Project Gutenberg 2008-06-26 Public domain in the USA. 146 Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron 1800 1859 Macaulay, Lord (Thomas Babington Macaulay) Macaulay, T. Babington (Thomas Babington) Macaulay, Thomas Babington The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 2 Produced by Martin Adamson and David Widger "The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 2" by Thomas Babington Macaulay is a historical account written during the mid-19th century. This volume focuses on the political and social upheaval in England during the late 17th century, specifically examining the reign of James II and his struggles with Parliament, the church, and various factions within the country. At the start of this volume, Macaulay outlines the turbulent political landscape James II faced as he attempted to solidify his power amidst growing discontent. He discusses the king's aspirations to form a standing army, the repeal of the Habeas Corpus Act, and his attempts to promote Roman Catholicism, which were met with severe opposition from Parliament and the Protestant populace. The tension escalates as political factions align in defense of their interests, leading to significant events such as parliamentary debates, public unrest, and the eventual downfall of James II as he confronted the reality of a divided nation amid foreign pressures and internal dissent. This opening sets the stage for a rich exploration of the complexities of governance, religion, and identity in a pivotal period of British history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Great Britain -- History -- James II, 1685-1688 Great Britain -- History -- William and Mary, 1689-1702 DA Text United Kingdom Browsing: History - British Browsing: History - General 1654844 1654853 2024-09-01T13:16:15.684044 2023-10-02T03:36:35.093041 text/html text/html 1656830 2013-01-10T16:47:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 547024 2013-01-10T16:48:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 627742 2024-09-01T13:16:32.430987 application/epub+zip 653604 2024-09-01T13:16:19.238038 application/epub+zip 649552 2024-09-01T13:16:17.786044 application/epub+zip 1201606 2024-09-01T13:16:42.921899 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1168446 2024-09-01T13:16:31.289957 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 988780 2022-09-02T04:06:03.397344 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1374439 1374413 2024-09-01T13:16:13.241056 2023-10-02T03:36:32.844042 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1374257 2008-07-14T14:09:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 509985 2008-07-14T14:10:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18767 2024-09-01T13:16:43.075891 application/rdf+xml 25205 2024-09-01T13:16:18.235105 image/jpeg 4667 2024-09-01T13:16:18.007051 image/jpeg 616088 2024-09-01T13:16:15.806051 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia