Project Gutenberg 2008-06-26 Public domain in the USA. 198 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 5 Produced by Martin Adamson and David Widger "The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 5" by Thomas Babington Macaulay is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. This volume, as part of Macaulay's ambitious project detailing English history, covers significant events concerning the political landscape of England during the late 17th century, particularly focusing on the complexities surrounding standing armies, political intrigues, and the dynamics within Parliament. At the start of the volume, the narrative unfolds in December 1697, following the celebration of peace after the Treaty of Ryswick. The Parliament reconvenes to address pressing issues, particularly the fate of the standing army, as public sentiment leans against maintaining a military force in peacetime. Macaulay details the debates and conflicts among key political figures, illustrating the precarious balance of power in government. He introduces character dynamics involving Sunderland, Montague, and various members of Parliament, detailing their motivations and conflicts as they grapple with the implications of military presence and the shifting tides of public opinion. Through the opening chapters, we witness a vivid portrayal of political maneuvering and social discourse against the backdrop of English 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 - European Browsing: History - General 669307 669308 2024-10-02T04:01:40.060914 2023-10-02T04:14:19.703599 text/html text/html 658736 2013-01-10T16:58:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 233121 2013-01-10T16:58:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 339936 2024-10-02T04:01:49.826803 application/epub+zip 349408 2024-10-02T04:01:44.132908 application/epub+zip 303660 2024-10-02T04:01:42.723832 application/epub+zip 675206 2024-10-02T04:01:54.496771 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 647519 2024-10-02T04:01:48.893827 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 425401 2022-09-02T05:04:01.169818 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 603025 602999 2024-10-02T04:01:39.507880 2023-10-02T04:14:19.316597 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 602845 2008-07-14T14:22:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 226393 2008-07-14T14:22:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 602836 2008-07-14T14:21:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 226373 2008-07-14T14:22:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22277 2024-10-02T04:01:54.619788 application/rdf+xml 25359 2024-10-02T04:01:43.273876 image/jpeg 4698 2024-10-02T04:01:42.995823 image/jpeg 336203 2024-10-02T04:01:40.124891 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