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Lectures on Some Subjects of Modern History and Biography
Reprint of the original, first published in 1864. Delivered at the catholic university of Ireland, 1860 to 1864. Second edition.
548 pages, Paperback
First published September 27, 2015
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James Burton Robertson
43 booksJames Burton Robertson (b. in London 15 Nov., 1800; d. Dublin 14 Feb., 1877) was a historian.
The son of Thomas Robertson, a landed proprietor in Grenada, West Indies, where he spent his boyhood. In 1809 his mother brought him to England, and placed him at St. Edmund's College, Old Hall (1810), where he remained for nine years. In 1819 he began his legal studies, and in 1825 was called to the bar, but did not practice. For a time he studied philosophy and theology in France under the influence of his friends Lamennais and Gerbet.
The son of Thomas Robertson, a landed proprietor in Grenada, West Indies, where he spent his boyhood. In 1809 his mother brought him to England, and placed him at St. Edmund's College, Old Hall (1810), where he remained for nine years. In 1819 he began his legal studies, and in 1825 was called to the bar, but did not practice. For a time he studied philosophy and theology in France under the influence of his friends Lamennais and Gerbet.
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