A Vindication of Certain Passages in the Fourth and Fifth Volumes of the History of England [with] Reply to Dr. Lingard's Vindication: In a Letter to Francis Leffray, Esq. from John Allen

120; 96 pp. Two works in one volume. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: "Rev Dr John Lingard (5 February 1771 – 17 July 1851[1]) was an English Roman Catholic priest and historian, the author of The History of England, From the First Invasion by the Romans to the Accession of Henry VIII, an 8-volume work published in 1819. Lingard was a teacher at the English College at Douai, and at the seminary at Crook Hall, and later St. Cuthbert's College. In 1811 he retired to Hornby in Lancashire to continue work on his writing. The principal object of his major work, The History of England, is to emphasise the disastrous effects of the Reformation. The book was later expanded by the author and the title changed to reflect the period covered. As each additional volume appeared the History's reputation increased, while Lingard continued to revise and improve the whole work. Most of the earnings from this project and his other writings were directed towards the educating of students to the priesthood.[12]"--Wikipedia