Entries for the tag ‘Wentworth, Thomas (1593-1641)’
1st Earl of Strafford, in the period leading up to the Civil War a major supporter of Charles I, who reluctantly signed the warrant when Parliament condemned him to death. 
- 3 June 1648: Disguised as a furniture remover, John Morris takes Pontefract castle for the Stuarts (and for himself)
- 29 May 1732: Old William Lindley of Dodworth tells various marvellous stories from his youth
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