Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, 17th century English statesman and historian, : George Perfect Harding

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Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, 17th century English statesman and historian, c1905. Hyde (1609-1674) was Chancellor of the Exchequer to King Charles I, and author of the Clarendon Code, designed to preserve the supremacy of the Church of England. On the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660, he returned with Charles II. However he was banished in 1667, and spent the rest of his life in exile in France. Print published in Parliament Past and Present by Arnold Wright and Philip Smith, (London, c1905). Original painting by Peter Lely.

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