Strafford, Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of
Strafford, Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of (1593–1641) English statesman. A Member of Parliament from 1614, he entered the service of
CHARLES I in 1628. Although he had previously opposed royal policies, he was a believer in firm government and accepted preferment in order to uphold the king's power. Thenceforth, as Lord President of the Council of the North (1628) and Lord Deputy of Ireland (1633), he was the principal exponent of the policy of “Thorough”, putting the royal will into effect with the utmost authority. His autocratic style made him extremely unpopular, and most of his achievements in the north and Ireland turned out to be temporary. On the outbreak of the
BISHOPS' WARS he was recalled by Charles to England. Now at the centre of affairs for the first time, he could not avert the approaching
ENGLISH CIVIL WAR. He was created Earl of Strafford in January 1640, but impeached for treason in the same year. Opposition members of the
LONG PARLIAMENT claimed that Stafford was about to impose a Catholic dictatorship on England and he was executed under Act of
ATTAINDER.
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On A Wing And A Prayer.(News)
Newspaper article from: The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland); 5/18/2004; 700+ words
; ...1632, Charles I appointed Thomas Wentworth, subsequently 1st Earl of Strafford, as Lord Deputy of Ireland...the Church of Ireland. Wentworth forced the Church of Ireland...Connor, in October, 1635. Wentworth had ministers who refused...
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The Marquis of Antrim: a Stuart turn-kilt? (Randal MacDonnell)
Magazine article from: History Today; 3/1/1993; ; 700+ words
; ...2nd Earl and 1st Marquis of...lieutenant, Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford, and James...also shared Strafford's contempt...MacDonnell, later 1st Earl of Antrim...and Hugh, Earl of Tyrone...led by the earls of Argyll...
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Thomas Wentworth Strafford, 1st earl of
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Thomas Wentworth Strafford, 1st earl of 1593-1641, English...of George Villiers, 1st duke of Buckingham...Parliament of 1626, but Wentworth continued his opposition...adviser. Created earl of Strafford in 1640, he obtained...
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Strafford, Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History
Strafford, Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of (1593–1641) English statesman. A Member of...not avert the approaching ENGLISH CIVIL WAR . He was created Earl of Strafford in January 1640, but impeached for treason in the same year...
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Strafford, Thomas Wentworth, 1st earl of
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
Strafford, Thomas Wentworth, 1st earl of (1593–1641). Wentworth made his name as a champion of constitutional...king sent him to rule Ireland. Strafford did so in such a despotic manner...
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1st Earl of Strafford
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1st Earl of Strafford The English statesman Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford (1593-1641), was lord deputy of Ireland from 1632 to 1640. In Ireland he autocratically enforced, with his hated policy of "Thorough," the King's rule...
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Thomas Wentworth
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Thomas Wentworth see Strafford, Thomas Wentworth, 1st earl of .
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