This account of the Siege of Derry is an extract of Lord Macaulay’s “History of England”. Events not directly relating to the Siege have been omitted. It is generally accepted that Lord Macaulay’s work is not free from inaccuracies. No attempt, however, has been made at correction by re-writing any part of the work.
This extract is a reproduction of a publication printed in 1937 and sold in aid of the re-building of the Apprentice Boys’ Memorial Hall in Londonderry.
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