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You wrote the warrant the king signed - would you sign your own death?
A man in the Tower writes a warrant that will end his life after a king who twice vowed to protect him signs - what would you do?
You wrote the warrant the king signed - would you sign your own death?
In this episode, we follow the life and choices of Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford, from rising Yorkshire gentry to powerful royal servant in Ireland, and the political moves that led to his forced demise. What decisions and alliances pushed him from reformer to target, and how did law and politics converge on one fatal day?
Person: Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford
Date: 12 May 1641…
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