History of England: From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) V. 1

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1 T. F. Tout, The History of England: From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) (New ed.) i (1920)

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THE POLITICAL HISTORY OF ENGLAND

Seventy-five years have passed since Lingard completed
his HISTORY OF ENGLAND, which ends with the Revolu-
tion of 1688. During that period historical study has
made a great advance. Year after year the mass of
materials for a new History of England has increased;
new lights have been thrown on events and characters,
and old errors have been corrected. Many notable
works have been written on various periods of our
history ; some of them at such length as to appeal
almost exclusively to professed historical students. It
is believed that the time has come when the advance
which has been made in the knowledge of English
history as a whole should be laid before the public in
a single work of fairly adequate size. Such a book
should be founded on independent thought and research,
but should at the same time be written with a full
knowledge of the works of the best modern historians
and with a desire to take advantage of their teaching
wherever it appears sound.
The vast number of authorities, printed and in
manuscript, on which a History of England should be
based, if it is to represent the existing state of know-
ledge, renders co-operation almost necessary and certainly
advisable. The History, of which this volume is an in-
stalment, is an attempt to set forth in a readable form
the results at present attained by research. It will con-
sist of twelve volumes by twelve differett writers, eac