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Falkland, Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount
Falkland, Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount [S] (1610–43). Falkland was educated in Ireland, where his father was viceroy, but settled at Great Tew, his country house outside Oxford. This became, in the words of Clarendon, a regular visitor, ‘a university bound in a lesser volume’, where Falkland and his friends, turning their backs on religious fanaticism and political partisanship, pursued a dispassionate search for unifying truths. Elected to Parliament in 1640, Falkland condemned arbitrary rule in church and state, but opposed radical change. In January 1642 he accepted office as secretary of state, in the vain hope of closing the gap between the king and Parliament. His peace-loving and tolerant nature was revolted by the prospect of civil war, and made him careless of his own life. This ‘incomparable young man’, as Clarendon called him, found a welcome death in battle at Newbury in September 1643.
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JOHN CANNON. "Falkland, Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Falkland, Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-FalklandLuciusCry2ndVscnt.html JOHN CANNON. "Falkland, Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-FalklandLuciusCry2ndVscnt.html |
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Lucius Cary Falkland, 2d Viscount
Lucius Cary Falkland, 2d Viscount , 1610?–1643, English statesman and literary figure. He entered Parliament in 1640, where he opposed the exaction of ship money and spoke in favor of the attainder of the earl of Strafford . However, he objected to the abolition of the episcopacy and in 1642 became an adviser to Charles I. He represented the king in attempts to make peace with Parliament in Sept., 1642, and was with Charles at Edgehill and the siege of Gloucester. In despair at the prospect of the civil war continuing, he is supposed to have deliberately allowed himself to be killed at the battle of Newbury. A poet in his own right, Falkland was also a liberal patron of many of his literary contemporaries.
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"Lucius Cary Falkland, 2d Viscount." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Lucius Cary Falkland, 2d Viscount." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-FalklandL.html "Lucius Cary Falkland, 2d Viscount." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-FalklandL.html |
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Falkland, Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount
Falkland, Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount [S] (1610–43). Falkland was educated in Ireland, where his father was viceroy, but settled at Great Tew, outside Oxford. This became, in the words of Clarendon, ‘a university bound in a lesser volume’. Elected to Parliament in 1640, Falkland condemned arbitrary rule, but opposed radical change. In January 1642 he accepted office as secretary of state, in the vain hope of closing the gap between the king and Parliament. This ‘incomparable young man’, as Clarendon called him, found a welcome death in battle in September 1643.
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JOHN CANNON. "Falkland, Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Falkland, Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-FalklandLuciusCry2ndVscnt.html JOHN CANNON. "Falkland, Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-FalklandLuciusCry2ndVscnt.html |
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Falkland, Lucius Cary, second Viscount
Falkland, Lucius Cary, second Viscount (1610–43), a famous Royalist, ‘a man learned and accomplished, the centre of a circle which embraced the most liberal thinkers of his day’ ( J. R. Green). The circle at the village of Great Tew, near Oxford, included Jonson, Suckling, Sandys, Earle, Godolphin, and Chillingworth; also Clarendon, who draws a memorable portrait of him. Falkland wrote verses and theological works (Discourses of Infallibility and a Reply, 1660).
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Falkland, Lucius Cary, second Viscount." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Falkland, Lucius Cary, second Viscount." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-FalklandLucisCryscndVscnt.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Falkland, Lucius Cary, second Viscount." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-FalklandLucisCryscndVscnt.html |
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Lucius Cary
Lucius Cary see Falkland, Lucius Cary, 2d Viscount . |
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"Lucius Cary." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Lucius Cary." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-Cary-Luc.html "Lucius Cary." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-Cary-Luc.html |
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Cary, Lucius
Cary, Lucius, see Falkland.
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Cary, Lucius." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Cary, Lucius." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-CaryLucius.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Cary, Lucius." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-CaryLucius.html |
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