Report on Manuscripts in Various Collections. : Historical Manuscripts Commission.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Historical Manuscripts Commission, author, issuing body.

Series:

Report on Manuscripts in Various Collections

Report on Manuscripts in Various Collections ; v.3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Manuscripts.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (362 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Burlington : TannerRitchie Publishing, 2017.

Summary:

This volume, part of the Historical Manuscripts Commission Reports, focuses on significant collections of manuscripts related to prominent historical figures, including Sir Thomas Tresham and others. The manuscripts provide insights into English Roman Catholic loyalists during the reign of Queen Elizabeth and James I, highlighting their struggles with religious persecution and their loyalty to the monarchy. The documents, discovered in a hidden recess in Rushton Hall, offer a detailed view of the political, social, and familial dynamics surrounding the Gunpowder Plot and related events. The collection sheds light on the Tresham family's history, their religious devotion, and their interactions with notable figures of their time. Intended for historians and scholars, this work aims to preserve and analyze valuable historical records that contribute to understanding Elizabethan and Jacobean England. Generated by AI.

Contents:

TITLE PAGE

CONTENTS

CORRIGENDUM

INTRODUCTION

REPORT ON MANUSCRIPTS IN VARIOUS COLLECTIONS

Tresham Papers belonging to T.B. Clarke-Thornhill (1451-1605)

Additional Manuscripts of Sir Thomas Barrett-Lennard (1634-1714)

Manuscripts of Pelham R. Papillon (1632-1674)

William Cleverly Alexander (1610)

INDEX

A-B

C

D

E-F

G-H

I

J-L

M

N

O-P

R

S

T

U-V

W

Y-Z.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781773010427

1773010425

OCLC:

1470855736