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Henry Hallam (9 July 1777 – 21 January 1859) was an English historian. Educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford, he practised as a barrister on the Oxford circuit for some years before turning to history. His major works were ''View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages'' (1818), ''The Constitutional History of England'' (1827), and ''Introduction to the Literature of Europe, in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries'' (1837). Although he took no part in politics himself, he was well acquainted with the band of authors and politicians who led the Whig party. In an 1828 review of ''Constitutional History'', Robert Southey claimed that the work was biased in favour of the Whigs. Hallam was a fellow of the Royal Society, and a trustee of the British Museum. In 1830 he received the gold medal for history founded by George IV. ==Life== The only son of John Hallam, canon of Windsor and dean of Bristol, Henry Hallam was born on 9 July 1777 and educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford, graduating in 1799. Called to the Bar, he practised for some years on the Oxford circuit; but his tastes were literary, and when, on his father's death in 1812, he inherited a small estate in Lincolnshire, he gave himself up to study. He had become connected with the brilliant band of authors and politicians who led the Whig party, a connection to which he owed his appointment to the well-paid and easy post of commissioner of stamps; but took no part in politics himself. He was, however, an active supporter of many popular movements—particularly of that which ended in the abolition of the slave trade; and he was attached to the political principles of the Whigs. Hallam's earliest literary work was undertaken in connection with the Whig periodical, the ''Edinburgh Review'', where his review of Walter Scott's ''Dryden'' attracted attention. His first major work, ''View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages'' (two volumes),〔 2 vols.〕 was published in 1818, and was followed nine years later by ''The Constitutional History of England'' (1827, two volumes).〔 2 vols.〕 ''Introduction to the Literature of Europe, in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries'' (four volumes) appeared in 1837. A volume of supplemental notes to his ''Middle Ages'' was published in 1843, and in 1852 ''Literary Essays and Characters: Selected from "An Introduction to the Literature of Europe"'' was published. These works represent nearly all of Hallam's career. Hallam lost his children, one after another. His eldest son, the poet Arthur Henry Hallam—the "A.H.H." of Tennyson's ''In Memoriam A.H.H.''—died in 1833 at the age of 22. In 1834 Hallam edited and published ''Remains, in Verse and Prose, of Arthur Henry Hallam''. In 1850, 17 years after his eldest son's death, his second son Henry Fitzmaurice Hallam, was cut off like his brother at the start of a career. Hallam survived his wife Julia Maria (daughter of Sir Charles Elton), daughter and sons by many years, eventually dying in London on 21 January 1859 aged 81. Hallam was a fellow of the Royal Society, and a trustee of the British Museum. In 1830 he received the gold medal for history founded by George IV. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Henry Hallam」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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