Macaulay's History of England ( London, 1938). A dec-
ade later Davies edited for the Roxburghe Club the Papers
of Devotion of James II ( Oxford, 1925). As he then wrote
of James, "perhaps the most striking feature in these memo-
randa is the total omission of any appreciation of the true
causes of his downfall" (p. xxiv). The paper here printed
abundantly bears out the conclusion expressed in the for-
mer work, that "the Revolution was inevitable, for his
[James's] determination to establish religious toleration
was certain to alienate the only considerable body of Eng-
lishmen who believed in passive obedience--the members
of the Anglican Church" (p. xxiii).

"The Control of British Foreign Policy by William III"
exhibits another of Davies' major interests. He published
several papers dealing with various aspects of modern Brit-
ish foreign policy, and in the last year of his life was pre-
paring a volume on the subject. The question of the per-
sonal factor in foreign relations is one of the most difficult
problems the historian faces. As Macaulay's treatment of
the influence of William III was very deficient, and as it is
generally agreed that this influence was overwhelming, a
systematic account of its extent is a valuable contribution.

A bibliography of Godfrey Davies' principal writings,
consisting of his books, bibliographies, edited works, arti-
cles, and miscellaneous introductions and studies, has been
compiled by Paul H. Hardacre, and is included as an
appendix.

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