Transcription

Title

Essays on the history of England from Henry VII to George II

Date Created

[?1791-1840]

Creator

Mary, Princess (1776-1857)

Description

With note inside front board in the hand of Princess Sophia: 'Extracts from the History of England written by my Dearest Mary and given me by her'. This work appears to have been partly drawn from "The history of England from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the revolution in 1688" by David Hume.

Essays on Henry VII (f 3 - f 7 r and f 8 - f 9); Henry VIII (f 10 - f 14 and f 15 - f 17); Edward VI (f 18 - f 20 and f 21 - f 23 r); Mary I (f 24 - f 27 r and f 28 - f 30 r); Elizabeth I (f 31 - f 38); James I (f 41 - f 43); Charles I (f 45 - f 56 r); Commonwealth (f 57 - f 63 r); Charles II (f 64 - f 72); James II (f 74 - f 78); William III and Mary II (f 80 - f 83 r); Anne (f 85 - f 93); George I (f 96 - f 98); George II (f 101 - f 111 r)
With for each reign up to Charles II, lists of: Popes; Kings of France; [Holy Roman] Emperor; Kings of Scotland; wives; children; battles, insurrections, and rebellions; acquisition of land; and other remarkable events. The remainder of this volume is blank

Language

English

Transcription Difficulty

Easy

Identifier

GEO/ADD/43/17