Project Gutenberg 2004-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 40 Craik, Henry, Sir 1846 1927 Life of Edward Earl of Clarendon — Volume 02 Reading ease score: 61.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Anne Soulard, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Life of Edward Earl of Clarendon — Volume 02" by Sir Henry Craik is a historical account likely written during the late 19th century. This volume presents an in-depth narrative of significant political upheaval in England during the period of the Restoration following the English Civil War, focusing on the experiences and perspectives of Edward Hyde, the Earl of Clarendon, as he navigates the complexities of royal politics and his relationship with key figures of the era, including King Charles II and General Monk. The opening of the volume sets the stage for the tumultuous political landscape after the death of Oliver Cromwell, highlighting Edward Hyde's challenges in maintaining royalist interests amidst a fractured political environment filled with intrigue and animosity. Hyde is depicted as a central figure, striving to restore Charles II to the throne while contending with the competing factions among both royalists and republicans. The narrative delves into the various allegiances, betrayals, and the overarching sense of uncertainty as Hyde engages in diplomatic maneuvering, aiming to consolidate royal power against the backdrop of shifting allegiances and unstable governance. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Great Britain -- History -- Stuarts, 1603-1714 Great Britain -- History -- Charles II, 1660-1685 Great Britain -- History -- Puritan Revolution, 1642-1660 Clarendon, Edward Hyde, Earl of, 1609-1674 DA Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: History - General 698628 698509 2024-10-03T10:12:48.758234 2023-10-03T09:09:02.136649 text/html text/html 698621 698502 2024-10-03T10:12:49.045212 2023-10-03T09:09:02.337626 text/html text/html 336808 2024-10-03T10:12:58.459196 application/epub+zip 348045 2024-10-03T10:12:52.607194 application/epub+zip 330093 2024-10-03T10:12:51.346206 application/epub+zip 607259 2024-10-03T10:13:03.464165 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 578743 2024-10-03T10:12:57.673212 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 549170 2022-09-03T12:56:49.535134 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 677074 677006 2024-10-03T10:12:48.298257 2023-10-03T09:09:01.811631 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 672126 2020-12-29T22:42:03 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 251672 2020-12-29T22:42:03 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19590 2024-10-03T10:13:03.592154 application/rdf+xml 15771 2024-10-03T10:12:51.888201 image/jpeg 3635 2024-10-03T10:12:51.614206 image/jpeg 333789 2024-10-03T10:12:49.105229 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia