Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon was an English statesman, lawyer, diplomat and historian who served as chief adviser to Charles I during the First English Civil War, and Lord Chancellor to Charles
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
Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester, was an English statesman and writer. He was originally a supporter of James II but later supported the Glorious Revolution in 1688. He held high office under Quee
Portrait by Willem Wissing, c. 1685
