The History of England, vol. 1

Volume 1 of “Hume’s great History of England the theme of which is liberty, above all English constitutional development from the Anglo-Saxon period to the Revolution of 1688. This Liberty Fund edition is based on the edition of 1778, the last to contain corrections by Hume.
The History of England from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution in 1688, Foreword by William B. Todd, 6 vols. (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund 1983). Vol. 1.
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The copyright to this edition, in both print and electronic forms, is held by Liberty Fund, Inc.
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- Author: David Hume
- Foreword: William B. Todd
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Table of Contents
- C O N T E N T S
- OF THE FIRST VOLUME
- FOREWORD
- THE LIFE OF DAVID HUME, ESQ.
- MY OWN LIFE
- LETTER FROM ADAM SMITH, LL.D. TO WILLIAM STRAHAN, ESQ.
- I
- THE BRITONS
- THE ROMANS
- THE BRITONS
- THE SAXONS
- THE HEPTARCHY
- THE KINGDOM OF KENT
- THE KINGDOM OF NORTHUMBERLAND
- THE KINGDOM OF EAST-ANGLIA
- THE KINGDOM OF MERCIA
- THE KINGDOM OF ESSEX
- THE KINGDOM OF SUSSEX
- THE KINGDOM OF WESSEX
- II
- EGBERT
- ETHELWOLF
- ETHELBALD AND ETHELBERT
- ETHERED
- ALFRED
- EDWARD THE ELDER
- ATHELSTAN
- EDMUND
- EDRED
- EDWY
- EDGAR
- EDWARD THE MARTYR
- III
- ETHELRED
- EDMOND IRONSIDE
- CANUTE
- HAROLD HAREFOOT
- HARDICANUTE
- EDWARD THE CONFESSOR
- HAROLD
- THE ANGLO-SAXON GOVERNMENT AND MANNERS
- WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR
- WILLIAM RUFUS
- HENRY I
- STEPHEN
- HENRY II
- HENRY II
- RICHARD I
- JOHN
- THE FEUDAL AND ANGLO-NORMAN GOVERNMENT AND MANNERS
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