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Listen to the full audiobook free with a 30-day trial at http://hotaudiobook.com/free/274742 Title: History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 3, Chapter 16) Author: Thomas Babington Macaulay Narrator: LibriVox Volunteers Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs 25 mins Language: English Release date: 2015-01-24 Publisher: LibriVox Genres: History, Europe Publisher's Summary: This is volume 3 chapter 16 of a series of books written by the Baron Macaulay (1800-1859) in the 19th century. It starts with a brief resume of the history of England up until the Stuart kings and then starts to delve into a little more detail. Macaulay is primarily fascinated by ending of any claim to divine right of kings and the growing role of Parliament in the governing of the country. He sees the accession of William and Mary (Dutch, Protestant royalty) to the British throne as a key moment in the history of the British Isles. This is a book delightful for the literary gifts of the author and intriguing for his view o