These Memoirs, first published in 1806, show the determination of
Lucy Hutchinson (1620 1681) to justify the stance of her husband
Colonel John Hutchinson. In 1649 he had signed the death warrant of
Charles I and went on to serve on the Council of State, but, after
becoming disillusioned with Cromwell, was arrested and died in
prison. Hutchinson turned her journal of the war years into a
memoir, portraying her husband as a gentleman who stood by his
convictions and whose allegiance to the Puritan cause was noble.
The work is a significant document for the social history of the
English Civil War period. It shows the author as a highly educated
and accomplished woman who wrote poetry and religious works as well
as translating Latin at a time when most women remained in the
private sphere. For more information on this author, see http:
//orlando.cambridge.org/public/svPeople?person_id=hutclu
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