Historical Essays and Studies

Historical Essays and Studies

John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, English historian, the only son of Sir Ferdinand Dalberg-Acton and grandson of the Neapolitan admiral, Sir John Acton (1834-1902)


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- About This Book

- 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 Société De L'abbaye De Saint-germain-des-prés À La Fin Du Xvii Siècle

- A History Of England, 1837-1880

- A History Of The French Revolution

- Wilhelm Von Giesebrecht