Henry Neville (1620-1694), writes David Womersley in his Introduction, was "an experienced political actor who united a practitioner\'s sense of possibility with literary flair and imagination as he struggled to achieve headway for his republican commitments in the deceptive waters of late Stuart monarchy." Educated at Oxford, Neville made an extended visit to Italy in 1643-44, where he formed long-standing connections in Florence and studied the institutions of republi.
Henry Neville (1620-1694), writes David Womersley in his Introduction, was "an experienced political actor who united a practitioner\'s sense of possibility with literary flair and imagination as he struggled to achieve headway for his republican commitments in the deceptive waters of late Stuart monarchy." Educated at Oxford, Neville made an extended visit to Italy in 1643-44, where he formed long-standing connections in Florence and studied the institutions of republi
