&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:The_History_of_England_(Hume_book).png) Title page for The History of England (1826 edition) | |
| Author | David Hume |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | History |
| Published | 1754–1762 |
| Publication place | Great Britain |
| Media type | Print: hardback |
| 942.0 | |
| LC Class | DA30 .H9 |
| Text | The History of England at Wikisource |
The History of England (1754–1761) is David Hume's great work on the history of England (also covering Wales, Scotland, and Ireland),[1] which he wrote in instalments while he was librarian to the Faculty of Advocates in Edinburgh.[2] It was published in six volumes in 1754, 1757, 1759, and 1762. The first publication of his History was greeted with outrage by all political factions, but it became a best-seller, finally giving him the financial independence he had long sought.[3] Hume's History spanned "from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution of 1688" and went through over 100 editions. Many considered it the standard history of England in its day.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 January 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Wei, Jia (17 March 2017). Commerce and Politics in Hume's History of England (1 ed.). Woodbridge, UK: Boydell& Brewer. p. 224. ISBN 978-1-78327-187-0.
- ^ Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, entry on Hume