The Constitutional History of England; From the Accession of Henry VII. to the Death of George II. Volume 2 (Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, General)

by Henry Hallam

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Henry Hallam (1777-1859) was educated at King's College, Cambridge, and turned to the study of history and literature after tiring of the legal profession. In his first book, A View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages (1818), he documents the development of the English constitution until the end of the fifteenth century. A direct continuation of this theme, and Hallam's most famous book, this two-volume work covers a three-century period from the reign of Henry VII to the death of George II in 1760. First published in 1827, it focuses on the history of the laws and institutions of England (including the Church of England); its somewhat arbitrary cut-off point was chosen because Hallam hoped to avoid the stirring of political passions then still in the recent past. Volume 2 covers the period 1642-1760, and includes chapters on the constitutions of Scotland and of Ireland.
  • ISBN10 0217114156
  • ISBN13 9780217114158
  • Publish Date 12 October 2012 (first published 1 January 2012)
  • Publish Status Unknown
  • Out of Print 27 October 2016
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Rarebooksclub.com
  • Format Paperback (US Trade)
  • Pages 256
  • Language English