Shaftesbury and the Seventeenth Century

Anthony Ashley Cooper, First Earl of Shaftesbury, was a giant on the English political scene of the later seventeenth century. For the Shaftesbury of the satirists' imagination, and nothing would stand in the way of self-preservation; if he get through, he drowns the Ship and Crew'. Fronta...

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Published inAnthony Ashley Cooper, First Earl of Shaftesbury 1621-1683 pp. 1 - 25
Main Author Spurr, John
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published United Kingdom Routledge 2011
Taylor & Francis Group
Edition1
Subjects
Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700
Superb
Thomas Scot
Young Man
TNA
Denzil Holles
Royal Divorce
Secretaries Of State
Edward III
Osborn Shelves
French Style Absolutism
MS 63057B
Exclusion Bill
Creon
Exclusion Crisis
Rightful Council
William III
Protectorate Parliament
Exeter House
Conventicle Act
Truthful Claim
Popish Plot
Buckingham
Charles II's England
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Summary:Anthony Ashley Cooper, First Earl of Shaftesbury, was a giant on the English political scene of the later seventeenth century. For the Shaftesbury of the satirists' imagination, and nothing would stand in the way of self-preservation; if he get through, he drowns the Ship and Crew'. Frontal assaults on Shaftesbury, such as Marchamont Nedham's pamphlet A Pacquet of Advices, wreaked havoc on his reputation in his own lifetime and have been much quoted by historians since then. An occasional individual might hint at the need for a sympathetic study of Shaftesbury, but for several generations no one had the time or inclination to review his reputation and re-examine his career. Haley has clearly succeeded in completing that rehabilitation of Shaftesbury begun by Christie nearly a century ago, while at the same time producing what will certainly be the definitive biography for many years to come', wrote one reviewer.
ISBN:9780754661719
0754661717
DOI:10.4324/9781315567273-1