'Captain William Berkenhead. The Story of a Jacobite Secret Agent in the 1690s'. Unpublished typescript by Andrew Duncan
'Captain William Berkenhead. The Story of a Jacobite Secret Agent in the 1690s'. Unpublished typescript by Andrew Duncan which formed the basis of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography article on Berkenhead. It draws on archive collections in Britain and France including David Nairne's papers in the Bodleian (MSS. Carte).
Dates
- Creation: 2020
Extent
1 box
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. 23769, pp. 1-2.]
Shelfmark:
MS. 23769
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 23769
Abstract
'Captain William Berkenhead. The Story of a Jacobite Secret Agent in the 1690s'. Unpublished typescript by Andrew Duncan.
Biographical / Historical
William Berkenhead, Jacobite spy, was baptised in 1648 and died in 1701.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated to the Bodleian by Dr Andrew Duncan in 2024.
Bibliography
- Duncan, Andrew I.M. 'Berkenhead, William' in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford University Press, 2004)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Catalogue of 'Captain William Berkenhead. The Story of a Jacobite Secret Agent in the 1690s' Unpublished typescript by Andrew Duncan
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Lucy McCann
- Date
- 2024
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Edition statement
- First edition.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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