Clarendon: Selections From The History Of The Rebellion & The Life By Himself
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Excerpt from The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England, Begun in the Year 1641, Vol. 11: With the Precedent Passages, and Actions, That Contributed Thereunto, and the Happy End, and Conclusion Thereof by the King's Blessed Restoration, and Return Upon the 29th of May, in the Year 1660 K go the fame trouble They had done. They there; fore delired them, that they would remember how many years they had fat; and though they had done great things, yet it was a great injury to the re, olthe Nation, to be utterly excluded from bear ing any part in the Service of their Country, by their ingrnlling the whole power into Their hands; and thereupon befought them, that they would fettle a Council for the adminillration of the Go vernmect during the Interval, and then dilfolve themfelves, and Summon a new Parliament; which, they told them, would be the molt popular Act they could perform. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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THE THESIS
This work investigates the political and social mechanisms that precipitated the English Civil War and the subsequent Restoration of the monarchy. Edward Hyde, the First Earl of Clarendon, utilizes his unique position as a primary political actor and advisor to Charles I and Charles II to document the shifting power structures of the mid-17th century. His account serves as both a historical record and a personal justification for the royalist cause during a period of intense constitutional upheaval.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Detailed accounts of the legislative and military conflicts between the Long Parliament and the Crown.
- First-hand observations of the political maneuvering leading to the 1660 Restoration.
- Autobiographical reflections on the author's role in the royalist government.
Scope Limits
- The text is limited to the perspective of a royalist partisan and does not provide a neutral overview of the parliamentary viewpoint.
- The narrative focuses primarily on high-level political and military events rather than the social history of the common populace.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Historians regard this text as a foundational, albeit biased, primary source for understanding the internal politics of the English Civil War. Readers often note the dense, archaic prose style which reflects the formal political rhetoric of the 17th century.
Page Count:
492
Publication Date:
1978-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
019215852X
ISBN-13:
9780192158529
Biography
History
Memoir
British History
Political History
17th Century
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