The Whig Interpretation of History

16th century abridged history absolute achievement argument assumption bias Black Death bound Calvin Charles James Fox church circumstances clash complexity concerning concrete conjunctures context detail discover easy effort of historical entangled error explain fact fallacy Fire of London give happened historical process historical research historical specialist historical story historical understanding human ideal ideas imagine inferences interpretation of history issues kind logic Lord Acton Magna Carta Martin Luther Mary Tudor mediæval mediations ment merely mind modern world moral indignation moral judgments moral responsibility movement never optical illusion organisation ourselves parties perhaps persecution Popes present problem produced Protestant and Catholic Protestantism purpose question realise reason Reformation regard religion religious liberty religious society result Roman Catholic secular secularisation sense study the past subtle sympathy tend theory thesis things Thomas Carlyle tion torian tories transition true truth turned whig historian whig interpretation whig method whole words