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Edward Hyde, 1st earl of Clarendon, (born Feb. 18, 1609, Dinton, Wiltshire, Eng.—died Dec. 9, 1674, Rouen, Fr.), English statesman and historian, minister to Charles I and Charles II and author of the History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England. Early life and career.

London, Westminster Abbey, England. Immediate Family: Son of Henry Hyde, MP and Mary Hyde. Husband of Frances Aylesbury, Countess of Clarendon and Ann Hyde. Father of Roger Hyde; Anne Hyde, Duchess of York; Henry Hyde, 2nd Earl of Clarendon; Edward Hyde; Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester and 4 others.

Edward Hyde, 1st earl of Clarendon, (born Feb. 18, 1609, Dinton, Wiltshire, Eng.—died Dec. 9, 1674, Rouen, France.), English statesman and historian. A successful lawyer, he was also well known in literary circles.

The History of the Rebellion by Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon and former advisor to Charles I and Charles II, is his account of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. Originally published between 1702 and 1704 as The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England, it was the first detailed account from a key player in the events it covered. [1]

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World Encyclopedia. Edward Hyde Clarendon, 1st earl of (klâr´əndən), 1609–74, English statesman and historian. Elected (1640) to the Short and Long parliaments, he was at first associated with the opposition to Charles I [1] and helped prepare the impeachment of the earl of Strafford.

The English statesman and historian Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon (1609-1674), was the first minister of Charles II in exile and then in England until 1666. The son of Henry Hyde of Dinton, Wiltshire, Edward Hyde was born on Feb. 18, 1609.

Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon PC JP (18 February 1609 – 9 December 1674), was an English statesman, lawyer, diplomat and historian who served as chief advisor to Charles I during the First English Civil War, and Lord Chancellor to Charles II from 1660 to 1667. The Right Honourable.