William H. Prescott

William Hickling Prescott (May 4, 1796 - January 29, 1859) was a historian.

William H. Prescott was born in Salem, Massachusetts to William Prescott, Jr. and his wife, née Catherine Greene Hickling. His grandfather William Prescott served as a Colonel during the American Revolutionary War.

Prescott suffered from failing eyesight after a thrown crust of bread was temporarily lodged in his eye. This occurred while he was attending Harvard University.

Much of Prescott's work was based on his researches with unpublished documents in archives in Spain.

• The History of Ferdinand and Isabella
• Spain's Conquest of the Moors
• The Conquest of Mexico
• The Conquest of Peru
• The History of Philip II

W. H. Prescott died of a stroke in Boston, Massachusetts.

External links

• Biography in 1911 Encyclopedia
• Columbia Encyclopedia article
• Project Gutenberg e-texts of works by William Hickling Prescott