The History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 1, Chapter 03)


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This is the third chapter in Macaulay’s great History of England from the Accession of James II. In this chapter Macaulay looks at the state of the nation in 1685. He discusses the population, the revenue, the military system, the roads, the inns, the coaches, the great cities and, of course London, its coffee houses and first experiments in street lighting. An interesting diversion from Macaulays’s usual obsession with politics but worry not, he still manages to crowbar some political intriguing into this chapter.

(Summary by Jim Mowatt) (5 hr 17 min)

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Chapter III, Part 1 11:22 Read by David Barnes
Chapter III, Part 2 13:18 Read by Jim Mowatt
Chapter III, Part 3 9:37 Read by Alys AtteWater
Chapter III, Part 4 24:00 Read by Jim Mowatt
Chapter III, Part 5 12:17 Read by Jim Mowatt
Chapter III, Part 6 8:02 Read by Gesine
Chapter III, Part 7 36:15 Read by Jim Mowatt
Chapter III, Part 8 25:52 Read by David Barnes
Chapter III, Part 9 16:13 Read by Jim Mowatt
Chapter III, Part 10 36:39 Read by Jim Mowatt
Chapter III, Part 11 24:07 Read by Jim Mowatt
Chapter III, Part 12 32:27 Read by Jim Mowatt
Chapter III, Part 13 11:20 Read by Aaron Hochwimmer
Chapter III, Part 14 16:30 Read by Dilini Jayasinghe
Chapter III, Part 15 20:30 Read by David Barnes
Chapter III, Part 16 18:37 Read by Nikolle Doolin