Memoirs

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Edmund Ludlow's memoirs are a historical record composed from his personal observations and experiences. Ludlow was a radical republican who fought for Parliament during the English Civil Wars. His writings offer valuable insights into the republican opposition to Oliver Cromwell and the political struggles that occurred between the end of the Protectorate and the Restoration of King Charles II. While autobiographies focus on the self, memoirs often emphasize historical events and the author's role as an observer or participant. Ludlow's memoirs were written in exile and published after his death.12

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…where he compiled his own Memoirs. These were published only in 1698–99, after Ludlow’s death, and the discovery in 1970 of part of Ludlow’s own manuscript revealed that they had been edited and rewritten by another hand before printing. Civil War testimony still had political applications in the last years…
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…where he compiled his own Memoirs. These were published only in 1698–99, after Ludlow’s death, and the discovery in 1970 of part of Ludlow’s own manuscript revealed that they had been edited and rewritten by another hand before printing. Civil War testimony still had political applications in the last years…
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