History of England, From the Accession of James I. to the Outbreak of the Civil War, 1603-1642, Vol. 9 of 10: 1639-1641 (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Samuel R. Gardiner

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1330034732 ISBN 13: 9781330034736

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2020

Synopsis

Excerpt from History of England: From the Accession of James I. To the Outbreak of the Civil War 1603-1642; 1639-1641

In one quarter only have I found any difficulty in procuring access to mss. Of importance. I regret that Lord fitzwilliam has not considered it to be consistent with his duty to allow me to see the Strafford correspondence preserved at Wentworth Woodhouse. On the other hand, the extracts from two un published Strafford letters preserved at Melbourne, which will be found at the opening of chapter lxxxix., will probably be te garded, by others as well as by myself, as being full of interest and I have been glad to be able to assign without doubt (p.199) the authorship of the petition of the twelve peers to Pym and St. John, and to state (p. In opposition to my former opinion, who were the personages with whom Henrietta Maria held secret interviews in February 1641.

It would not be becoming to enter into a criticism of modern writers, as the points at issue could only be made intelligible at far greater length than I have here at my disposal; but as it has been necessary in the interests of truth to speak clearly on the extreme carelessness of some of Mr. Forster's work, I should not like to be considered to be without sense of the high ser vices rendered by him to students of this period of history, especially in quickening an intelligent interest in the events of the seventeenth century. Nor will it, I trust, be presumptuous in me to record my admiration of the thoroughness and accuracy of the work of Mr. Sandford and Professor masson. I have thought it due to their high reputation to point out in every case the few inaccuracies in matters Of fact which I have de tected, excepting where the fault lay in their not having before them evidence which has been at my disposal. I have little doubt that if my work were subjected to as careful revision it would yield a far greater crop of errors.

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About this edition

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2020
• ISBN 10: 1330034732
• ISBN 13: 9781330034736
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 458