Religion and Rebellion: the Carte papers at the Bodleian Library

A partnership between the Bodleian Library and the History of Parliament has resulted in the creation of a digital version of the nineteenth-century calendar of the Carte papers in the Library.  The Carte papers in the Bodleian Library comprise vast collections of original papers from various sources which Thomas Carte amassed in preparation for the publication of his biography of James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond, in 1735-6. There are 276 large volumes, comprising Ormond, Fitzwilliam, Chichester, Sandwich, Wharton, Huntingdon and Nairn papers largely relating to the history of Britain and Ireland in the period 1560-1715. Funding was secured from the Heritage Lottery Fund to keyboard all the calendar entries for the period 1660-87. This is unlocking the untapped riches of the Carte collection by producing an electronic version of the calendar available to all over the internet. This period includes a great deal of important material for the study of Restoration Ireland, but also includes two further collections of papers acquired by Carte: the papers of Edward Montagu (1625-72), 1st Earl of Sandwich, admiral and envoy to Spain; and some of the papers of Philip Wharton (1613-96) 4th Baron Wharton, and his son Thomas Wharton (1648-1716), 1st Marquess of Wharton.
The calendar can be accessed by clicking here.