Roger L'Estrange
Sir Roger L'Estrange (born December 17, 1616 in Hunstanton , Norfolk , † December 11, 1704 in London ) was an English pamphlet writer, author and devoted defender of royalty.
Life
In 1644 he planned and carried out a conspiracy to support King Charles I. He was sentenced to death as a spy. He spent four years in Newgate prison before escaping to mainland Europe and finding asylum in the Netherlands . In 1653 Oliver Cromwell pardoned him .
In 1663 he began his career as a journalist and published a paper under the name The Public Intelligence . He took over the management and publishing duties of the press from John Birkenhead. In 1678 he helped Thomas Britton organize his concert series and played the violin at the first performance. On April 13, 1681 he founded a new paper called The Observator , which appeared until March 9, 1686 or 1677.
L'Estrange has been involved in political controversy his entire life. 1685 to 1687 he was a member of the English House of Commons as MP for Winchester . He was a wild Tory and an opponent of religious tolerance . In 1685 he was of James II. To Knight Bachelor beaten. L'Estrange was jailed several times for conspiracies against William of Orange and Maria .
In addition to his work as a political flyer and journalist, he translated Greek and Latin classics. He translated the fables of Aesop . He died on December 11, 1704 at the age of 87.
literature
- English PDF download for Roger l'Estrange and The Observer
- William Sonn: Paradigms Lost. The Life and Deaths of the Printed Word . The Scarecrow Press, Lanham MD et al. 2006, ISBN 0-8108-5262-4 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | L'Estrange, Roger |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English politician, Tory, royalist, flight recorder |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 17, 1616 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hunstanton |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 11, 1704 |
| Place of death | London |