Roger L'Estrange

Roger L' Estrange (* December 17, 1616, † December 11, 1704 ) was an English writer of pamphlets, author and devoted defender of the monarchy.

Life

In 1644, he planned and led a conspiracy to support King Charles I.. He was convicted as a spy to death. He sat for four years in the prison of Newgate before he could flee to the Continent and in the Netherlands found asylum. 1653 pardoned Oliver Cromwell.

In 1663 he began his career as a journalist and was a sheet under the name The Public Intelligence out. He took over the management tasks and publisher of the Press by John Birkenhead. In 1678 he helped Thomas Britton to organize its concert series and played in the first performance of the violin. On April 13, 1681, he founded a new sheet with the name of The Observer, who appeared to March 9, 1686 or 1677.

L' Estrange was involved in political controversy his entire life. In 1685 he was defeated by James II knighted. He was a fierce opponent of the Tory and religious tolerance. L' Estrange was imprisoned several times because of conspiracies against William of Orange and Mary.

In addition to his work as a political pamphleteer and journalist, he translated Greek and Latin classics. He translated the fables of Aesop. He died on December 11, 1704 at the age of 87 years.