Thomas Babington Macaulay
British historian and Whig politician whose History of England is a monument of 19th-century historical prose. His style—sweeping, confident, brilliantly readable—defined how history was written for a generation. He was also a powerful advocate for Indian education in the famous Macaulay Minute.
Works
- History of EnglandComprehensive narrative history of England from Saxon origins to 1688
- Critical and Historical Essays
- The Lays of Ancient RomeEpic poems depicting legendary tales of ancient Rome in verse
- Indian Education: Minute of the 2nd of February
- Speeches
- The History of EnglandComprehensive history of England from the Revolution to modern times
- Essays
- Lays of Ancient RomeEpic poems depicting legendary tales of ancient Rome in verse
- The Letters of Thomas Babington MacaulayCollected correspondence of the historian spanning decades of intellectual life