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idlers, simply because Henry Vane, after all, rings few bells with either the academic or the non-academic public. Sir Henry Vane (called Sir Harry for most of his life, to distinguish him from his father, the elder Sir Henry Vane, who was also a member of Parliament but variously a monarchist and a republican, depending on whose army occupied
The 1662 biography The Life and Death of Sir Henry Vane the Younger by Vane's chaplain George Sikes included John Milton's "Sonnet 17", written in 1652 in praise of Vane, and presented to Vane that year. He was an advocate of free thought in religion.
the younger; English politician, colonial governor in the Americas "Sir Henry Vane (junior)," in Men of Kent and Kentishmen (pp. 137−138), by John Hutchinson, Canterbury: Cross & Jackman (1892)Sir Henry Vane (junior)," in Men of Kent and Kentishmen (pp. 137−138), by John Hutchinson, Canterbury: Cross & Jackman (1892)
Apr 7, 2008 · Vane, Henry, Sir, 1613-1662, Vane, Henry, Sir, 1613-1662, Vane, Henry, Sir Publisher [New York], [AMS Press] Collection americana Book from the collections of University of California Language English Item Size 150010588
Statesman. Born Debden. As a Protestant dissenter he failed to secure the advancements at the King's court for which he had hoped and so set off to the newly established Massachusetts where he was elected Governor. Returning to England he joined in the revolution against Charles I but opposed the execution of the King and so fell out with Cromwell as well. On the restoration of the monarchy he ...
Sir Henry Vane (baptised 26 March 1613 – 14 June 1662) (often referred to as Harry Vane and Henry Vane the Younger to distinguish him from his father, Henry Vane the Elder) was an English politician, statesman, and colonial governor.
Henry Vane was baptised at Debden, Essex. He was the eldest child of Sir Henry Vane the Elder, who came from the landed gentry, and Frances Darcy, who came from minor nobility. The elder Vane used the family's money to purchase positions at court, rising by 1629 to be Comptroller of the Household. Vane was educated at Westminster School, where his classmates included Arthur Heselrige and ...
