England Under the Stuarts (Masterplots, Definitive Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: George Macaulay Trevelyan
- First Published: 1904
- Type of Work: History
- Principal Characters: King James I, King Charles I, King Charles II, King James II, Queen Anne, Queen Mary, William of Orange, Oliver Cromwell
- Genres: Nonfiction, History
- Subjects: Literature, Autobiography, England or English people, Historians, Government, Democracy, Monarchy
The value of Trevelyan’s ENGLAND UNDER THE STUARTS is not in its accuracy and its wealth of detail. Its special quality is its art. From the outset of his career Trevelyan wished to write history that was also literature, and he achieved his goal especially in this book.
He became a historian at a time when the claims of “scientific” history were ascendant. He says in his autobiography that he tried to be a traditional kind of historian, relating history to literature, against a current in the other direction. Indeed, he has a style that is a delight to read. He can...
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