Edward Hyde was born in
Dinton, near Salisbury, in 1609. Elected to the House
of Commons in 1640 he was a strong critic of Charles
I and supported
the impeachment of Thomas Wentworth,
Earl of Stafford.
In 1641 Hyde changed sides
and became a supporter of the Royalists. During the Civil
War Hyde stayed with the king in Oxford.
With the defeat of the
Royalist forces in 1646 Hyde went to live in Jersey. Five years later
he was appointed as an adviser to Charles
II in exile.
On the Restoration Hyde returned
to England and was given the title the Earl of Clarendon and appointed
as Lord Chancellor
In 1667 Clarendon lost
the support of Charles
II when he criticised
his private life. He went into exile where he wrote a book about the
Civil War called The
History of the Rebellion. Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon,
died in 1674.
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