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  1. 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.

  2. May 20, 1985 · History of England [6-Volume Set] Paperback – May 20, 1985. David Hume’s enduring reputation as the first modern thinker to develop a systematically naturalistic philosophy tends to obscure the fact that he was more famous among his contemporaries as a historian. Covering almost 1,800 years, The History of England from the Invasion of ...

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  3. 121 ratings14 reviews. David Hume’s enduring reputation as the first modern thinker to develop a systematically naturalistic philosophy tends to obscure the fact that he was more famous among his contemporaries as a historian. Covering almost 1,800 years, The History of England from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution in 1688 was ...

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  5. Jan 1, 2004 · About this eBook. Author. Hume, David, 1711-1776. Title. The History of England, Volume I. From the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution in 1688. Language.

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  6. Sep 6, 2016 · THE BRITONS. The curiosity entertained by all civilized nations, of inquiring into the exploits and adventures of their ancestors, commonly excites a regret that the history of remote ages should always be so much involved in obscurity, uncertainty, and contradiction. Ingenious men, possessed of leisure, are apt to push their researches beyond the period in which literary monuments are framed ...

  7. David Hume (author) William B. Todd (foreword) Hume’s great History of England the theme of which is liberty, above all English constitutional development from the Anglo-Saxon period to the Revolution of 1688. This Liberty Fund edition is based on the edition of 1778, the last to contain corrections by Hume. 6 vols. Buy this Book

  8. davidhume.org › texts › hHume Texts Online

    The History of the House of Tudor, Part 2 (1759, 1778) Volume 5. The History of Great Britain, Part 1 (1754, 1778) Volume 6. The History of Great Britain, Part 2 (1757, 1778) A permanent online resource for Hume scholars and students, including reliable texts of almost everything written by David Hume, and links to secondary material on the web.

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