• Four-volume 1818 London edition of Gilbert Burnet’s History of His Own Time, chronicling England and Scotland from the Restoration of Charles II to Queen Anne and the Treaty of Utrecht. A landmark contemporary account by a statesman-bishop directly involved in events, it blends political, ecclesiastical, and social history. A cornerstone narrative source for scholars and collectors of 17th- and 18th-century British history and early political writing.
  • Four-volume 1818 London edition of Gilbert Burnet’s History of His Own Time, chronicling England and Scotland from the Restoration of Charles II to Queen Anne and the Treaty of Utrecht. A landmark contemporary account by a statesman-bishop directly involved in events, it blends political, ecclesiastical, and social history. A cornerstone narrative source for scholars and collectors of 17th- and 18th-century British history and early political writing.
  • Four-volume 1818 London edition of Gilbert Burnet’s History of His Own Time, chronicling England and Scotland from the Restoration of Charles II to Queen Anne and the Treaty of Utrecht. A landmark contemporary account by a statesman-bishop directly involved in events, it blends political, ecclesiastical, and social history. A cornerstone narrative source for scholars and collectors of 17th- and 18th-century British history and early political writing.
  • Four-volume 1818 London edition of Gilbert Burnet’s History of His Own Time, chronicling England and Scotland from the Restoration of Charles II to Queen Anne and the Treaty of Utrecht. A landmark contemporary account by a statesman-bishop directly involved in events, it blends political, ecclesiastical, and social history. A cornerstone narrative source for scholars and collectors of 17th- and 18th-century British history and early political writing.
  • Four-volume 1818 London edition of Gilbert Burnet’s History of His Own Time, chronicling England and Scotland from the Restoration of Charles II to Queen Anne and the Treaty of Utrecht. A landmark contemporary account by a statesman-bishop directly involved in events, it blends political, ecclesiastical, and social history. A cornerstone narrative source for scholars and collectors of 17th- and 18th-century British history and early political writing.
  • Four-volume 1818 London edition of Gilbert Burnet’s History of His Own Time, chronicling England and Scotland from the Restoration of Charles II to Queen Anne and the Treaty of Utrecht. A landmark contemporary account by a statesman-bishop directly involved in events, it blends political, ecclesiastical, and social history. A cornerstone narrative source for scholars and collectors of 17th- and 18th-century British history and early political writing.
  • Four-volume 1818 London edition of Gilbert Burnet’s History of His Own Time, chronicling England and Scotland from the Restoration of Charles II to Queen Anne and the Treaty of Utrecht. A landmark contemporary account by a statesman-bishop directly involved in events, it blends political, ecclesiastical, and social history. A cornerstone narrative source for scholars and collectors of 17th- and 18th-century British history and early political writing.
  • Four-volume 1818 London edition of Gilbert Burnet’s History of His Own Time, chronicling England and Scotland from the Restoration of Charles II to Queen Anne and the Treaty of Utrecht. A landmark contemporary account by a statesman-bishop directly involved in events, it blends political, ecclesiastical, and social history. A cornerstone narrative source for scholars and collectors of 17th- and 18th-century British history and early political writing.
  • Four-volume 1818 London edition of Gilbert Burnet’s History of His Own Time, chronicling England and Scotland from the Restoration of Charles II to Queen Anne and the Treaty of Utrecht. A landmark contemporary account by a statesman-bishop directly involved in events, it blends political, ecclesiastical, and social history. A cornerstone narrative source for scholars and collectors of 17th- and 18th-century British history and early political writing.
  • Four-volume 1818 London edition of Gilbert Burnet’s History of His Own Time, chronicling England and Scotland from the Restoration of Charles II to Queen Anne and the Treaty of Utrecht. A landmark contemporary account by a statesman-bishop directly involved in events, it blends political, ecclesiastical, and social history. A cornerstone narrative source for scholars and collectors of 17th- and 18th-century British history and early political writing.
  • Four-volume 1818 London edition of Gilbert Burnet’s History of His Own Time, chronicling England and Scotland from the Restoration of Charles II to Queen Anne and the Treaty of Utrecht. A landmark contemporary account by a statesman-bishop directly involved in events, it blends political, ecclesiastical, and social history. A cornerstone narrative source for scholars and collectors of 17th- and 18th-century British history and early political writing.
  • Four-volume 1818 London edition of Gilbert Burnet’s History of His Own Time, chronicling England and Scotland from the Restoration of Charles II to Queen Anne and the Treaty of Utrecht. A landmark contemporary account by a statesman-bishop directly involved in events, it blends political, ecclesiastical, and social history. A cornerstone narrative source for scholars and collectors of 17th- and 18th-century British history and early political writing.
  • Four-volume 1818 London edition of Gilbert Burnet’s History of His Own Time, chronicling England and Scotland from the Restoration of Charles II to Queen Anne and the Treaty of Utrecht. A landmark contemporary account by a statesman-bishop directly involved in events, it blends political, ecclesiastical, and social history. A cornerstone narrative source for scholars and collectors of 17th- and 18th-century British history and early political writing.
  • Four-volume 1818 London edition of Gilbert Burnet’s History of His Own Time, chronicling England and Scotland from the Restoration of Charles II to Queen Anne and the Treaty of Utrecht. A landmark contemporary account by a statesman-bishop directly involved in events, it blends political, ecclesiastical, and social history. A cornerstone narrative source for scholars and collectors of 17th- and 18th-century British history and early political writing.
  • Four-volume 1818 London edition of Gilbert Burnet’s History of His Own Time, chronicling England and Scotland from the Restoration of Charles II to Queen Anne and the Treaty of Utrecht. A landmark contemporary account by a statesman-bishop directly involved in events, it blends political, ecclesiastical, and social history. A cornerstone narrative source for scholars and collectors of 17th- and 18th-century British history and early political writing.
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Gilbert Burnet - Bishop Burnet's History of His Own Time - 1818

Gilbert Burnet - Bishop Burnet's History of His Own Time - 1818

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Title

Bishop Burnet's History of His Own Time. From the Restoration of K. Charles II. to the conclusion of the treaty of peace at Utrecht, in the reign of Queen Anne. To which is prefixed, a summary recapitulation of affairs in church and state, from King James I. to the Restoration in the year 1660. Together with the author's life, and some explanatory notes by the editor, his son, late one of the judges of his majesty's Court of Common Pleas. The whole revised and corrected by him. 

Author

Gilbert Burnet

Year

1818

Publisher

London. Dove. J. Nunn; R. Priestley; M. Priestley

Description

Charming four-volume set. As the only narrative covering England and Scotland from Charles II to Queen Anne written by someone both positioned to observe and capable of influencing events. “Ever since its appearance, Bishop Burnet’s History has provoked controversy… it sold well, each volume going through multiple editions” (ODNB). While Burnet has been critiqued for overstating his own importance, his dual roles in public affairs and as an author provide substantial historical truth, making this set a cornerstone for the study of this period. 

vol 1: lxiv, 451 pp., vol 2: [8], 467 pp., vol 3: [8], 385 pp., vol 4: [8], 436 pp.

Condition

Full tan calf, gilt raised bands and morocco spine labels; spines rubbed. Select annotations, foxing throughout; vol 1 with tear p.63, vol 2 with tear and repair p.47.
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