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Volume ii covers the tumultous period from henry iii through edward v and richard iii, including the war of the roses, the struggle between the houses of york and of lancaster for the throne. Hume saw english history as a process of the evolution from a government of will to a government. While james was vaunting his divine vicegerency, and boasting of his high prerogative, he possessed not so much as a single regiment of guards to maintain his extensive claims. Liberty the history of england 175461 is david humes great work on the history of england, which. David hume, scottish philosopher, historian, economist, and essayist known especially for his philosophical empiricism and skepticism. Download david hume s a treatise of human nature for your kindle, tablet, ipad, pc or mobile.
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