Seventeenth Century Commonplace Book c1624

James I, King of England, 1566-1625

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James VI was born in Edinburgh Castle in 1566, the only son of Mary, Queen of Scots, and her second husband, Lord Darnley. As Mary was forced to abdicate shortly after his birth, he acceded to the Scottish throne as an infant and was brought up to be distanced from his mother. He was learned, taught by some of the best tutors available in the Scottish Humanist school, but also deeply superstitious, secretive and something of a misanthropist. He married Anne of Denmark in 1590, though ...

Sidney, Robert, 1563-1626

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Sir William Garway was farmer of the royal customs on silk . From the description of Receipt from Robert Sidney to Sir William Garway [manuscript], 1618 March 31. (Folger Shakespeare Library). WorldCat record id: 281514288 Title: 2nd Baron Romney British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001026.0x0003c4 ...

Charles I, King of England (English king, 1600-1649)

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King of England, Scotland, and Ireland, 1625-1649. The reign of Charles I was marked by a power struggle between the monarchy and parliament that resulted in Civil War, 1642-1649. War ended with the overthrow of the monarchy and establishment of the Republic under Oliver Cromwell. King Charles I was taken prisoner, tried, sentenced to death, and beheaded 30 January 1649. From the description of Warrant, 6 August 1642. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122487105 ...

Montagu Henry ? 1563-1642 1st Earl of Manchester, statesman

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Monson, Thomas, 1564-1641

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Yelverton, Henry, Sir, 1566-1629

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Villiers, George, 1592-1628, 1st Duke of Buckingham

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Stuart Ludovick 1574-1624 2nd Duke of Lennox

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Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626

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Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban, 1561-1626, English philosopher, statesman and essayist best known for theories on scientific experimentation; knighted in 1603, created Baron Verulam in 1618, and created Viscount St Alban in 1621; Lord Chancellor, 1618; died 1626. From the guide to the A Coppy of a letter Conceived to bee writt to the late Duke of Buckingham..., c1650-1700, (Senate House Library, University of London) ...