Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon
Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, 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.
Portrait by Peter Lely
Edward Hyde in 1626, aged 17, by Cornelis Janssens van Ceulen
Edward Hyde by William Dobson, circa 1643
Hyde's daughter Anne, James and their two daughters, Lady Mary and Lady Anne; these links brought power and enemies
Charles I was King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649.
Charles I of England
Engraving by Simon de Passe of Charles and his parents, King James and Queen Anne, c. 1612
Portrait by Robert Peake, c. 1611
Portrait of Charles as Prince of Wales after Daniel Mytens, c. 1623