John Lingard and the Pursuit of Historical Truth
Author | : Edwin Jones |
Publisher | : Liverpool University Press |
Total Pages | : 367 |
Release | : 2002-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781837641925 |
ISBN-13 | : 1837641927 |
Rating | : 4/5 (927 Downloads) |
Download or read book John Lingard and the Pursuit of Historical Truth written by Edwin Jones and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work describes how John Lingard (1771-1851) postulated and applied for the first time in England, the main principles and methodology of modern source criticism in his "History of England" (1819-30). His work is compared and contrasted with other English historians,