British Historians and National Identity - 9781848935396

Taylor & Francis

Two eminent scholars of historiography examine the concept of national identity through the key multi-volume histories of the last two hundred years. Starting with Hume\u2019s History of England (1754\u201362), they explore the work of British historians whose work had a popular readership and an influence on succeeding generations of British children. > Two eminent scholars of historiography examine the concept of national identity through the key multi-volume histories of the last two hundred years. Starting with Hume\u2019s History of England (1754\u201362), they explore the work of British historians whose work had a popular readership and an influence on succeeding generations of British children. > Introduction; Chapter 1 Demythologizing the Nation\u2019s Past: David Hume\u2019s History of England; Chapter 2 Catharine Macaulay\u2019s Vindication of Radicalism and the Republican Tradition; Chapter 3 Reassessing Religion and the National Narrative: John Lingard and the Engl,