Edward Shepherd Creasy
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Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy (1812 – 1878), historian, was educated at Eton College and the University of Cambridge and called to the Bar in 1837. He became in 1840 Professor of History at the University of London, and in 1860, Chief Justice of Ceylon, when he was knighted. His best known contribution to literature is his Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World (1851). Other works are Historical and Critical Account of the Several Invasions of England (1852), History of the Ottoman Turks, The Rise and Progress of the English Constitution, and Imperial and Colonial Institutions of the British Empire (1872).
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- Works by Edward Shepherd Creasy at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Edward Shepherd Creasy in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
- This article incorporates public domain text from: Cousin, John William (1910). A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature. London, J.M. Dent & sons; New York, E.P. Dutton.
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