Great Britain -- History -- Restoration, 1660-1688
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Papers relating to Norton Hall, South Yorkshire
Collection
Call Number: OSB MSS 226
Abstract:
Manuscript legal documents, correspondence, and notes relating to Norton Hall, and to other land holdings and genealogy of the Offley and Shore families.The bulk of the collection consists of circa 100 land leases and other legal documents including marriage contracts, wills, and military commissions, most on parchment, most dated 1605-1768, with a few dated 1584-1896.Papers documenting political philosophy and the practice of law during the Restoration period include...
Dates:
1584-1943, bulk 1605-1912
Edmund Poley papers
Collection
Call Number: OSB MSS 1
Abstract:
The papers consist of correspondence and diplomatic papers documenting aspects of English history and foreign policy between 1680 and 1705.
Dates:
1645-1707
Southwell papers
Collection
Call Number: OSB MSS 41
Abstract:
The papers consist of correspondence and other documents mostly pertaining to Southwell's diplomatic career and his landholdings in Ireland. Subjects of the correspondence include his negotiations during his missions to Lisbon and Brandenburg; trade with the East Indies; the Revolution of 1688; unrest in Ireland; and the management of Southwell's Irish estates. Major correspondents include Don Marco Barry, Sir Richard Bulstrode, Francis Holbeck, and Bernardo de Salinas. The collection also...
Dates:
ca. 1660-1750, bulk 1660-1700