Clarendon Reconsidered
Title | Clarendon Reconsidered PDF eBook |
Author | Philip Major |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 246 |
Release | 2017-09-22 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1315530678 |
Clarendon Reconsidered reassesses a figure of major importance in seventeenth-century British politics, constitutional history and literature. Despite his influence in these and other fields, Edward Hyde, first Earl of Clarendon (1609–1674) remains comparatively neglected. However, the recent surge of interest in royalists and royalism, and the new theoretical strategies it has employed, make this a propitious moment to re-examine his influencecontribution. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord Chancellor and author of the History of the Rebellion (1702–1704), then and for long afterwards the most sophisticated history written in English, his long career in the service of the Caroline court spanned the English Revolution and Restoration. The original essays in this interdisciplinary collection shine a torch on key aspects of Clarendon’s life and works: his role as a political propagandist, his family and friendship networks, his religious and philosophical inclinations, his history- and essay-writing, his influence on other forms of writing, and the personal, political and literary repercussions of his two long exiles. Pushing the boundaries of the new royalist scholarship, this fresh account of Clarendon reveals a multifaceted man who challenges as often as he justifies traditional characterisations of detached historian and secular statesman.
Clarendon Reconsidered
Title | Clarendon Reconsidered PDF eBook |
Author | Philip Major |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2018 |
Genre | Great Britain |
ISBN | 9781138693425 |
Clarendon Reconsidered is a lively new account of a major figure in seventeenth-century British history, politics and literature. It reappraises the life and career of the foremost statesman of the Caroline court and the author of the History of the Rebellion, then and for long afterwards the most sophisticated history written in English.
Clarendon Reconsidered
Title | Clarendon Reconsidered PDF eBook |
Author | Philip Major |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 198 |
Release | 2019-12-12 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780367890070 |
Clarendon Reconsidered reassesses a figure of major importance in seventeenth-century British politics, constitutional history and literature. Despite his influence in these and other fields, Edward Hyde, first Earl of Clarendon (1609-1674) remains comparatively neglected. However, the recent surge of interest in royalists and royalism, and the new theoretical strategies it has employed, make this a propitious moment to re-examine his influencecontribution. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord Chancellor and author of the History of the Rebellion (1702-1704), then and for long afterwards the most sophisticated history written in English, his long career in the service of the Caroline court spanned the English Revolution and Restoration. The original essays in this interdisciplinary collection shine a torch on key aspects of Clarendon's life and works: his role as a political propagandist, his family and friendship networks, his religious and philosophical inclinations, his history- and essay-writing, his influence on other forms of writing, and the personal, political and literary repercussions of his two long exiles. Pushing the boundaries of the new royalist scholarship, this fresh account of Clarendon reveals a multifaceted man who challenges as often as he justifies traditional characterisations of detached historian and secular statesman.
History from Loss
Title | History from Loss PDF eBook |
Author | Marnie Hughes-Warrington |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Pages | 284 |
Release | 2023-05-31 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1000855260 |
History from Loss challenges the common thought that "history is written by the winners" and explores how history-makers in different times and places across the globe have written histories from loss, even when this has come at the threat to their own safety. A distinguished group of historians from around the globe offer an introduction to different history-makers’ lives and ideas, and important extracts from their works which highlight various meanings of loss: from physical ailments to social ostracism, exile to imprisonment, and from dispossession to potential execution. Throughout the volume consideration of the information "bubbles" of different times and places helps to show how information has been weaponized to cause harm. In this way, the text helps to put current debates about the biases and weaponization of platforms such as social media into global and historical perspectives. In combination, the chapters build a picture of history from loss which is global, sustained, and anything but a simple mirror of history made by victors. The volume also includes an Introduction and Afterword, which draw out the key meanings of history from loss and which offer ideas for further exploration. History from Loss provides an invaluable resource for students, teachers, and general readers who wish to put current debates on bias, the politicization of history, and threats to history-makers into global and historical perspectives. The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.
Invisible Agents
Title | Invisible Agents PDF eBook |
Author | Nadine Akkerman |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 240 |
Release | 2018-06-10 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0192555847 |
It would be easy for the modern reader to conclude that women had no place in the world of early modern espionage, with a few seventeenth-century women spies identified and then relegated to the footnotes of history. If even the espionage carried out by Susan Hyde, sister of Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon, during the turbulent decades of civil strife in Britain can escape the historiographer's gaze, then how many more like her lurk in the archives? Nadine Akkerman's search for an answer to this question has led to the writing of Invisible Agents, the very first study to analyse the role of early modern women spies, demonstrating that the allegedly-male world of the spy was more than merely infiltrated by women. This compelling and ground-breaking contribution to the history of espionage details a series of case studies in which women — from playwright to postmistress, from lady-in-waiting to laundry woman — acted as spies, sourcing and passing on confidential information on account of political and religious convictions or to obtain money or power. The struggle of the She-Intelligencers to construct credibility in their own time is mirrored in their invisibility in modern historiography. Akkerman has immersed herself in archives, libraries, and private collections, transcribing hundreds of letters, breaking cipher codes and their keys, studying invisible inks, and interpreting riddles, acting as a modern-day Spymistress to unearth plots and conspiracies that have long remained hidden by history.
Clarendon against Lesly; or, the difference between two restorations; the one, legally effected, of Charles the Second: the other, illegally attempted by a Popish Pretender
Title | Clarendon against Lesly; or, the difference between two restorations; the one, legally effected, of Charles the Second: the other, illegally attempted by a Popish Pretender PDF eBook |
Author | Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon |
Publisher | |
Pages | 20 |
Release | 1715 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
History of Clarendon from 1810 to 1888
Title | History of Clarendon from 1810 to 1888 PDF eBook |
Author | David Sturges Copeland |
Publisher | |
Pages | 407 |
Release | 1889 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
History of Clarendon from 1810 To 1888 by David Sturges. Copeland, first published in 1889, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it.