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Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay
1800–1859
Remembered for his vivid prose and big historical sweep, this 19th-century writer helped shape how generations of readers imagined England’s past. He was also a prominent Whig politician whose public career reached from Parliament to colonial India.
37 Audiobooks
Geschichte von England seit der Thronbesteigung Jakob's des Zweiten. Zehnter Band: enthaltend Kapitel 19 und 20.
by Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay
Geschichte von England seit der Thronbesteigung Jakob's des Zweiten. Vierter Band
by Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay
Geschichte von England seit der Thronbesteigung Jakob's des Zweiten. Erster Band enthaltend Kapitel 1 und 2
by Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay
The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 2
by Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay
Geschichte von England seit der Thronbesteigung Jakob's des Zweiten. Siebenter Band: enthaltend Kapitel 13 und 14.
by Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay
The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 1
by Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay
The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 3
by Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay
Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 4
by Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay
Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 1
by Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay
Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2
by Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay
Lays of Ancient Rome
by Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay
Geschichte von England seit der Thronbesteigung Jakob's des Zweiten. Neunter Band: enthaltend Kapitel 17 und 18.
by Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay
Critical, Historical, and Miscellaneous Essays; Vol. 5 With a Memoir and Index
by Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay
Critical, Historical, and Miscellaneous Essays; Vol. 1 With a Memoir and Index
by Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay
Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 2
by Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay
Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1
by Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay
Critical, Historical, and Miscellaneous Essays; Vol. 3 With a Memoir and Index
by Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay
The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 4
by Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay
Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 3
by Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay
The History of England, from the Accession of James II. Complete Contents of the Five Volumes
by Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay
Geschichte von England seit der Thronbesteigung Jakob's des Zweiten. Achter Band: enthaltend Kapitel 15 und 16.
by Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay
Critical, Historical, and Miscellaneous Essays; Vol. 6 With a Memoir and Index
by Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay
Critical, Historical, and Miscellaneous Essays; Vol. 4 With a Memoir and Index
by Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay
Critical, Historical, and Miscellaneous Essays; Vol. 2 With a Memoir and Index
by Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay
The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 5
by Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay
Geschichte von England seit der Thronbesteigung Jakob's des Zweiten. Dritter Band
by Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay
Geschichte von England seit der Thronbesteigung Jakob's des Zweiten. Elfter Band: enthaltend Kapitel 21 und 22.
by Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay
Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3)
by Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay
Storia d'Inghilterra, vol 1
by Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay
Storia d'Inghilterra, vol 2
by Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay
Lordi Clive
by Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay
Milton
by Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay
Macaulay's Life of Samuel Johnson, with a Selection from his Essay on Johnson
by Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay
Geschichte von England seit der Thronbesteigung Jakob's des Zweiten. Zweiter Band
by Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay
Geschichte von England seit der Thronbesteigung Jakob's des Zweiten. Fünfter Band (der 11)
by Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay
Geschichte von England seit der Thronbesteigung Jakob's des Zweiten. Sechster Band: enthaltend Kapitel 11 und 12
by Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay
Essay and speech on Jewish disabilities
by Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay
About the author
Born in 1800, Macaulay grew up in a family deeply involved in the campaign against the slave trade, and he showed literary talent early. He studied at Trinity College, Cambridge, trained in law, and soon became known for brilliant essays and speeches that brought him national attention.
He built a career that mixed politics and writing. Macaulay served as a Whig member of Parliament, held government offices including Secretary at War and Paymaster General, and spent time in India on the Supreme Council, where his views on education became especially influential. Alongside politics, he wrote poems and essays, but his lasting fame rests above all on The History of England, the bestselling work that made him one of the best-known historians of his age.
Created Baron Macaulay in 1857, he died in 1859. His writing has been admired for its energy, confidence, and storytelling power, even by later readers who question some of his judgments and imperial assumptions.