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An Historical Display of the Effects of Physical and Moral Causes on the Character and Circumstances of Nations, Including a Comparison of the Ancients and Moderns in Regard to Their Intellectual and Social
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The Philosophical Wanderers, or the History of the Roman Tribune and the Priestess of Minerva, Exhibiting the Vicissitudes That Diversify the Fortunes of Nations and Individuals
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A Geographical and Historical View of the World, Exhibiting a Complete Delineation of the Natural and Artificial Features of Each Country, &c.
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Bigland began his career as a village schoolmaster. In 1803, he published his first work occasioned, on his own account, by his
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He was the author of articles in magazines; of a continuation to April 1808 of
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A History of England from the Earliest Period to the Close of the War, 1814
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A History of Spain from the Earliest Period to the Close of the Year 1809
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A Sketch of the History of Europe from the Year 1783 to the Present Time
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History of England in a Series of Letters from a Nobleman to his Son
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A System of Geography for the Use of Schools and Private Students
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Letters on the Modern History and Political Aspect of Europe
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Letters on the Study and Use of Ancient and Modern History
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A natural history of birds, fishes, reptiles, and insects
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Reflections on the Resurrection and Ascension of Christ
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to the epoch of the Restoration (1814), two volumes
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Skirlaugh
Finningley
Historian
schoolmaster
schoolmaster
historian
Skirlaugh
Holderness
East Riding of Yorkshire

adding to it
religious scepticism

George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton
Oliver Goldsmith
Le Comte Mathieu Dumas
Jacques W. MacCarthy
Beauties of England and Wales
Finningley
Doncaster
Biography portal
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History portal
List of historians by area of study
List of people from Yorkshire
Dictionary of National Biography
James Mew
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Bigland, John
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