Contents include: INTRODUCTION I. THE GENESIS OF MACAULAY'S HISTORY II. MACAULAY'S CONCEPTION OF HISTORY III. MACAULAY'S METHOD IV. MACAULAY'S USE OF AUTHORITIES V. MACAULAY'S USE OF LITERATURE VI. MACAULAY'S THIRD CHAPTER VII. ARMY AND NAVY VIII. MACAULAY'S TREATMENT OF SCOTTISH HISTORY IX. MACAULAY'S TREATMENT OF IRISH HISTORY X. COLONIAL AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS XI MACAULAY'S ERRORS XII. MACAULAY'S CHARACTER OF JAMES II XIII. MACAULAY'S CHARACTER OF MARY XIV. MACAULAY'S CHARACTER OF WILLIAM III INDEX Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Hesperides Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.