John Flower's Newsletters: Their Author and his Source.

  • Published In: Huntington Library Quarterly, 2024, v. 87, n. 1. P. 129 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Doelman, James 3 of 3

Abstract

This article identifies John Flower of Whitwell, Rutlandshire, as the likely author of the series of newsletters sent to John, Viscount Scudamore, from 1629 to 1634. More significantly, it demonstrates that Flower's main source of information was Emmanuel Giffard, a client of the Earl of Arundel, messenger for Sir Henry Vane (the elder), and from 1632 a gentleman of the King's Privy Chamber. Giffard, of Catholic background, was notorious for his outspoken skepticism about King Gustavus Adolphus's leadership of the Protestant cause in the Thirty Years' War. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Huntington Library Quarterly. 2024/03, Vol. 87, Issue 1, p129
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Military History and Science
  • Publication Date:2024
  • ISSN:0018-7895
  • DOI:10.1353/hlq.2024.a949377
  • Accession Number:182329421
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