Manuscript on paper, in various hands, of a collection of 38 poems, many of them political and satirical commentaries on events and political figures between the reigns of Charles I and William III such as the Civil War; the Glorious Revolution; and R...
Description:
These poems, once collected and bound together, are now separated from the binding.
Subject (Geographic):
England. and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649., Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685., Grafton, Henry Fitz Roy, Duke of, 1663-1690., Heveningham, Henry., James II, King of England, 1633-1701., Lonsdale, John Lowther Viscount, 1655-1700., William III, King of England, 1650-1702., and Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons.
Subject (Topic):
Courts and courtiers, Elegiac poetry, English, English poetry, English wit and humor, Satirical verse, English, Songs, English, Politics and government, and Social life and customs
Manuscripts, in different hands, of a collection of several dozen primarily satirical and anonymous poems, many scatological. The majority of the poems are political satires, especially concerning the abdication of King James II and the accession of ...
Description:
In English.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Cleveland, Barbara Palmer, Duchess of, 1640-1709., Etherege, George, Sir, 1635?-1691., Hall, Jacob., James II, King of England, 1633-1701., Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, Earl of, 1621-1683., and William III, King of England, 1650-1702.
Subject (Topic):
English poetry, Political poetry, English, Verse satire, English, Ballads, English, Songs, English, Women, Conduct of life, Court and courtiers, Politics and government, and Social life and customs
Manuscript newsletters concerning the events of the Glorious Revolution, including descriptions of the flight from London of James II and the banquet hall declaration by William and Mary
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
James II, King of England, 1633-1701., Mary II, Queen of England, 1662-1694., Russell, Archibald George Blomefield, 1879-1955., and William III, King of England, 1650-1702.
William III, King of England, 1650-1702., James II, King of England, 1633-1701., Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715., Mary II, Queen of England, 1662-1694., and Petre, Edward, 1631-1699.
Subject (Topic):
Urine, Analysis, Hypochondria, Politics and government, Physicians, Kings, Queens, Sick persons, Soldiers, Arms & armament, Turbans, and Arches
