Bishop Burnet's history of his own time (v.1)
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Type of record: Book
Title: Bishop Burnet's history of his own time (v.1)
Other titles: History of his own time
Classmark: Modern History P-7/BUR
Creator(s): Burnet, Gilbert (1643-1715)
Additional creator(s): Burnet, Sir Thomas (1694-1753) (Other)
Related people: Burnet, Thomas
Publisher: Printed for the Company of Booksellers
Publication city: London
Date(s): 1725-1734
Language: English
Size and medium: 6 v
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/205380
Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991010350109705181
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Edition statement from "The bookseller's advertisement, on this new edition": v.1.
Edited by his son, Sir Thomas Burnet.--NUC pre-1956.
Contents: v.1. i: A summary recapitulation of affairs in church & state, from K. James I. to the restoration in 1660. ii. The history of the reign of K. Charles II. from 1660 to 1670. -- v.2. The rest of the reign of King Charles II from 1670 to 1685. -- v.3. The history of the reign of King James II. to the settlement of King William and Queen Mary on the throne in 1689. With an alphabetical index to the three volumes. Part II: containing vol. IV, V & VI. A new edition, with many corrections and additions. Pagination continuous. -- v.4. The reign of King William and Queen Mary. And the reign of King William, to the end of the year 1700. -- v.5. the rest of King William's reign, from 1700 to his his death. The reign of Queen Anne, to the end of 1708. -- v.6. The reign of Queen Anne from the year 1708 to the conclusion of the peace, in 1713. The authors conclusion to his history. The life of Bishop Burnet, by the editor.
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