Sir Robert Howard, Thomas Hobbes, and the fall of Clarendon

• Published in: The Seventeenth century Vol. 30; no. 1; pp. 75 - 93
• Main Author: Allsopp, Niall
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Durham Routledge 02.01.2015; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: British & Irish literature; Corruption; Dryden, John (1631-1700); English literature; Hobbes, Thomas (1588-1679); John Dryden; Marvell, Andrew (1621-1678); Members of Parliament; Oppression; Parliaments; Religion; Restoration poetry; Sir Robert Howard; Sir William Davenant; Thomas Hobbes; Vickers, Brian; Villiers, George (1592-1628); Winn, James Anderson

This article sets out a new reading of a neglected poem by Sir Robert Howard, The Duell of the Stags (1668). It places the poem in the political context of the fall of Clarendon and rise of Howard's friend and ally the Duke of Buckingham, and of Howard's concurrent falling-out with his bro...