Chapter 18, part 01 28:58 Lu par Brendan Stallard
Chapter 18, part 02 25:26 Lu par Brendan Stallard
Chapter 19, part 01 30:05 Lu par Brendan Stallard
Chapter 19, part 02 27:46 Lu par Brendan Stallard
Chapter 19, part 03 28:49 Lu par Brendan Stallard
Chapter 20, part 01 23:15 Lu par doonaboon
Chapter 20, part 02 22:07 Lu par doonaboon
Chapter 20, part 03 23:06 Lu par doonaboon
Chapter 20, part 04 24:37 Lu par doonaboon
Chapter 20, part 05 23:57 Lu par doonaboon
Chapter 21, part 01 26:31 Lu par Wendy Almeida
Chapter 21, part 02 27:45 Lu par Wendy Almeida
Chapter 21, part 03 26:39 Lu par Wendy Almeida
Chapter 22, part 01 25:00 Lu par Robert Hoffman
Chapter 22, part 02 24:03 Lu par Robert Hoffman
Chapter 22, part 03 23:26 Lu par Robert Hoffman
Chapter 22, part 04 25:28 Lu par Robert Hoffman
Chapter 23, part 01 21:26 Lu par Richard Carpenter
Chapter 23, part 02 21:33 Lu par Richard Carpenter
Chapter 23, part 03 21:26 Lu par Richard Carpenter
Chapter 23, part 04 20:03 Lu par Richard Carpenter

Critiques

History of England:


(4 stars)

Incredibly thorough and informative on all matters of English history. A very in depth look on each English monarchy & Parliament. It extensively covers every English battle ever fought both on land & at sea. Some narrators read a bit slowly but a great read for any Anglophile.


(5 stars)

The book is the best on History and have read, the final chapter of Volume 1B the best manifesto of the Whig interpretation of English History. Excellently read.

Excellent


(5 stars)

one of the most informative books I have ever read