1756 Clarendon English Civil War Irish Rebellion IRELAND Royalist Church London

1756 Clarendon English Civil War Irish Rebellion IRELAND Royalist Church London

‘The History of the Rebellion’ by Edward Hyde Clarendon is a famous, early-18^th-century account of the English Civil War. It was the first full-scale history of the Civil War written by a figure with first-hand accounts! Clarendon composed this, and his other works of English history, with his own royalist view. He sought to support the Church of England and in doing so ‘History’ directly influenced English politics. David Hume, Scottish philosopher, said this of Clarendon’s masterpiece:

“Clarendon, however, will always be esteemed an entertaining writer, even independent of our curiosity to know the facts, which he relates… He seems perpetually anxious to apologize for the king; but his apologies are often well grounded.”

Item number: #19882

Price: $499

CLARENDON, Edward Hyde

The history of the rebellion and civil wars in Ireland.

London : Printed for J. Woodyer, 1756.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • [6], 831 (i.e. 381), [1]
  • Includes engraved frontispiece
• Provenance:
  • Armorial bookplate – Capt. Campbell Kilberry
    • Possibly Major Colin Campbell, 7th of Kilberry (c. 1721-1798). Clan Campbell is a Highland Scottish clan. Historically one of the largest and most powerful of the Highland clans, their lands were in Argyll and the chief of the clan became the Earl and later Duke of Argyll. Motto: NE OUBLIE PAS
  • Handwritten – Wm. Dobbs
    • Possibly William Cary Dobbs QC (1806–1869), an Irish Conservative politician, and barrister. He sat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1857 to 1859 as the Member of Parliament for Carrickfergus.
  • Language: English
  • Binding: Leather; tight and secure
  • Size: ~7.75in X 4.75in (19.5cm x 12.5cm)

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