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Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban, KC (22 January 1561 – 9 April 1626) was an English philosopher, statesman, scientist, lawyer, jurist, author, and pioneer of the scientific method. He served both as Attorney General and Lord Chancellor of England. Although his political career ended in disgrace, he remained extremely influential through ...
Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban, [a] 1st Baron Verulam, PC (/ ˈ b eɪ k ən /; [5] 22 January 1561 – 9 April 1626) was an English philosopher and statesman who served as Attorney General and Lord Chancellor of England under King James I.
Portrait of Francis Bacon, Viscount St Alban, by John Vanderbank, circa 1731, after a portrait by an unknown artist (circa 1618). This is a complete chronological bibliography of Francis Bacon . Many of Bacon's writings were only published after his death in 1626.
Francis Bacon: A Brief Discourse touching the Happy Union of the Kingdoms of England and Scotland: In favour of a union of fundamental laws. 1604 Francis Bacon Certain Articles or Considerations touching the Union of the Kingdoms of England and Scotland: Written for the Union commission. William Clerk: Ancillans Synopsis: Supported John ...
He owned several estates that hosted royalty, including King James I of England on his way from Scotland to take possession of the English throne in 1603. The family's favourite home was in the Strand, London. Bacon's letters begin mention of Alice Barnham, 3 July 1603, an Alderman's daughter, an handsome maiden to my liking, when she was only ...
In his rise to power, Buckingham became connected with the philosopher and jurist Francis Bacon. Bacon wrote letters of advice to the young favourite and drafted the patent of nobility when Buckingham ascended to the peerage. [27] With Buckingham's support, Bacon was appointed Lord Chancellor in 1618. [28]
Letters confiscated by Britain’s Royal Navy before they reached French sailors during the Seven Years’ War have been opened for the first time.
Letters on the English (or Letters Concerning the English Nation; French: Lettres philosophiques) are a series of essays written by Voltaire based on his experiences living in Great Britain between 1726 and 1729. The book was published first in English in 1733 and then in French the following year, where it was seen as an attack on the French ...