Strafford
1st Earl of Thomas Wentworth, 1593–1641, English statesman: chief adviser of Charles I of England.
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He visited England in 1640, and was consulted by the Earl of Strafford in preparing a defence against his impeachment.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Carlisle | C. King EleyUsher was present at the execution of Strafford, and ministered to him in his last moments.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Carlisle | C. King EleyThe Long Parliament had met and Strafford was brought to bay.
Monk | Julian CorbettOn this the impeachment was hurried on, and the Lords committed Strafford to the Tower.
The Browning Cyclopdia | Edward BerdoeIn 1835 appeared Paracelsus, in 1837 Strafford, in 1840 Sordello.
Browning's Shorter Poems | Robert Browning
British Dictionary definitions for Strafford
/ (ˈstræfəd) /
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
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