Robert Henry

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Robert Henry

Born	(1718-02-18)February 18, 1718
Died	November 24, 1790(1790-11-24) (aged 72)

Robert Henry FRSE FSA(Scot) (February 18, 1718 – November 24, 1790) was a Scottish minister and historian.

Biography

Born into a farming family at St. Ninians, Stirlingshire, Henry was educated at Stirling High School and the University of Edinburgh. After teaching at Annan, he entered the Church of Scotland, becoming minister at New Greyfriars in Edinburgh in 1768. He was Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1774.

He wrote the History of Great Britain on a New Plan (1771–1793), in 6 volumes, covering the period from the Roman invasion until the reign of King Henry VIII. The novelty consisted in dividing the subjects into different heads, civil history, military, social, and so on, and following out each of them separately. The work was mainly a compilation, having no critical qualities. Despite the persistent and ferocious attacks of Dr. Gilbert Stewart, it was highly successful, and brought the author over £3000. It attracted the support of the Earl of Mansfield, whose persuasion gained for Henry a government pension of £100.

References

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Cousin, John William (1910). A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature. London: J. M. Dent & Sons. Wikisource

The History of Stirlingshire by William Nimmo, revised by W. M. Stirling and R. Gillespie, 1880

External links

Works written by or about Robert Henry at Wikisource

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 7726958 LCCN: nr92007804 ISNI: 0000 0000 8339 1094 GND: 135874386

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Date of death	November 24, 1790
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