Talk:Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon

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I moved this here because we "normally" use capital letters for titles such as "Earl" in the titles of articles. I believe this is a standard that should be followed in future. I will, of course, amend any links that are affected by the change. Deb 14:21 Mar 29, 2003 (UTC)

What about the Clarendon Press at Oxford? Doops 07:22, 25 Apr 2004 (UTC)

Clarendon in the film "Cromwell"
The article currently states "In the film Cromwell, Clarendon (called only Sir Edward Hyde in the movie)". Is the fact that he is only called "Sir Edward Hyde" in the film relevant to the article? Or even important enough to be mentioned? The fact the point has been raised almost suggests that this name was incorrect, and he should have been called "Clarendon" instead, which of course he shouldn't be; he was made Earl of Clarendon in 1661, after the events of the film. Why would he be called the Earl of Clarendon years BEFORE he has been made an Earl? It's like saying in the page for a 1940s film about the British Royal family that Queen Elizabeth II was only called "Princess Elizabeth" at the time, well of course she would be! The same point applies to Clarendon. If certain people have such little intelligence that they watch "Cromwell" and wonder why Clarendon was called just Sir Edward Hyde at the time then that's their problem, this is Wikipedia, an encyclopedia of facts, not "History for dummies". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.12.42.42 (talk) 18:24, 26 May 2009 (UTC)
 * As one of those who saw Cromwell the year after it was released, I do not think this patronizing. Many, as I myself did, may have gone into the film unaware Sir Edward and Lord Clarendon were the same man.  At the time my only awareness of "Clarendon" was as the namesake of the Clarendon Code in a book which did not mention his role under Charles I.Cloptonson (talk) 05:24, 8 May 2014 (UTC)

Magdalen Hall/Hart Hall/Hertford College/Magdalen College?
I'm not sure the reference to Magdalen Hall is correct. According to its Wikipedia entry, Hertford College was originally Hart Hall, becoming Magdalen Hall in th 1800s (i.e. well after the 1st Earl of Clarendon). At the same time, the Wikipedia entry for Magdalen College states that it was initially founded as a Hall before going on to gain College status (1400s - before the 1st Earl of Clarendon). So if both these entries are correct, neither College was known as Magdalen Hall in the 1600s.

Cousins and sons of cousins
The section in the end, on relatives of Clarendon's, is a bit unclear regarding family relationship, who is a cousin of Clarendon's and who is a son of a cousin. // habj (talk) 00:29, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

New file File:Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon by Adriaen Hanneman.jpg
Recently the file File:Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon by Adriaen Hanneman.jpg (right) was uploaded and it appears to be relevant to this article and not currently used by it. If you're interested and think it would be a useful addition, please feel free to include it. Dcoetzee 14:05, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

The History?
As it stands now, this whole article contains only half a sentence referring to Clarendon's History of the Rebellion. Considering that it is as the author of that work that Clarendon is mainly remembered today, doesn't the History deserve a few more words? Or am I missing something? There is, I know, a link to the work itself in the external links section.

Jamaica?
The parish of Clarendon in Jamaica was named in honour of Sir Edward Hyde after a merge of "old" Clarendon and two others. Why and when? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.218.233.193 (talk) 20:43, 27 November 2013 (UTC)

"Chancellor"

 * "..who served as ... Lord Chancellor to Charles II from 1660 to 1667"
 * "After The Restoration in 1660, Charles II appointed him chancellor.."
 * "..following defeat in the Third English Civil War in 1651, he resumed his position as advisor to Charles II and was appointed Lord Chancellor on 13 January 1658"

By themselves these sentences might easily confuse; owing to the table at the end of the article, I have chose to interpret the second as referring to the office of Chancellor of the Exchequer, and adjusted the text accordingly. However, there is surely still an inconsistency between the first and third sentences. Harfarhs (talk) 22:16, 24 January 2023 (UTC)