History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England (Masterplots, Definitive Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Edward Hyde
- First Published: 1702
- Type of Work: History
- Time of Work: 1625-1660
- Setting: England, Scotland, Ireland, Holland, France, and Spain
- Principal Characters: Charles I, Charles Ii, Edward Hyde, Lucius Cary, WIlliam Laud, Oliver Cromwell, General George Monk
- Genres: Nonfiction, History
- Subjects: Revolutions, England or English people, War, Seventeenth century, Kings, queens, or royalty, Civil wars, Puritans or Puritanism, Great Britain, Heads of state, Generals
- Locales: France, Spain, England, Ireland, Scotland, Holland
The HISTORY OF THE REBELLION AND THE CIVIL WARS IN ENGLAND has been called the first great English history , without which Macaulay’s famous continuation would not have been possible. Clarendon’s work was first published in three volumes, in 1702, 1703, and 1704, at Oxford, through the effort of his second son. THE LIFE OF EDWARD, EARL OF CLARENDON, . . . WRITTEN BY HIMSELF, a companion volume, was written expressly for his children and was not published until 1759. The history was begun informally, being compiled during his two periods of exile in which the earl hoped...
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