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Presidential Address

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 February 2009

Extract

Last May, I had the honour of reading a paper before the Society on the subject of the development of the study of seventeenth-century history hi the past: to-day, I wish to say something about the development of the study in the future. I am not going to prophesy: not even to try my skill in what politicians term ‘intelligent anticipation of the future.’ My aim is a much humbler one: I mean to make a brief survey of the field of seventeenth-century history, and point out some of the things which in my opinion need doing, in order to complete our knowledge of the subject.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Historical Society 1914

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References

page 5 note 1 The MS. is in the possession of Mr. Alfred Salwey. See the report of the Historical Manuscripts Committee on his papers. Tenth Report, App. IV, p. 409.Google Scholar

page 7 note 1 See Black, W. H.'s Report on the Old Records and Documents of the Treasury, 1845, pp. 9, 38.Google Scholar

page 7 note 2 The recent publication of the collected Acts and Ordinances passed between 1642 and 1660 facilitates this task.

page 10 note 1 Four such lists have now been published. Notes on the Diplomatic Relations of England and France, 16031688Google Scholar; ibid. 1689–1763, by MrWickham-Legg, ; Notes on the Diplomatic Relations of England and Germany, 16891727Google Scholar; Notes on the Diplomatic Relations of England with the North of Europe, 16891762Google Scholar: The last two are by Mr.- J. F. Chance; All four are published at Oxford by Mr. B. H. Blackwell.