History of England from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution of 1688…
David Hume
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David Hume is one of the great philosophers of the Western intellectual tradition. His philosophical writings earned him lasting fame and renown; his historical writing earned his bread and butter. His "The History of England from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution of 1688", published between 1754 and 1764, was immensely popular and Hume wrote that "the copy-money given me by the booksellers much exceeded any thing formerly known in England; I was become not only independent, but opulent." The six volume work has had numerous editions and is still in print today. David Hume and Thomas Babington Macaulay have frequently been compared as the premier English historians but we don't have to choose because Macaulay begins where Hume leaves off.
This is Volume 1B which covers the reigns of Henry III to Richard III. (Summary by Richard Carpenter) (23 hr 1 min)
Chapters
Chapter 12, part 01 | 23:53 | Read by Delmar H Dolbier |
Chapter 12, part 02 | 23:05 | Read by Delmar H Dolbier |
Chapter 12, part 03 | 20:57 | Read by stmacduff |
Chapter 12, part 04 | 20:46 | Read by stmacduff |
Chapter 12, part 05 | 23:09 | Read by Felicity C |
Chapter 12, part 06 | 20:59 | Read by Felicity C |
Chapter 12, part 07 | 21:53 | Read by Felicity C |
Chapter 12, part 08 | 18:14 | Read by Felicity C |
Chapter 13, part 01 | 21:38 | Read by Fred DeBerardinis |
Chapter 13, part 02 | 21:12 | Read by Fred DeBerardinis |
Chapter 13, part 03 | 21:14 | Read by MicheleW |
Chapter 13, part 04 | 25:40 | Read by MorganScorpion |
Chapter 13, part 05 | 23:01 | Read by MorganScorpion |
Chapter 13, part 06 | 20:27 | Read by Robin Cotter |
Chapter 13, part 07 | 20:31 | Read by Robin Cotter |
Chapter 13, part 08 | 18:42 | Read by Robin Cotter |
Chapter 14, part 01 | 25:21 | Read by Kristine Bekere |
Chapter 14, part 02 | 24:17 | Read by Kristine Bekere |
Chapter 14, part 03 | 24:52 | Read by Kristine Bekere |
Chapter 14, part 04 | 26:10 | Read by Kristine Bekere |
Chapter 15, part 01 | 26:35 | Read by Brendan Stallard |
Chapter 15, part 02 | 29:32 | Read by Brendan Stallard |
Chapter 15, part 03 | 27:53 | Read by Brendan Stallard |
Chapter 15, part 04 | 25:48 | Read by Brendan Stallard |
Chapter 15, part 05 | 26:58 | Read by Brendan Stallard |
Chapter 15, part 06 | 21:45 | Read by Brendan Stallard |
Chapter 15, part 07 | 20:44 | Read by Brendan Stallard |
Chapter 16, part 01 | 23:48 | Read by Brendan Stallard |
Chapter 16, part 02 | 25:04 | Read by Brendan Stallard |
Chapter 16, part 03 | 26:14 | Read by Brendan Stallard |
Chapter 16, part 04 | 26:18 | Read by Brendan Stallard |
Chapter 16, part 05 | 26:34 | Read by Brendan Stallard |
Chapter 17, part 01 | 21:33 | Read by Emily Anderson |
Chapter 17, part 02 | 20:56 | Read by Emily Anderson |
Chapter 17, part 03 | 22:07 | Read by Emily Anderson |
Chapter 17, part 04 | 21:35 | Read by Emily Anderson |
Chapter 17, part 05 | 21:00 | Read by Emily Anderson |
Chapter 18, part 01 | 28:58 | Read by Brendan Stallard |
Chapter 18, part 02 | 25:26 | Read by Brendan Stallard |
Chapter 19, part 01 | 30:05 | Read by Brendan Stallard |
Chapter 19, part 02 | 27:46 | Read by Brendan Stallard |
Chapter 19, part 03 | 28:49 | Read by Brendan Stallard |
Chapter 20, part 01 | 23:15 | Read by doonaboon |
Chapter 20, part 02 | 22:07 | Read by doonaboon |
Chapter 20, part 03 | 23:06 | Read by doonaboon |
Chapter 20, part 04 | 24:37 | Read by doonaboon |
Chapter 20, part 05 | 23:57 | Read by doonaboon |
Chapter 21, part 01 | 26:31 | Read by Wendy Almeida |
Chapter 21, part 02 | 27:45 | Read by Wendy Almeida |
Chapter 21, part 03 | 26:39 | Read by Wendy Almeida |
Chapter 22, part 01 | 25:00 | Read by Robert Hoffman |
Chapter 22, part 02 | 24:03 | Read by Robert Hoffman |
Chapter 22, part 03 | 23:26 | Read by Robert Hoffman |
Chapter 22, part 04 | 25:28 | Read by Robert Hoffman |
Chapter 23, part 01 | 21:26 | Read by Richard Carpenter |
Chapter 23, part 02 | 21:33 | Read by Richard Carpenter |
Chapter 23, part 03 | 21:26 | Read by Richard Carpenter |
Chapter 23, part 04 | 20:03 | Read by Richard Carpenter |
Reviews
History of England:
Kate L.
Incredibly thorough and informative on all matters of English history. A very in depth look on each English monarchy & Parliament. It extensively covers every English battle ever fought both on land & at sea. Some narrators read a bit slowly but a great read for any Anglophile.
Arturo Macias
The book is the best on History and have read, the final chapter of Volume 1B the best manifesto of the Whig interpretation of English History. Excellently read.
Excellent
Shane
one of the most informative books I have ever read