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Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon

(1609-1674), Statesman

Sitter associated with 23 portraits
A great statesman and historian, Clarendon served Charles II as secretary during his exile, and became his chief minister at the Restoration. He was much disliked, both for the moderation of his policies, and for his personal pomposity, and he was ousted from power in 1667 by the Cabal ministry. In exile in Rouen, he wrote an important work on the Civil War, the History of the Great Rebellion. Through his daughter Anne Hyde, Duchess of York, he was grandfather to both Queen Mary and Queen Anne.

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Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, after Adriaen Hanneman - NPG 773

Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon

after Adriaen Hanneman
oil on canvas, octagonal, mid 17th century, based on a work of circa 1648-1655
On display at Gawthorpe Hall, Burnley
NPG 773

Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, after Sir Peter Lely - NPG D29844

Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon

after Sir Peter Lely
line engraving, late 17th to early 18th century
NPG D29844

Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, after Sir Peter Lely - NPG D30194

Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon

after Sir Peter Lely
line engraving, late 17th to early 18th century
NPG D30194

Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, by Robert White, after  Sir Peter Lely - NPG D19011

Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon

by Robert White, after Sir Peter Lely
line engraving, 1700
NPG D19011

Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, by Thomas Johnson, sold by  Edward Cooper, after  Adriaen Hanneman - NPG D1453

Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon

by Thomas Johnson, sold by Edward Cooper, after Adriaen Hanneman
mezzotint, mid 18th century
NPG D1453

Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, by William Nelson Gardiner, published by  E. & S. Harding, after  Silvester (Sylvester) Harding, after  Sir Peter Lely - NPG D13877

Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon

by William Nelson Gardiner, published by E. & S. Harding, after Silvester (Sylvester) Harding, after Sir Peter Lely
stipple engraving, published 1 July 1793
NPG D13877

Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, by William Haines, after  Sir Peter Lely - NPG D29845

Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon

by William Haines, after Sir Peter Lely
stipple engraving, published 1810
NPG D29845

Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, by Robert Dunkarton, published by  William Richardson, after  David Loggan - NPG D1454

Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon

by Robert Dunkarton, published by William Richardson, after David Loggan
mezzotint, published 1812 (1666)
NPG D1454

Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, by Robert Dunkarton, after  David Loggan - NPG D1455

Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon

by Robert Dunkarton, after David Loggan
mezzotint, published 1812 (1666)
NPG D1455

Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, by Robert Cooper, after  Sir Peter Lely - NPG D29846

Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon

by Robert Cooper, after Sir Peter Lely
stipple and line engraving, published 1820
NPG D29846

Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, by Robert Cooper, after  Sir Peter Lely - NPG D33268

Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon

by Robert Cooper, after Sir Peter Lely
stipple and line engraving, published 1820
NPG D33268

Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, by Henry Bone, after  Sir Peter Lely - NPG D17243

Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon

by Henry Bone, after Sir Peter Lely
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, May 1821
NPG D17243

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Laurie Pettitt

21 March 2017, 12:35

If Charles II was Pinnochio, then Hyde was JIminy Cricket. Charles' mates would lead him astray and Hyde would put him back on the straight and narrow. Sad to say, Clarendon fell victim to the Jealousies of Court. Even so. Someone reported to Charles that Clarendon Had said something derogatory about him. Charles asked what Clarendon had said, after which he said "He says worse than that to my face!"
In his History of the Great Rebellion, Clarendon tells us the Cromwell was not Machiavellian (and explains what 'Machiavellian means). He also says that If Cromwell hadn'd expelled Parliament, it would have taken ten time the blood to remove them that to remove the King. So. How did he describe Cromwell? 'He was a brave, bad man'.