Index

to

Christopher Monk, Duke of Albemarle (Section 1: pp. vii-190)

by

Estelle Frances Ward

London: John Murray (1915), illus, plates; ports, xii, 385. pp.

Prepared by Michael Steer

Christopher Monk, or Monck, was the son and heir of George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle (1608-1670) by his wife Anne Clarges, a daughter of John Clarges, 'Farrier in the Savoy', of Drury Lane, Westminster. At 13, he entered politics, having been elected MP for Devon. In 1670 he was elevated to the peerage and thus entered the House of Lords, following the death of his father, also inheriting his father's peerage titles. He became a Gentleman of the Bedchamber. He was created a Knight of the Garter, a Privy Councillor and in 1675 Lord Lieutenant of Devon, in which role he served for 10 years. From 1682 until his death, Monk was Chancellor of the University of Cambridge. In 1685 he resigned the Lord Lieutenancy of Devon to fight against the Monmouth Rebellion, but was largely unsuccessful as a military leader. In 1686, he was a major investor in a treasure-seeking expedition headed by William Phips, who had located the wreck of the Spanish treasure ship Nuestra Señora de la Concepcion. Phips returned to London with more than £200,000 worth of treasure, of which Monk received a 25% share. After serving in a few more minor positions, in 1687 he was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica. This rare and much sought-after book was produced digitally by Google from a copy in the University of Michigan Library collection and can be downloaded from HathiTrust. Google has sponsored the digitisation of books from several libraries. These books, on which copyright has expired, are available for free educational and research use, both as individual books and as full collections to aid researchers.