Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon
(1609-1674), StatesmanSitter 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.
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
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Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon
by Thomas Simon
silver medal, 1662
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Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon
by David Loggan
line engraving, 1666
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Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon
by David Loggan
engraving, 1666
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Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon
by David Loggan
line engraving, 1666
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Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon
after Sir Peter Lely
line engraving, late 17th to early 18th century
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Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon
after Sir Peter Lely
line engraving, late 17th to early 18th century
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Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon
after Sir Peter Lely
line engraving, 18th century
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Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon
after Unknown artist
line engraving, 18th century
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Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon
by Robert White, after Sir Peter Lely
line engraving, 1700
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Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon
by Thomas Johnson, sold by Edward Cooper, after Adriaen Hanneman
mezzotint, mid 18th century
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Oliver Cromwell and Charles II with their supporters
printed by H. Reynell
woodcut, late 18th or early 19th century
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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
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Key to Charles I Demanding in the House of Commons the Five Impeached Members
after John Singleton Copley
etching, (1795)
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Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon
by William Haines, after Sir Peter Lely
stipple engraving, published 1810
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Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon
by Robert Dunkarton, published by William Richardson, after David Loggan
mezzotint, published 1812 (1666)
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Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon
by Robert Dunkarton, after David Loggan
mezzotint, published 1812 (1666)
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Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon
by Robert Cooper, after Sir Peter Lely
stipple and line engraving, published 1820
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Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon
by Robert Cooper, after Sir Peter Lely
stipple and line engraving, published 1820
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Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon
by Henry Bone, after Sir Peter Lely
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, May 1821
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Related People
- Queen Anne (granddaughter)
- Anne Hyde, Duchess of York (daughter)
- Queen Mary II (granddaughter)
- Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester (son)
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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'.