A History of Freedom of Thought by J. B. Bury

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This is a classic book on the history of freedom of thought, covering ancient Greece and Rome, the Middle Ages, and the Renaissance. In addition, this early monograph deals with the Reformation, followed by the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries.

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J. B. Bury

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John Bagnell Bury (1861-1927) taught at Trinity College, Dublin, and was regius professor of modern history at Cambridge University from 1902 until his death.

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