Edward Potts Cheyney

Who was Edward Potts Cheyney?

Edward Potts Cheyney, A.M., LL.D. was an American historical and economic writer, born at Wallingford, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1883. He visited German universities and studied at the British Museum. The University of Pennsylvania conferred the degree of LL.D. on him in 1911.

His writings were employed as college textbooks. They include:

Social Changes in England in the Sixteenth Century

Social and Industrial History of England

Short History of England

European Background of American History

Readings in English History

A History of England, from the Defeat of the Armada to the Death of Elizabeth