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Reproduction of the original: Lectures on the french revolution by John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton

Reproduction of the original: The History of Freedom by John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton

Reproduction of the original: Lectures on the french revolution by John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton

Reproduction of the original: The History of Freedom by John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton

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Excerpt from Lectures on Modern HistoryThe Lectures on Modern History were delivered by Lord Acton in his ordinary course as Professor in the academical years 1899-1900 and 1900-01. The Inaugural Lecture on the Study of History, here reprinted, was delivered on June II, 1895. The document printed in Appendix I. Is of great interest, as exhibiting the ideals of Lord Acton as a student and the aims of the under taking which he planned and still ...

Excerpt from The Cambridge Modern History, Vol. 12: The Latest AgeOur task is now approaching its conclusion. The first circular issued by the Syndics of the University Press, setting forth the plan and purpose of this History, is dated in March, 1898. The present editors assumed their conjoint duties in November, 1901. Our first volume appeared before the end of 1902. The last volume of our text should be published in the autumn of 1910. The ...

Excerpt from The Cambridge Modern History, Vol. 13: Genealogical Tables and Lists and General IndexMrs Quiggin. We desire to acknowledge with cordial thanks the aid thus received in bringing our work to its completion.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art t...

Excerpt from The Cambridge Modern History, Vol. 13: Genealogical Tables and Lists and General IndexMrs Quiggin. We desire to acknowledge with cordial thanks the aid thus received in bringing our work to its completion.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art t...

Excerpt from The History of Freedom, and Other EssaysThe Editors desire to thank the members of the Acton family for their help and advice during the preparation of this volume and of the volume of Historical Essays and Studies. They have had the advantage of access to many of Acton's letters, especially those to Dollinger and Lady Blennerhasset. They have thus been provided with valuable material for the Introduction. At the same time they wi...

Excerpt from The Cambridge Modern History, Vol. 1: The RenaissanceEarlierhistoryofthenewcontinent, lackofrecords thenshustlscainmsxico, sndothersboriginalr-sces. Their-migrations.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the ...

Excerpt from The Cambridge Modern History, Vol. 1: The RenaissanceEarlierhistoryofthenewcontinent, lackofrecords thenshustlscainmsxico, sndothersboriginalr-sces. Their-migrations.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the ...

Excerpt from The Cambridge Modern History, Vol. 5: The Age of Louis XIVMesa the Dutch had a ¿eet strong enough to defend their shores under such a commander as do Ruyter even against an anglo-french coalition, but on land the condition of things was very different. Economy had been the watchword, and had led to repeated disband ments. The army was small 1n numbers and thoroughly disorganised. The town levies (waardgclders) were called out, and...

Excerpt from The Cambridge Modern History, Vol. 5: The Age of Louis XIVMesa the Dutch had a ¿eet strong enough to defend their shores under such a commander as do Ruyter even against an anglo-french coalition, but on land the condition of things was very different. Economy had been the watchword, and had led to repeated disband ments. The army was small 1n numbers and thoroughly disorganised. The town levies (waardgclders) were called out, and...

Excerpt from The Cambridge Modern History, Vol. 3: The Wars of ReligionAmong the chapters included in it we are fortunately able to print two, contributed by two eminent historians, whose loss we, in common with all British historical students, deeply deplore. The chapter by the late Mr T. G. Law had the benefit of his own revision, such was not the case with the contribution of the late Professor S. R. Gardiner, one of the earliest received i...

Excerpt from The Cambridge Modern History, Vol. 3: The Wars of ReligionAmong the chapters included in it we are fortunately able to print two, contributed by two eminent historians, whose loss we, in common with all British historical students, deeply deplore. The chapter by the late Mr T. G. Law had the benefit of his own revision, such was not the case with the contribution of the late Professor S. R. Gardiner, one of the earliest received i...

Delivered at Cambridge University between 1895 and 1899, "Lectures on the French Revolution" is a distinguished account of the entire epochal chapter in French experience by one of the most remarkable English historians of the nineteenth century. In contrast to Burke a century before, Acton leaves condemnation of the French Revolution to others. He provides a disciplined, thorough, and elegant history of the actual events of the bloody episode...

Excerpt from The Cambridge Modern History, Vol. 12: The Latest AgeOur task is now approaching its conclusion. The first circular issued by the Syndics of the University Press, setting forth the plan and purpose of this History, is dated in March, 1898. The present editors assumed their conjoint duties in November, 1901. Our first volume appeared before the end of 1902. The last volume of our text should be published in the autumn of 1910. The ...

History compels us to fasten on abiding issues and rescues us from the temporary and transient."Volume II brings together Acton's distinguished writings on history. Included is his famous Inaugural Lecture at Cambridge, "The Study of History."Writing on many diverse topics, Acton argues that history demonstrates progress and unity through the story of liberty and that the study of history should be impartial, based on archival research, and fo...