The History of England, Volume I
by David Hume (1711–1776)
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"The History of England, Volume I" by David Hume is a historical work published between 1754-1762. Written while Hume served as librarian in Edinburgh, this six-volume work spans from Julius Caesar's invasion to the Revolution of 1688. Though initially met with outrage from all political factions, it became a bestseller and the standard history of England in its time. Hume sought to legitimize the 1688 Revolution and present Britain's constitution as distinctly modern, appealing to both Whigs and former Jacobites alike.
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Chapter III
The Britons.—Romans.—Saxons.—The Heptarchy.—The Kingdom of Kent— of Northumberland—of East Anglia—of Mercia—of Essex—of Sussex—of Wessex
Egbert.—Ethelwolf.—Ethelbald and Ethelbert.—Ethered.—Alfred the Great.—Edward the Elder.—Athelstan.—Edmund.-Edred.—Edwy.—Edgar.— Edward the Martyr
Ethelred.—Settlement of the Normans.—Edmund Ironside.—Canute.— Harold Harefoot.—Hardicanute.—Edward the Confessor.—Harold
APPENDIX I.
THE ANGLO-SAXON GOVERNMENT AND MANNERS.
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This free edition of The History of England, Volume I by David Hume comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #10574, released 2004-01-01. It is in the public domain in the United States, so you can read it here in full at no cost, on any phone, tablet or computer. Genre: History - British, History - Ancient, History - Medieval/Middle Ages, History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750).
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