Copy of rare Pembroke Collection coin archive now housed at Austin Peay University Archives and Special Collections

Clarksville, TN – Thomas Herbert, 8^th Earl of Pembroke, was a great many things during his life. A British statesman during the reigns of King William III and Queen Anne, Herbert served, at different times, as First Lord of the Admiralty, Lord High Admiral of the Royal Navy and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.

In his private life, Herbert was also a prolific collector, amassing a vast array of, among other things, works of art and classical sculpture.

[Read more]