Project Gutenberg 2009-04-09 Public domain in the USA. 124 Ranke, Leopold von 1795 1886 Von Ranke, Leopold Ranke, Leopoldo A history of England principally in the seventeenth century, Volume 1 (of 6) A history of England principally in the 17th century, Volume 1 (of 6) Reading ease score: 51.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. E-text prepared by Paul Dring, Frank van Drogen, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "A History of England Principally in the Seventeenth Century, Volume 1" by Leopold von Ranke is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The work aims to narrate England's history, particularly focusing on the pivotal events and transformations during the seventeenth century that were influential both domestically and in broader European contexts. At the start of this volume, the author presents a preface discussing the challenges of writing a comprehensive history of a foreign nation, emphasizing the need for accuracy, thorough research, and engaging narratives. Ranke outlines his intention to cover key historical periods, particularly the significant religious and political conflicts of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. He reflects on England's unique position during these centuries as it balanced the retention of medieval institutions while navigating the religious transformations of the time. The opening serves to set the stage for a detailed exploration of England's historical evolution, the influence of pivotal characters, and the complex interplay of politics and religion. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Great Britain -- History -- Stuarts, 1603-1714 England -- Civilization -- 17th century DA Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: History - General 1479504 1479333 2024-10-12T10:12:51.508954 2023-09-12T12:39:02.076823 text/html text/html 1499383 2009-04-09T17:10:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 526008 2009-04-09T17:12:15 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 655821 2024-10-12T10:13:12.535838 application/epub+zip 674741 2024-10-12T10:12:57.205940 application/epub+zip 626185 2024-10-12T10:12:54.958964 application/epub+zip 1254896 2024-10-12T10:13:23.861779 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1154094 2024-10-12T10:13:10.390828 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 924860 2022-09-13T09:48:32.491288 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1309248 1309156 2024-10-12T10:12:49.219946 2023-09-12T12:39:00.176815 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1308859 2009-04-09T17:08:05 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 487757 2009-04-09T17:08:05 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1308881 2009-04-09T17:08:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 487486 2009-04-09T17:08:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21656 2024-10-12T10:13:24.020769 application/rdf+xml 25025 2024-10-12T10:12:55.620947 image/jpeg 4643 2024-10-12T10:12:55.283930 image/jpeg 623543 2024-10-12T10:12:51.624136 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