The Memoirs in cultural memory and historiography: Lucy Hutchinson and the people

• Published in: The Seventeenth century Vol. 38; no. 3; pp. 555 - 574
• Main Author: Norbrook, David
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Durham Routledge 04.05.2023; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: 17th century; Autobiographical literature; Collective memory; English Civil War; Gender; gentry; Historiography; Hutchinson, Lucy (1620-1681); Lucy Hutchinson; Nottingham; revolution; Writers

This essay explores the reception of Memoirs of the Life of Colonel Hutchinson as a work supporting 'the people', in Nottinghamshire and nationally, from its first printing in 1806 to the opening of a new 'Rebellion Gallery' in Nottingham Castle. Setting such approaches against t...