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{{DISPLAYTITLE:''The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England, Begun in the Year 1641''}}
===by Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon===
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}}[[File:ClarendonHistoryOfTheRebellion1701v1Frontispiece.jpg|left|thumb|250px|<center>Frontispiece, volume one.</center>]][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Hyde,_1st_Earl_of_Clarendon Edward Hyde, first Earl of Clarendon] (1609–1674), gained admission to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Temple Middle Temple] in 1626 and was called to the bar in November of 1633.<ref>Paul Seaward, "[http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/14328 Hyde, Edward, first earl of Clarendon (1609-1674)]" in ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', accessed October 2, 2013. All biographical information derived from this source unless otherwise noted.</ref> After spending some time in Parliament, he was made [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chancellor_of_the_Exchequer Chancellor of the Exchequer] in 1643. In part because of this position and in part because of his close relationship with and support of the current royalty, Hyde had considerable firsthand experience to draw upon when writing his ''History on the Civil War in England''. He took an active part in supporting the church and the Crown throughout the war and following unrest, although his combat was political in nature. Eventually, after several rises and falls in favor with various political figures, Hyde was exiled to France, where he died in 1674.<ref>Ibid.</ref><br />
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''The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England'' strongly supports a monarchy founded on law, with both church and constitution as a necessary aspect of sound government.<ref>Ibid.</ref> Hyde had high hopes for the reception of his book, and interspersed the history with his own autobiography.<ref>Dr. Martin Maw, [http://www.oxfordscholarlyeditions.com/newsitem/60/the-history-of-the-rebellion-and-civil-wars-in-england ''The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England''], Oxford Scholarly Editions Online (Jun 2013), accessed October 2, 2013.</ref> It received high praise when first published, but did not become popular, due in part to a copyright limited to Oxford, and in part to the complicated legal prose that proved too difficult for some.<ref>Ibid.</ref> Years later, Hyde’s history became recognized as containing style and sophistication that was unparalleled in its time.<ref>Ibid.</ref>  

==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==
Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as ''Clarendon’s history. 3.v. fol.'' and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to his son-in-law, [[Thomas Mann Randolph]]. Later appears on Randolph's 1832 estate inventory as "'Clarendon's History of England' (3 vols., $9.00 value)." We do not have enough information to conclusively identify which edition Wythe owned. [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe's Library]<ref>''LibraryThing'', s.v. "[http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe Member: George Wythe]," accessed on November 13, 2013.</ref> on LibraryThing indicates this, adding "Several editions of this work in folio were published, the first at Oxford in 1707." The [https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433 Brown Bibliography]<ref>Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433.</ref> lists the 1707 Oxford edition, and this was the edition purchased by the Wolf Law Library.
[[File:ClarendonHistoryOfTheRebellion1701v2Headpiece.jpg|center|thumb|350px|<center>Headpiece, first page of text, book seven, volume two.</center>]]
==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==
Rebacked in sturdy brown leather with seven raised bands and title, author, etc in gilt. Purchased from Powell's Bookstores.<br /> 
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Images of the library's copy of this book are [https://www.flickr.com/photos/wolflawlibrary/sets/72157657264396083 available on Flickr.] View the record for this book in [https://wm.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01COWM_INST/g9pr7p/alma991012404739703196 William & Mary's online catalog.]

==See also==
*[[George Wythe Room]]
*[[Jefferson Inventory]]
*[[Wythe's Library]]

==References==
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==External Links==
Read volume 1, part 1 in [http://books.google.com/books?id=e-cNAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover Google Books].<br />
Read volume 1, part 2 in [http://books.google.com/books?id=NsEOAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover Google Books].

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