Calendar of State Papers, Domestic Series, of the Reign of Anne, Preserved in the Public Record Office

Calendar of State Papers, Domestic Series, of the Reign of Anne, Preserved in the Public Record Office PDF

Author: C. S. Knighton

Publisher: Boydell Press

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 720

ISBN-13: 9781843831457

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A crucial work of reference for anyone interested in the history of the period. This volume of the Calendar of State Papers Domestic for the reign of Queen Anne covers the period from May 1704 to October 1705. It includes not only the main series of state papers domestic but also the related series ofstate papers Ireland, Scotland, military and naval; entry books and Signet Office letter books and docket books. Together with incoming letters of the Secretaries of State, there are also some copies of out-letters, petitions, regular intelligence reports owing to the war with France, and material relating to crime, law and order, censorship and the regulation of trade; there is also full listing of official passes issued to individuals to travel abroad. Overall, the volume provides a mine of information on a range of subjects mentioned, from the building of the Eddystone lighthouse and the invention of street lighting to a dispute between the colonists of Connecticut and the Mohican Indians. An indispensable tool for the professional historian.

Calendar of State Papers, Domestic Series, of the Reign of Anne, Preserved in the Public Record Office

Calendar of State Papers, Domestic Series, of the Reign of Anne, Preserved in the Public Record Office PDF

Author: Great Britain. Public Record Office

Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd

Published: 2006-08-17

Total Pages: 568

ISBN-13: 9781843832515

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Further volume of the State Papers of Queen Anne covers the victory at Ramillies among other concerns. This volume brings the Domestic Calendar to the end of the secretaryship of Sir Charles Hedges, and the appointment of Lord Sutherland in his place. Drawn from several categories of State Papers, the records contain the usual mixture of high politics and local concerns, though they are far from insular: Marlborough's second great victory, at Ramillies, is reported and celebrated, for example, and communications are improved with the forces in northern Europe. The volume also summarises papers relating to the American plantations, and the evolving debate on the application there of English Law; such entries complement and enhance what has already been published in the Calendar ofTreasury Books, and the process of referral and evaluation can often be followed through to an executive decision. Recurring items include army commissions and other formal appointments, payments to envoys, patents for inventions, and passes to individuals and ships. The records are complemented by an extensive and analytical index. Dr DAVID CROOK is Assistant Keeper of Public Records, the National Archives, London.

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