drawn to history by what was in a broad sense an antiquarian passion for the past, as well as a patriotic and populist impulse to identify the nation and its institutions as the collective subject of English history, making Personal life In 1877 he married Alice Stopford. During the 1870s Green suffered from lung problems. His wife assisted him in carrying out and completing his work as his broken health took its toll during his few remaining years. He died on 7 March 1883. Sir Leslie Stephen edited a volume of Green's correspondence, which was published in 1901 (see "Works by and About John Richard Green" under "External Links," below). Works (1874) A Short History of the English People (1879) English Literature (Editor) (1879) Readings From English History (Editor) (1880) A History of the English People (1881) The Making of England (1883) The Conquest of England (1884) The Conquest of England References Footnotes Bibliography This article incorporates text from this public-domain publication. Further reading External links 1837 births 1883 deaths Alumni of Jesus College, Oxford 19th-century Anglican deacons 19th-century Church of England clergy 19th-century English historians English librarians People from Oxford People educated at Magdalen College School, Oxford English male non-fiction writers 19th-century English male writers