A History of England
Principally in the Seventeenth Century
Volume 1
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- Author: Leopold von Ranke
- Date Published: November 2010
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- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781108022095
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German historian Leopold von Ranke (1795–1886) is well known for pioneering the modern historical method which advocates empiricism, rather than a focus on the philosophy of history. Emphasising the importance of presenting history exactly as it happened, Ranke asserted that different eras need to be understood in their own contexts rather than in relation to each other: history should not be regarded as one long, teleological narrative. These principles of writing history, established in earlier publications, are all evident here. Originally published in eight volumes between 1859 and 1869, Ranke's history, 'principally in the seventeenth century', was first published in English as a six-volume history by the Clarendon Press in 1875, the mammoth task of its translation distributed among eight Oxford dons. Volume 1 prefigures the events of the seventeenth century: starting with the early Britons, Ranke summarises English history up to the early years of Charles I.
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- Date Published: November 2010
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781108022095
- length: 618 pages
- dimensions: 216 x 140 x 35 mm
- weight: 0.78kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Preface
Book I. The Chief Crises in the Earlier History of England: Introduction
1. The Britons, Romans, and Anglo-Saxons
2. Transfer of the Anglo-Saxon crown to the Normans and Plantagenets
3. The crown in conflict with Church and nobles
4. Foundation of the parliamentary constitution
5. Deposition of Richard II. The House of Lancaster
Book II. Attempts to Consolidate the Kingdom Independently in its Temporal and Spiritual Relations: Introduction
1. Re-establishment of the supreme power
2. Changes in the condition of Europe
3. Origin of the Divorce Question
4. The separation of the English Church
5. The opposing tendencies within the schismatic state
6. Religious reform in the English Church
7. Transfer of the government to a Catholic queen
8. The Catholic-Spanish government
Book III. Queen Elizabeth. Close Connexion of English and Scottish Affairs: Introduction
1. Elizabeth's accession
2. Outlines of the Reformation in Scotland
3. Mary Stuart in Scotland
4. Interdependence of the European dissensions in politics and religion
5. The fate of Mary Stuart
6. The invincible Armada
7. The later years of Queen Elizabeth
Book IV. Foundation of the Kingdom of Great Britain. First Disturbances under the Stuarts: Introduction
1. James VI of Scotland, his accession to the throne of England
2. First measures of the new reign
3. The Gunpowder Plot and its consequences
4. Foreign policy of the next ten years
5. Parliaments of 1610 and 1614
6. Survey of the literature of the epoch
Book V. Disputes with Parliament during the Later Years of the Reign of James I and the Earlier Years of the Reign of Charles I: Introduction
1. James I and his administration of domestic government
2. Complications arising out of the affairs of the Palatinate
3. Parliament of the year 1621
4. Negotiations for the marriage of the Prince of Wales with a Spanish Infanta
5. The Parliament of 1624. Alliance with France
6. Beginning of the reign of Charles I, and his first and second parliament
7. The course of foreign policy from 1625 to 1627
8. Parliament of 1628. Petition of Right
9. Assassination of Buckingham. Session of 1629.
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