History of England from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution of 1688, Volume 1D by David Hume (1711 - 1776)

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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 1D which covers the reigns of Elizabeth I to James I. (Summary by Richard Carpenter)

Episode Date
Appendix to the Reign of James I, part 4
Jan 01, 1970
Appendix to the Reign of James I, part 3
Jan 01, 1970
Appendix to the Reign of James I, part 2
Jan 01, 1970
Appendix to the Reign of James I, part 1
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 49, part 3
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 49, part 2
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 49, part 1
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 48, part 3
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 48, part 2
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 48, part 1
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 47, part 3
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 47, part 2
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 47, part 1
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 46, part 3
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 46, part 2
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 46, part 1
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 45, part 3
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 45, part 2
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 45, part 1
Jan 01, 1970
Appendix III, part 4
Jan 01, 1970
Appendix III, part 3
Jan 01, 1970
Appendix III, part 2
Jan 01, 1970
Appendix III, part 1
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 44, part 5
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 44, part 4
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 44, part 3
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 44, part 2
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 44, part 1
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 43, part 4
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 43, part 3
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 43, part 2
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 43, part 1
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 42, part 7
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 42, part 6
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 42, part 5
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 42, part 4
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 42, part 3
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 42, part 2
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 42, part 1
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 41, part 5
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 41, part 4
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 41, part 3
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 41, part 2
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 41, part 1
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 40, part 7
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 40, part 6
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 40, part 5
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 40, part 4
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 40, part 3
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 40, part 2
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 40, part 1
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 39, part 7
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 39, part 6
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 39, part 5
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 39, part 4
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 39, part 3
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 39, part 2
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 39, part 1
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 38, part 6
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 38, part 5
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 38, part 4
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 38, part 3
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 38, part 2
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 38, part 1
Jan 01, 1970