Welbore St Clair Baddeley


Welbore St Clair Baddeley was an English historian, archaeologist, dramatist, travel-writer, and poet.

Works

Baddeley composed a number of travel guides to Italy, frequently co-writing with Augustus J. C. Hare, and making use of his acquaintance with the Italian archaeologists Rodolfo Lanciani and Giacomo Boni. He also wrote historical studies of the region, including Robert the Wise and His Heirs, 1278–1352. His drama and poetry included the following publications:George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham; a Drama, and other Poems John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland, an Historical Tragedy, and Songs and Poems The Daughter of Jepthah, a Lyrical Tragedy, and other Poems
He also wrote on Gloucestershire history, publishing:Place-names of Gloucestershire: A Handbook A History of Cirencester
He was a friend of James McNeill Whistler.

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