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Samuel Rawson Gardiner was born at Alresford, Hampshire, on March 4, 1829, the son of Rawson Boddam Gardiner.
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Excerpt from The First Two Stuarts and the Puritan Revolution, 1603-1660 The maps have been constructed from Clarendon and other familiar sources, and, though they may be incorrect in some points, I hope they will give a clearer idea of the course of the war than is to be gathered from any written narrative. The first will show how far the statement is true that the wealthiest portion of England attached itself to the Parliament, and brings out distinctly the enormous comparative wealth of London. The calculations on which it is founded are derived from a statement in Rushworth, corrected in the instance of the County of Durham, from the original entry in the Privy Council Register. The second map may be said to express the natural strength of the King's party; for, though Oxford was not held by him at the actual commencement of the war, it took his side too vigorously to be counted as a mere enforced accession of strength. The third map shows the King's fortunes at their highest point, just before the Scottish army invaded England, and the fourth gives the position just before the New Model army set out to combat the King. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Samuel Rawson Gardiner was an English historian, who specialized in 17th-century English history, and is regarded as the foremost historian of the Puritan revolution and the English Civil War.
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Samuel Rawson Gardiner was an English historian and writer. Gardiner wrote a book on Oliver Cromwell, the famous 17th century military and political leader of the Commonwealth.
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Samuel Rawson Gardiner was born at Alresford, Hampshire, on March 4, 1829, the son of Rawson Boddam Gardiner.
Samuel was educated at Winchester and Christ Church, Oxford, where he obtained a first class in literae humaniores.
Samuel was honorary D. C. L. of Oxford, LL. D. of Edinburgh, and Ph. D. of Göttingen, and honorary Student of Christ Church, Oxford.
Samuel was a professor of modern history at Kings College, London, from 1871 to 1885 and was elected fellow at All Souls College, Oxford, in 1884. Gardiner's historical writings dealing with the Puritan revolution cover the years 1603 to 1660: History of England from the Accession of James I to the Outbreak of the Civil War, 1603-1642 (10 vols. , 1863 - 1882), History of the Civil War, 1642-1649 (3 vols. , 1886 - 1891), and History of the Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660 (3 vols. , 1895 - 1901). The last two volumes of his final work were completed by Charles Firth as The Last Years of the Protectorate (1909). Perhaps Gardiner was interested in the Puritan revolution because of his own descent from Oliver Cromwell, although this relation in no way caused a biased account. While critics questioned his method and judgment in his earlier volumes, he was highly respected by the late 18706, especially for his extensive use of manuscript sources from the archives and private collections in England and Europe. His treatment of the period 1603 to 1660 is exhaustive, and his handling of special areas shows sympathy and great breadth of imagination. His treatment of constitutional history shows knowledge of the political philosophy and the utopian idealism of the time. He was interested in the subject of religious toleration and made use of the works of obscure pamphleteers. In his analysis of the causes of the civil war he deals with human motives and political conduct with great perception. His careful analysis of human character is seen in his portrayals of James I, Archbishop Laud, and Cromwell. The work as a whole has a clear and unadorned style, but it lacks force and enthusiasm and often suffers from excessive detail. Gardiner's lesser works, often more specialized treatments of 17th-century problems, include Prince Charles and the Spanish Marriage (1869), What Gunpowder Plot Was (1897), Oliver Cromwell (1901), and several edited collections of documents. His reputation as a historian was acknowledged by honorary degrees from Oxford, Edinburgh, and Göttingen. Gardiner died on February 24, 1902, while still at work on the final volumes of the history of the Protectorate.
Samuel Gardiner is the foremost historian of the Puritan revolution.
Samuel Gardiner specialized in 17th-century English history. In 1882 he was given a civil list pension of £150 per annum, "in recognition of his valuable contributions to the history of England".
Among the more noteworthy of Gardiner's separate works are: Prince Charles and the Spanish Marriage (2 vols. , London, 1869); Constitutional Documents of the Puritan Revolution, 1625-1660 (16t ed. , Oxford, 1889; 2nd ed. , Oxford, 1899); Oliver Cromwell (London, 1901) ; What Gunpowder Plot was (London, 1897); Outline of English History (16t ed. , London, 1887: 2nd ed. , London, 1896); and Student's History of England (2 vols. , 16t ed. , London, 1890- 1891; 2nd ed. , London, 1891-1892).
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John Morrill says:
"Gardiner was a brilliant historian, who tested the veracity, accuracy, and biases of every source and picked his way through the evidence with a care and clarity of exposition which brooks no equal for this or any other period. "
