Sir Richard Bulstrode (1610 – 3 October 1711) was an

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author, diplomat and soldier, a son of Edward Bulstrode (1588–1659).

Life and family

Richard Bulstrode was born at

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, and educated at

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. After studying

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he joined the army of

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on the outbreak of the

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in 1642. In 1673 he became a resident agent of Charles II at

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; in 1675 he was

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ed; then following James II into exile he died at St. Germain on 3 October 1711. Bulstrode is chiefly known by his ''Memoirs and Reflections upon the Reign and Government of King Charles I''. He wrote the ''Life of James II'', and ''Original Letters written to the Earl of Arlington'' (1712). The latter consists principally of letters written from Brussels giving an account of the important events which took place in the

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during 1674. His second son

Whitelocke Bulstrode Whitelocke Bulstrode (1650–1724) was an English official, religious controversialist and mystical writer, Life He was the second son of Sir Richard Bulstrode and his wife Jocosa, daughter of Edward Dyneley of Charlton, Worcestershire. On 27 N ...

(1650–1724), remained in England after the flight of James II; he held some official positions, and in 1717 wrote a pamphlet in support of

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and the

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ian succession. He published ''A Discourse of

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'', and was a prominent

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controversialist. He died in London on 27 November 1724.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bulstrode, Richard 1610 births 1711 deaths Alumni of Pembroke College, Cambridge Cavaliers English biographers English memoirists