Walker, P. (1997). The Political Career of Theophilus Hastings (1650-1701), 7th Earl of Huntingdon. Transactions of the Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society 71. Vol 71, Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society. pp. 60-71. https://doi.org/10.5284/1108389. Cite this via datacite

Title The title of the publication or report Title:	The Political Career of Theophilus Hastings (1650-1701), 7th Earl of Huntingdon
Issue The name of the volume or issue Issue:	Transactions of the Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society 71
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Volume Volume number and part Volume:	71
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Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report Abstract:	In recent years some historians have taken a slightly more sympathetic approach to the troubled reign of James II (1685-1688). This article attempts to extend this approach to one of his more controversial supporters, Theophilus Hastings, seventh Earl of Huntingdon, a member of a family that had once been all-powerful in Leicestershire. The rise and fall of Huntingdon coincided with the reigns of the last two Stuart kings, Charles II and James II. Huntingdon had been a Whig and had supported attempts to exclude James, then Duke of York, from the throne, but with the defeat of the Whigs, he returned to the royalist fold. Gaining the favour of Charles II and his brother, he did much to restore the Hastings family's political fortunes, becoming a privy councillor and eventually Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire, and briefly eclipsing his main aristocratic rivals in the county, the Earls of Rutland and Stamford. He was one of James I's most loyal and trusted servants. Huntingdon has been the subject of some fierce criticism from historians. Yet despite his reputation as a turncoat, Huntingdon proved unwilling or unable to change sides at the Revolution of 1688 and his fall from power was inevitable. He ended his days a Jacobite, openly hostile to the Williamite regime. The Hastings family were destined never to recover their political influence after his disgrace
Author The authors of this publication or report Author:	Peter Walker
Publisher The publisher of the publication or report Publisher:	Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published Year of Publication:	1997
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