Great Britain -- History -- Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Carlingford papers
Collection
Call Number: OSB MSS 5
Overview:
The Carlingford papers contain correspondence and diplomatic and other papers, mostly relating to Theobald Taaffe, 1st Earl of Carlingford. 24 letters signed in cipher from Charles II to Carlingford document the King's personal and political activities in the last years of his exile; other correspondence and papers concern Carlingford's diplomatic mission during the second Anglo-Dutch War, including letters by Henry Bennet, Earl of Arlington, Sir William Swan, and Sir William Temple. Other...
Dates:
1651-1764, bulk 1657-1667
Tracts
Collection
Call Number: OSB MSS 28
Overview:
Collection of approximately 50 tracts, almost entirely manuscript, concerning British politics and government. Many document relations between King Charles I and Parliament, including copies of speeches before Commons by Bagshaw, Grimston, Owens, and Pym and copies of petitions to the King by the Scottish Parliament and the Berkshire Grand Jury. Other topics include the royal succession, taxation, and court practices.
Dates:
ca. 1550-1665
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
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Tracts