Strafford

[ straf-erd ]

noun

1. 1st Earl of Thomas Wentworth, 1593–1641, English statesman: chief adviser of Charles I of England.

Strafford

/ ˈstræfəd /

noun

1. StraffordThomas Wentworth, Earl of15931641MEnglishPOLITICS: statesman Thomas Wentworth, Earl of. 1593–1641, English statesman. As lord deputy of Ireland (1632–39) and a chief adviser to Charles I, he was a leading proponent of the king's absolutist rule. He was impeached by Parliament and executed

Example Sentences

He visited England in 1640, and was consulted by the Earl of Strafford in preparing a defence against his impeachment.

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Usher was present at the execution of Strafford, and ministered to him in his last moments.

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The Long Parliament had met and Strafford was brought to bay.

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On this the impeachment was hurried on, and the Lords committed Strafford to the Tower.

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In 1835 appeared Paracelsus, in 1837 Strafford, in 1840 Sordello.

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