History of Europe during the French Revolution: Volume 5 (Cambridge Library Collection - European History)
Cambridge University Press, 2/10/2011
EAN 9781108025416, ISBN10: 1108025412
Paperback, 834 pages, 21.6 x 14 x 4.7 cm
Language: English
Originally published in English
Archibald Alison (1792–1867) was a Scottish historian with a particular interest in the French Revolution. He wrote from a deeply conservative standpoint and was a fierce opponent of the 1832 Reform Act. Although mocked by Disraeli in Coningsby as 'Mr Wordy', he wrote works which became bestsellers in the nineteenth century. This ten-volume History of Europe during the French Revolution, published between 1833 and 1842, regarded the French Revolution as the origin of all that was wrong with modern Europe. Alison feared that while Britain had escaped revolution in 1789, democratic reform could still lead to anarchy, as in the French July Revolution of 1830. Although criticised by Acton and J. S. Mill for his methodology, Alison has more recently been studied by scholars for insights into nineteenth-century historiography. Volume 5 covers the period from the Peace of Amiens in 1801 to the Battle of Jena in 1806.
37. From the peace of Amiens to the renewal of the war. October 1801–May 1803
38. From the resumption of hostilities to the opening of the Spanish war. May 1803–December 1804
39. Naval campaign of 1805. From the renewal of the war to the opening of the campaign of Austerlitz. January–October 1805
40. Campaign of Austerlitz. October–December 1805
41. The British finances, and Mr. Pitt's system of financial policy, 1786–1816
42. From the peace of Presburg to the renewal of the continental war. January–December 1806
43. Campaign of Jena. October–December 1806.