Author:Thomas Wentworth (1593-1641)

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Thomas Wentworth
(1593–1641)

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1st Earl of Strafford; English statesman and a major figure in the period leading up to the English Civil War. He served in parliament and was a supporter of King Charles I. From 1632 to 1639 he instituted a harsh rule as Lord Deputy of Ireland. Recalled to England, he became a leading advisor to the king, attempting to strengthen the royal position against parliament.

Works

Speech when impeached for High Treason

Works about Wentworth

"Wentworth, Thomas, Viscount Wentworth, Earl of Strafford," in A Compendium of Irish Biography, by Alfred Webb, Dublin: M. H. Gill & Son (1878)
The Earl of Strafford in Select British Eloquence
Lord Digby's speech against the attainder of Strafford
"Wentworth, Thomas (1593-1641)," in Dictionary of National Biography, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., (1885–1900) in 63 vols.

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