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.

Francis Bacon (who a quick Google search will reveal ... At the peak of his political career, he was Lord Chancellor to King James I and a viscount. However, he was accused of corruption and ...

Show more Francis Bacon was the loudest ... his notoriety - a candid image he presented of himself as Roaring Boy, Lord of Misrule and Conveyor of Artistic Violence. This was true enough, but ...

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 ...

Indeed, “ the system of Lord Bacon ” became a sort of cabalistic phrase. It meant anything and everything. It was like the English Constitution, venerable in authority and prescription ...