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Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon PC JP (18 February 1609 – 9 December 1674), was an English statesman, lawyer, diplomat and historian who served as chief advisor to Charles I during the First English Civil War, and Lord Chancellor to Charles II from 1660 to 1667.
Edward Hyde, 1st earl of Clarendon (born Feb. 18, 1609, Dinton, Wiltshire, Eng.—died Dec. 9, 1674, Rouen, Fr.) was an English statesman and historian, minister to Charles I and Charles II and author of the History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England.
Edward Hyde, 1st earl of Clarendon, (born Feb. 18, 1609, Dinton, Wiltshire, Eng.—died Dec. 9, 1674, Rouen, France.), English statesman and historian. A successful lawyer, he was also well known in literary circles.
He was created Earl of Clarendon in 1661, but became unpopular as Lord Chancellor and was exiled for life in 1667. During his exile he composed his autobiography, The Life of Edward Earl of Clarendon, which was also later incorporated into his revised version of his History of the Rebellion, an account of events during the Civil War, down to ...
Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon, who was knighted in 1643 and raised to the peerage in 1661, enjoyed some of the highest political offices in the realm, was trusted adviser to both Charles I and Charles II and was author of the celebrated History of the Rebellion.
Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon (1609-74) The History of the rebellion and civil wars in England, begun in the year 1641 : 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 ; v. 1 / written by Right ...
Mar 17, 2015 · Edward Hyde, 1 st Earl of Clarendon, was the most important politician in the first few years of the reign of Charles II after the 1660 Restoration. Clarendon played a leading part in the Restoration Settlement and he served Charles II as Lord Chancellor and Chief Minister until his dismissal from office.
