Letters Written by His Excellency, Arthur Capel, Earl of Essex (Classic Reprint): Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, in the Year 1675; To Which Is Prefixed, an Historical Account of His Life - Couverture souple

Capel, Arthur

 
9781332990917: Letters Written by His Excellency, Arthur Capel, Earl of Essex (Classic Reprint): Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, in the Year 1675; To Which Is Prefixed, an Historical Account of His Life

Synopsis

Letters from a 17th‑century English leader illuminate Ireland in 1675
This edition presents the correspondence of Arthur Capel, Earl of Essex, as he served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in 1675. It combines the life story with his firsthand accounts of governance, policy, and court politics in that troubled era.

The content profiles a thoughtful administrator who studied the constitution, managed revenue, and sought to balance power between the crown and Parliament. It offers a window into the decisions, negotiations, and tensions that shaped Irish affairs and royal administration.


  • Historical letters that reveal daily governance, finance, and policy debates

  • Context on Essex’s career, roles, and how he earned trust at court

  • Insights into 1670s diplomacy, taxation, and parliamentary dynamics

  • Prefatory life account to frame the letters and their era



Ideal for readers of historical correspondence, Restoration-era politics, and Ireland’s 17th‑century governance. This edition helps you understand how a key figure navigated loyalty, reform, and the limits of royal authority.

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This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

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