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The life of Edward, First Lord Herbert of Cherbury
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Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury (or Chirbury) KB (1583 – 1648) was an Anglo-Welsh soldier, diplomat, historian, poet and religious philosopher of the Kingdom of England.
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EDWARD, LORD HERBERT OF CHERBURY, who tells his own story in this volume, is interesting to us not for himself only, but as the eldest brother of George Herbert, the poet. He was raised to the peerage in 1631, two years before the death of his brother George. George Herbert's "Temple" appeared in the year of his death, 1633. Edward Lord Herbert survived his brother fifteen years, and died in 1648. In the next following year, 1649, appeared Edward Herbert's "History of the Life and Reign of Henry VIII."
In this Autobiography the stories of duels, or intended duels, illustrate in a whimsical way the hotblooded and punctilious Welshman. Duelling was in high favour in Edward Herbert's days, and his friend, John Selden, wrote a book upon it. There are touches also of a comic vanity, which may be credited with frankness. But Edward Herbert was an honest man with some touch of his brother's genius, and capable of sound utterance in verse and prose.
This book published in 1887 has been reformatted for the Kindle and may contain an occasional defect from the original publication or from the reformatting.
Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury (or Chirbury) KB (1583 – 1648) was an Anglo-Welsh soldier, diplomat, historian, poet and religious philosopher of the Kingdom of England.
From inside the book:
EDWARD, LORD HERBERT OF CHERBURY, who tells his own story in this volume, is interesting to us not for himself only, but as the eldest brother of George Herbert, the poet. He was raised to the peerage in 1631, two years before the death of his brother George. George Herbert's "Temple" appeared in the year of his death, 1633. Edward Lord Herbert survived his brother fifteen years, and died in 1648. In the next following year, 1649, appeared Edward Herbert's "History of the Life and Reign of Henry VIII."
In this Autobiography the stories of duels, or intended duels, illustrate in a whimsical way the hotblooded and punctilious Welshman. Duelling was in high favour in Edward Herbert's days, and his friend, John Selden, wrote a book upon it. There are touches also of a comic vanity, which may be credited with frankness. But Edward Herbert was an honest man with some touch of his brother's genius, and capable of sound utterance in verse and prose.
This book published in 1887 has been reformatted for the Kindle and may contain an occasional defect from the original publication or from the reformatting.
156 pages, Hardcover
First published November 18, 1976
About the author
Edward Herbert
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Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury KB (1583 - 1648) was an English soldier, diplomat, historian, poet and religious philosopher.
He studied multiple languages and disciplines at University College, Oxford, and began his political career in Parliament, representing the Welsh counties Montgomeryshire and Merioneth.
As a soldier, Herbert distinguished himself in the Low Countries, serving under the Prince of Orange. His diplomatic career was most active in Paris, where he aimed to arrange a marriage between Charles, Prince of Wales, and Henrietta Maria, which took place in 1625.
Herbert was granted an Irish peerage as the Baron Herbert of Castle Island in 1624, followed by an English barony in 1629. During the English Civil War, he took a neutral stance, retiring to Montgomery Castle which he surrendered to Parliament.
Herbert is most renowned for his work in philosophy, particularly his treatise De Veritate which positioned him as the "father of English Deism". This seminal work distinguishes truth from revelation, probability, possibility, and falsehood. Other significant works include the De religione gentilium, a pioneering work on comparative religion, and Expedition Buckinghami ducis, a defence of the Duke of Buckingham's actions in 1627.
Herbert also produced a body of poems, showing his prowess as a faithful disciple of Donne, and his autobiography provides a lively account of his life up until 1624.
Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury KB (1583 - 1648) was an English soldier, diplomat, historian, poet and religious philosopher.
He studied multiple languages and disciplines at University College, Oxford, and began his political career in Parliament, representing the Welsh counties Montgomeryshire and Merioneth.
As a soldier, Herbert distinguished himself in the Low Countries, serving under the Prince of Orange. His diplomatic career was most active in Paris, where he aimed to arrange a marriage between Charles, Prince of Wales, and Henrietta Maria, which took place in 1625.
Herbert was granted an Irish peerage as the Baron Herbert of Castle Island in 1624, followed by an English barony in 1629. During the English Civil War, he took a neutral stance, retiring to Montgomery Castle which he surrendered to Parliament.
Herbert is most renowned for his work in philosophy, particularly his treatise De Veritate which positioned him as the "father of English Deism". This seminal work distinguishes truth from revelation, probability, possibility, and falsehood. Other significant works include the De religione gentilium, a pioneering work on comparative religion, and Expedition Buckinghami ducis, a defence of the Duke of Buckingham's actions in 1627.
Herbert also produced a body of poems, showing his prowess as a faithful disciple of Donne, and his autobiography provides a lively account of his life up until 1624.
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