Lord MACAULAY, without any new inquiry of his ... entered the lists also against him on the character of FRANCIS BACON. Mr. DIXON grounds his statements on "original documents," but we do not ...

Francis Bacon was a devout Anglican remembered for ... In 1607 he was solicitor general, then clerk of the star chamber, attorney general, lord keeper of the seal, and in 1618, lord chancellor.

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Francis Bacon was the loudest ... a candid image he presented of himself as Roaring Boy, Lord of Misrule, and Conveyor of Artistic Violence. This was true enough, but only part of the truth.

If I had not spent six years writing the life of Chief Justice Coke, I could never have attempted Lord Chancellor Francis Bacon. Another principal actor in Bacon’s drama is Lord Chancellor ...