Edward Nares
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Edward Nares was an English historian and theologian, and general writer.
and Christ Church, Oxford
. He was Fellow of Merton College, Oxford
and became in 1813 Regius Professor of Modern History
. He was curate of St Peter-in-the-East
, Oxford
, and then rector of Biddenden
from 1798, of New Church, Romney from 1827.
He was Bampton Lecturer in 1805. Orthodox on the Biblical account, he was speculative on the issue of the plurality of worlds.
He wrote for the Anti-Jacobin.http://www.library.armstrong.edu/subguideearlyperiodicals-EBP.htm His novel Think's-I-to-Myself. A serio-ludicro, tragico-comico tale, written by Think's-I-to-Myself Who? (1811) caused a stir when it appeared and ran into eight editions by 1812.
(an elopement).
Life
He was educated at Westminster SchoolWestminster School
The Royal College of St. Peter in Westminster, almost always known as Westminster School, is one of Britain's leading independent schools, with the highest Oxford and Cambridge acceptance rate of any secondary school or college in Britain...
and Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church or house of Christ, and thus sometimes known as The House), is one of the largest constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England...
. He was Fellow of Merton College, Oxford
Merton College, Oxford
Merton College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Its foundation can be traced back to the 1260s when Walter de Merton, chancellor to Henry III and later to Edward I, first drew up statutes for an independent academic community and established endowments to...
and became in 1813 Regius Professor of Modern History
Regius Professor of Modern History (Oxford)
The Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Oxford is an old-established professorial position. The first appointment was made in 1724...
. He was curate of St Peter-in-the-East
St Peter-in-the-East
St Peter-in-the-East is a 12th century church on Queen's Lane, north of the High Street in central Oxford, England. It forms part of St Edmund Hall, one of the Oxford University colleges. It is now deconsecrated and houses the college library for graduates and undergraduates...
, Oxford
Oxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
, and then rector of Biddenden
Biddenden
Biddenden is a village and civil parish in the Ashford District of Kent, England. The village lies on the Weald of Kent, some five miles north of Tenterden. It was centre for Wealden iron industry and also of clothmaking. During the reign of Edward III some Flemish clothworkers settled in the area...
from 1798, of New Church, Romney from 1827.
He was Bampton Lecturer in 1805. Orthodox on the Biblical account, he was speculative on the issue of the plurality of worlds.
He wrote for the Anti-Jacobin.http://www.library.armstrong.edu/subguideearlyperiodicals-EBP.htm His novel Think's-I-to-Myself. A serio-ludicro, tragico-comico tale, written by Think's-I-to-Myself Who? (1811) caused a stir when it appeared and ran into eight editions by 1812.
Family
His father was Sir George Nares. He married Lady Charlotte Spencer, daughter of George Spencer, 4th Duke of MarlboroughGeorge Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough
George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough KG, PC, FRS , styled Marquess of Blandford until 1758, was a British courtier and politician...
(an elopement).
Works
- Sermons Composed for Country Congregations (1803)
- View of the Evidences of Christianity at the End of the Pretended Age of Reason (1805 Bampton LecturesBampton LecturesThe Bampton Lectures at the University of Oxford, England, were founded by a bequest of John Bampton,. They have taken place since 1780.They were a series of annual lectures; since the turn of the 20th century they have typically been biennial. They continue to concentrate on Christian theological...
) - Thinks I to Myself (1811)
- I Says, Says I; A Novel By Thinks-I-To-Myself (1812)
- Heraldic Anomalies ; or, rank confusion in our orders of precedence. With disquisitions, moral, philosophical, and historical, on all the existing orders of society. By it matters not Who (1823)
- Elements of General History Ancient and Modern (1825)
- Memoirs of the Life and Administration of the Right Honourable William Cecil, Lord Burghley (1828) three volumes
- Man, as known to us theologically and geologically (1834)
- The History of the Reformation of the Church of England by Gilbert BurnetGilbert BurnetGilbert Burnet was a Scottish theologian and historian, and Bishop of Salisbury. He was fluent in Dutch, French, Latin, Greek, and Hebrew. Burnet was respected as a cleric, a preacher, and an academic, as well as a writer and historian...
, 1849 revision