The third and fourth volumes, bringing the history to the Peace of Ryswick, were published in 1855.
After publication of his first two volumes, his hope was to complete his work with the death of Queen Anne in 1714. At first, he had planned to bring his history down to the reign of George III.
He also held political office as Secretary at War between 18 and Paymaster-General between 18.Īs a young man he composed the ballads Ivry and The Armada, which he later included as part of Lays of Ancient Rome, a series of very popular ballads about heroic episodes in Roman history which he composed in India and published in 1842.ĭuring the 1840s he began work on his most famous work, The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, publishing the first two volumes in 1848. He wrote extensively as an essayist and reviewer, and on British history. Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay PC was an English poet, historian and Whig politician.
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