Herbert, Thomas ___ 1606-1682 ___ British ___ historian

BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY
Herbert was born into an old Yorkshire family. He studied at both Oxford and Cambridge, and was chosen to join Charles I's trading mission to Persia under Sir Dodmore Cotton. The embassy was considered something of a failure, but Herbert, who had kept a detailed diary, achieved personal success on publishing it. During the Civil War, Herbert sided initially with Parliament, but was later taken into the King's household, and became - it is said - his only attendant, and was with him on the scaffold. After the Restoration, Herbert was made a Baronet by Charles II.
A biography link
Wikipedia bio
The Diary Review - Such shoals of flying fish

DIARY DATES, CONTENT DESCRIPTORS
1627-1629 ___ maritime travel language archaeology Iran SriLanka Japan China Madagascar

WEB TEXT LINKS
a bit about
googlebooks

ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT LINKS
Oxford University: Bodleian Library - might be here

SOME PUBLISHED TITLES
A Relation of Some Yeares Travaile, begunne Anno 1626
Travels in Persia, 1627-1629

November 2005, July 2008, April 2013
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