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Record Nr.

UNINA9910952282103321

Autore

Hume David <1711-1776.>

Titolo

The history of England : from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the revolution in 1688 / / by David Hume. Volume I

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Indianapolis, : Liberty Fund, 1983

ISBN

1-61487-877-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (538 p.)

Collana

History of England ; ; v. 1

Disciplina

942

Soggetti

Great Britain History To 1485

Great Britain History Tudors, 1485-1603

Great Britain History Stuarts, 1603-1714

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Based on the edition of 1778, with the author's last corrections and improvements."

Originally published: London : T. Cadell, 1778. With new foreword.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""David Hume, The History of England, Volume 1 ""; ""Front Matter ""; ""Title Page ""; ""Copyright Details ""; ""Table of Contents, p. v ""; ""Foreword, p. xi ""; ""The Life of David Hume, Esq., Written by Himself, p. xxv ""; ""Letter From Adam Smith, LL.D. To William Strahan, Esq., p. xxxv ""; ""I. The Britons - Romans - Saxons - The Heptarchy - The kingdom of Kent - of Northumberland - of East-Anglia - of Mercia - of Essex - of Sussex - of Wessex, p. 3 ""

""II. Egbert - Ethelwolf - Ethelbald and Ethelbert - Ethered - Alfred the Great - Edward the Elder - Athelstan - Edmund - Edred - Edwy - Edgar - Edward the Martyr, p. 55 """"III. Ethelred - Settlement of the Normans - Edmund Ironside - Canute the Great - harold Harefoot - Hardicanute - Edward the Confessor - Harold, p. 107 ""; ""Appendix I. The Anglo-Saxon Government and Manners, p. 160 ""; ""IV. William the Conqueror, p. 186 ""; ""V. William Rufus, p. 228 ""; ""VI. Henry I, p. 248 ""; ""VII. Stephen, p. 279 ""; ""VIII. Henry II, p. 296 ""; ""IX. Henry II, p. 339 ""; ""X. Richard I, p. 377 ""

""XI. John, p. 407 """"Appendix II. The Feudal and Anglo-Norman Government and Manners, p. 455 ""