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Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington, KG, PC (1618 – 28 July 1685) was an English statesman. A supporter of the Royalists during the English Civil War, he joined the royal family in exile before returning to England at the Restoration in 1660.
Henry Bennet, 1st earl of Arlington was the secretary of state under King Charles II of England from 1662 to 1674 and a leading member of Charles’s “Cabal” ministry. Besides directing foreign policy for 12 years, Arlington, by creating the nucleus of a “court party” (the future Tories) in the House.
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13 de jun. de 2024 · Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington. (1618-1685), Politician, Lord Chamberlain. Sitter in 19 portraits. An important politician, Bennet was appointed Secretary of State at the Restoration, and led the opposition to the Earl of Clarendon in the Council.
The Effigies of the Right Hon.ble Henry Bennet Earle and Baron of Arlington ... Museum number 1982,U.1641 |
His first attempt, in conjunction with Bristol, to undermine the lord chancellor’s position by thwarting the Portuguese marriage, was a failure, but in August he was made keeper of the privy purse, a public slight to Clarendon, to whom he was already a declared enemy.
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This book offers the first major reassessment of the life and work of Sir Henry Bennet, earl of Arlington, for over a century. Arlington was one of Charles II’s chief ministers and the book charts his early years through to the careers of his descendants, examining his political development as a courtier, diplomat, linguist and politician.
