Author: Patrick Fraser TytlerPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781334720499
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
Excerpt from England Under the Reigns of Edward Vi. And Mary, Vol. 2 of 2: With the Contemporary History of Europe, Illustrated in a Series of Original Letters Never Before Printed; With Historical Introductions and Biographical and Critical Notes WE are now arrived in the course Of these letters, at an event Of great interest the second fall Of the Duke of Somerset, his trial and execution. It is a subject which, equally with the history Of his first troubles and deposition, is involved in much Obson rity, and upon which historians have formed very contrary Opinions. Was he guilty or innocent Of the crimes for which he was arraigned and brought to the scaffold? In reply to this question, Hume, after having consulted the best printed authorities, and evidently guided in his Opinion by the narra tive of Burnet and Carte, exculpates him. Dr. 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.