A history of England : principally in the seventeenth century. Volume 3

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Ranke, Leopold von, 1795-1886, author

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German historian Leopold von Ranke is well known for pioneering the modern historical method which advocates empiricism, rather than a focus on the philosophy of history. Emphasizing the importance...

German historian Leopold von Ranke is well known for pioneering the modern historical method which advocates empiricism, rather than a focus on the philosophy of history. Emphasizing the importance of presenting history exactly as it happened, Ranke asserted that different eras need to be understood in their own contexts rather than in relation to each other: history should not be regarded as one long, teleological narrative. These principles of writing history, established in earlier publications, are all evident here. Originally published in eight volumes between 1859 & 1869, Ranke's history, 'principally in the 17th century', was first published in English as a six-volume history by the Clarendon Press in 1875. Volume 3 focuses on the Interregnum years, detailing the rise & fall of Oliver Cromwell's Protectorate, the Restoration, & Charles II's wars with the Dutch.

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