1834 - Born in Naples, Italy; birth of a British historian and politician
1837 - His father, Sir Richard Acton died
1843-1848 - Embarked on a journey at Oscott under Wiseman
1850 - Went to Munich to study under historian Ignaz von Dollinger
1853 - Travelled to USA
1857 - Went to Rome with Dollinger
1858-1862 - Became the part-owner and contributor to liberal Catholic Rambler
1859-1865 - Member of the Parliament for Carlow
1864 - Pius IX's Quanta Cura and Syllabus of Errors
1864-1868 - Acton's extensive archival researches
1865 - Married Countess Marie von Arco-Valley
1865-1866 - Member of the Parliament for Bridgnorth
1869 - Was offered a peerage by Gladstone for his efforts under Liberal political causes
1869 - Created Baron Acton by Gladstone
1874 - Acton responded to Gladstone's anti-Vatican articles in four letters to The Times
1875 - Feared excommunication but he was spared
1877 - Lectures include "The History of Freedom in Antiquity" and "The History of Freedom in Christianity"
1880-1885 - Advisor to Gladstone's second ministry and advocate of Irish home rule
1887 - Made observation that "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely" in his letter
1889 - Review of James Bryce's American Commonwealth - became the editor of the Cambridge Modern History, which under his direction became a model of careful scholarship
1892-1895 - Lord in Waiting to Queen Victoria
1895 - He was appointed as Regius Professor of Modern History at Cambridge University; gave out lectures on modern history and the French Revolution
- Also the editor of Cambridge Modern History
1902 - Died at Tegernsee
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Lord Acton by Roland Hill (Hardcover - May 6, 2000) This is the first full-length biography of this remarkable man, making full use of archival and published materials about him. Placing Acton in the context of Catholic politics in Britain (which... ![]() Usually ships in 1 to 3 weeks |
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The History Of Freedom And Other Essays by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton (Paperback - Feb 14, 2006) Originally published in 1907. Author: John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Language: English Keywords: Social Sciences Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s... ![]() Usually ships in 24 hours |
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Lord Acton and the first Vatican Council: A journal (Studies in the Christian movement) by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton (Unknown Binding - Sep 6, 1975) |
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Il pensiero politico di Lord Acton: I cattolici inglesi nell'Ottocento (Storia della Chiesa e dei movimenti cattolici) by Rocco Pezzimenti (Unknown Binding - Sep 6, 1992) |
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Lord Acton on nationality and socialism;: Two lectures given in August 1949 ... with an appendix on Burke based on the Acton manuscripts by George Eugene Fasnacht (Unknown Binding - Sep 6, 2008) |
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Acton in America: The American Journal of Sir John Acton, 1853 (Hardcover - Dec 6, 1979) |
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