Historical essays of Thomas Babington Macaulay by Thomas Babington Macaulay

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Vols 1 and 2 Lord Thomas Babington Macaulay Published by Longmans, 1890 Seller: Cambridge Rare Books, Cambridge, United Kingdom Seller Rating: Contact seller Used - Hardcover Condition: GOOD £ 42.75 Convert currency £ 3. Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron, 1800-1859 Critical And Historical Essays Contributed To The Edinburgh Review. This, bringing the History down to the death of William III, was prepared for publication by his sister, Lady Trevelyan, after his death.Historical essays of Thomas Babington Macaulay However, at his death in 1859, he was working on the fifth volume. Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay, PC, FRS, FRSE ( / bbtn mkli / 25 October 1800 28 December 1859) was a British historian and Whig politician, who served as the Secretary at War between 18, and as the Paymaster-General between 18. The third and fourth volumes, bringing the history to the Peace of Ryswick, were published in 1855. After publication of his first two volumes, his hope was to complete his work with the death of Queen Anne in 1714. At first, he had planned to bring his history down to the reign of George III. He also held political office as Secretary at War between 18 and Paymaster-General between 18.Īs a young man he composed the ballads Ivry and The Armada, which he later included as part of Lays of Ancient Rome, a series of very popular ballads about heroic episodes in Roman history which he composed in India and published in 1842.ĭuring the 1840s he began work on his most famous work, The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, publishing the first two volumes in 1848. He wrote extensively as an essayist and reviewer, and on British history. Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay PC was an English poet, historian and Whig politician.

Historical essays of Thomas Babington Macaulay by Thomas Babington Macaulay