| Content Description | Discusses the accessibility of the archives of the Spanish Monarchy to British researchers; he has obtained information about this from the archive's librarian, Mr Gayangas; the correspondence of Count Gondemar, the Ambassador to England during the reign of Charles I and Charles II, is held at Madrid; most of the documents are held at Simancas; Mr Froude, the English historian, has been advised not to visit Simancas, because of the inconveniences and privations that he would meet with; there are no indexes, the librarian is an old man in his dotage, and the archives are only open to the public between 10am and 1.30pm; the archives were carried to France during the war of independence, and some are retained at Paris, but those relevant to English history should be back in Spain.
Discusses the most suitable person to undertake research for the British Government; visiting will be easier once the next section of the railway is opened. |