Category
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Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay
British historian and politician (1800–1859)
Great man theory
theory that history is shaped primarily by extraordinary individuals
Henry Hallam
English historian (1777-1859)
James Mackintosh
British politician (1765-1832)
Herbert Butterfield
British historian (1900 – 1979)
Whig history
Historiographical school of thought
presentism
anachronistic application of present-day perspectives or judgements when describing the past
Paul de Rapin
French historian
chronological snobbery
belief that the past is inherently inferior to the present

Commentaries on the Laws of England
Influential 18th-century treatise on the common law of England by Sir William Blackstone
English Revolution