A classic of British history that has been read by thousands of students, historians and general readers Trevelyan was one of the leading historians of the first part of the Twentieth century Includes a new foreword by Peter Gaunt

A classic of British history that has been read by thousands of students, historians and general readers Trevelyan was one of the leading historians of the first part of the Twentieth century Includes a new foreword by Peter Gaunt

First published in 1945, this book presents the text of the National Book League's Third Annual Lecture, which was delivered during that year by the renowned British historian G. M. Trevelyan (1876-1962). The text provides a discussion of the relationship between the reading public and the nature of historical enquiry. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in historiography and the works of Trevelyan.

First published in 1909, as the second edition of an 1898 original, this book forms part of the Cambridge Historical Series. The text presents a discussion of the main events and key phases in the process of Italian unification, beginning with discussion of the early uprisings and moving through to the establishment and development of the Italian Parliament. A detailed bibliography is also provided. This is a highly readable book that will be of value to anyone with an interest in historiography and approaches to nineteenth-century Italian history.

Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke (1678-1751) was a prominent English politician and political philosopher. Originally published in 1932, this book consists of numbers 6-8 from Bolingbroke's Letters on the Study and Use of History. The selected letters provide an account of the historical events leading up to the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713, justifying the Treaty whilst at the same time admitting to the inadequacy of some the terms. The text also contains an introduction by renowned political historian G. M. Trevelyan (1876-1962). This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Bolingbroke and European history.

In this volume Professor Trevelyan has made accessible a number of documents THAT are essential for the study of Queen Anne's reign down to 1707, including some from the British Museum MSS.

"Keep it in print! American students can read it. Still by far the best value for money . . ."--Professor Daniel A. Baugh, Cornell University

Contents Include: England on the Eve of the Industrial Revolution - County Elections - The end of George III's Personal Government - The Reactions on English Politics of Economic Change and of the French Revolution - The War with the French Republic, 1793-1802) - Ireland, 1782-1800 - The Napoleonic Struggle - Wellington and the Peninsular War - The Industrial Revolution - Highways and Horses - After the War 1815-22 - Liberal Toryism, 1822-27 - The Break up of the Tory Party, 1827-30 - Wellington, the Whigs and the Nation, 1830-32 - The Whigs and the Reform Era, 1832-5 - The Whigs and the Empire - The Crown after the Reform Bill -, Evolution in the Church - The Abortive revolutions of 1848-9 - India from the Napoleonic Wars to the Mutiny - The Last days of Whig-Liberalism - Mill, Darwin and the New Era - The Franco-Prussian War - Gladstone's Second Ministry, 1880-5 - The Salisbury Ministries - Salisbury and Chamberlain - Enclosures of Land - List of Ministries - List of Books