Seventy-six years have passed since Lingard completed his HISTORY OF ENGLAND, which ends with Revolution of 1688. During that period historical study has made a great advance. Year after year the mass materials for a new History of England has increased; new lights have been thrown on events and characters, and old errors have been corrected. Many notable works have been written on various periods of our history; some of them at such length as to appeal almost exclusively to professed historical students. It is believed the time has come when the advance which has been made in the knowledge of English history as a.
