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Henry Hallam FRS FRSE FSA FRAS (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.
May 10, 2012 · Although Henry Hallam (1777–1859) is best known for his Constitutional History of England (1827) and as a founder of ‘whig’ history, to situate him primarily as a mere critic of David Hume or as an apprentice to Thomas Babington Macaulay does him a disservice.
Henry Hallam, historian, was born at Windsor on 9 July 1777. He was the only son of John Hallam, canon of Windsor (1775-1812) and dean of Bristol (1781-1800), a man of high character, and well read in sacred and profane literature.
Henry Hallam (July 9, 1777 — January 21, 1859) was an English historian. The only son of John Hallam, canon of Windsor and dean of Bristol, he was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford, graduating in 1799.
Quick Reference. (1777–1859), historian, and the father of Arthur Hallam. His first published work was A View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages (1818). His Constitutional History of England (1827) became a work of great and prolonged influence; it was continued by Sir T. E. May.
English historian Henry Hallam is best known for his books on European history and English constitutional history. He was also the father of Arthur Henry Hallam (1811–33), the gifted young poet who was the subject of Alfred Tennyson ’s poem In Memoriam.
Henry Hallam (August 7, 1850 – November 11, 1921) was a British-born operatic tenor and early film actor who began his five decade career singing on stage in England and then Australia and on tour in Australasia and India.
