John Oldmixon
John Oldmixon (1673 – 9 July 1742) was an English historian.
He was a son of John Oldmixon of
His first writings were poetry and dramas, among them being Amores Britannici; Epistles Historical and Gallant (1703); and a tragedy,
More important, although very biased, are Oldmixon's works on English history. His Critical History of England (1724-1726) contains attacks on Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon and a defence of Bishop Gilbert Burnet, and its publication led to a controversy between Dr Zachary Grey and the author, who replied to Grey in his Clarendon and Whitlock Compared (1727). On the same lines, he wrote his History of England During the Reigns of the Royal House of Stuart (1730).[5] Herein, he charged Francis Atterbury and other editors with tampering with the text of the History. From his exile, Atterbury replied to this charge in a Vindication, and although Oldmixon continued the controversy it is practically certain that he was in the wrong.
He completed a continuous history of England by writing the History of England During the Reigns of William and Mary, Anne and George I (1735); and the History of England During the Reigns of
References
- ^ "Oldmixon and North Somerset's radical history". The Evans Account. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ^ Rogers, P (1973). "Daniel Defoe, John Oldmixon and the Bristol Riot of 1714" (PDF). Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society. 92: 145–156. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ISBN 9781438108698.
- ^ "John Oldmixon". English Poetry 1579-1830. Archived from the original on 15 December 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ISBN 978-0819180506.
Works related to Oldmixon, John (DNB00) at Wikisource
- Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 20 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 74. .