William Edward Hartpole Lecky, was an Irish historian, essayist, and political theorist with Whig proclivities. As Lecky stated, this work is an attempt to use the historical method to understand the merits of certain theological opinions from the beginning of the Roman Empire to the Middle Ages.

"History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne" in 2 volumes is one of the best-known works by the Irish historian William Edward Hartpole Lecky. The book features the changes that have taken place in the moral standard and in the moral type in Europe from the ancient Rome to the early Middle Ages. By the first, the author understands the degrees in which, in different ages, recognized virtues have been enjoined and practiced, and, by the second, the relative importance that in different ages has been attached to different virtues. This edition includes: Volume 1:_x000D_ The Natural History of Morals_x000D_ The Pagan Empire_x000D_ The Conversion of Rome_x000D_ Volume 2:_x000D_ From Constantine to Charlemagne_x000D_ The Position of Women_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_