The History Of England: From The Invasion Iof Julius C�sar To The Revolution In 1688 (Volume V)

Power, faith, and fear collide. In this fifth volume of David Hume's History of England, one of the defining works of classic English history, the philosopher-historian turns his keen, lucid eye on the turbulent world of the Stuart monarchy in England. With a cool intelligence and a gift for vivid narrative, Hume traces the struggles that shaped seventeenth century England and early modern Britain, from royal authority and religious conflict to the crises that fed into English Civil War his...