The Diary of Bulstrode Whitelocke 1605 - 1675 by Ruth Spalding (1991)

Product Details

• Format - Hardcover
• Condition - Pages crisp and clear with tight binding. Light spots of foxing to page ends. See images to fully assess condition.

Synopsis

The Diary of Bulstrode Whitelocke covers his whole life, from his birth in 1605, until shortly before his death in 1675. Whitelocke was a distinguished lawyer and Member of Parliament, a keen musician and scholar, a bon viveur, and a family man who had three wives and seventeen children. His Diary provides descriptions of life at school, university and the inns of court, details of marriages and marriage settlements, his property dealings, salaries and pensions, the management and improvement of his estates, and his relations with tenants, builders and servants.

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