Historical essays & studies.

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Main Author: Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron, 1834-1902
Other Authors: Figgis, John Neville, 1866-1919, Laurence, Reginald Vere, 1876-1934
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Freeport, N.Y., Books for Libraries Press [1967]
Series:Essay index reprint series.
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Table of Contents:
  • Wolsey and the divorce of Henry VIII
  • The Borgias and their latest historian
  • Secret history of Charles II
  • The Civil War in America
  • The rise and fall of the Mexican Empire
  • Cavour
  • The causes of the Franco-Prussian War
  • The War of 1870
  • George Eliot's life
  • Mr. Buckle's thesis and method
  • Mr. Buckle's philosophy of history
  • German schools of history
  • Talleyrand's Memoirs
  • The life of Lord Houghton
  • A history of the papacy during the period of the Reformation
  • A short history of Napoleon the First
  • The first Napoleon; a sketch, political and military
  • Mabillon et la Societé de l'Abbaye de Saint-Germain-des-Prés à la fin du XVIIe siècle
  • A history of England, 1837-1880
  • A history of the French Revolution
  • Wilhelm von Giesebrecht
  • Appendix: Letter to Bishop Creighton.