Editing Thomas Babington Macaulay (section)

==Historian==
During the 1840s, Macaulay undertook his most famous work, ''[[The History of England from the Accession of James the Second]]'', publishing the first two volumes in 1848. At first, he had planned to bring his history down to the reign of [[George III]]. After publication of his first two volumes, his hope was to complete his work with the death of [[Anne, Queen of Great Britain|Queen Anne]] in 1714.{{sfn|Macaulay|1848|loc= Vol. V, title page and prefatory "Memoir of Lord Macaulay"}}

The third and fourth volumes, bringing the history to the [[Peace of Ryswick]], were published in 1855. At his death in 1859 he was working on the fifth volume. This, bringing the ''History'' down to the death of [[William III of England|William III]], was prepared for publication by his sister, Lady Trevelyan, after his death.{{sfn|Macaulay|1848|p=}}