Related Research Articles
Sir Arthur Haselrig, 2nd Baronet was a leader of the Parliamentary opposition to Charles I and one of the Five Members whose attempted arrest sparked the 1642–1646 First English Civil War. He held various military and political posts during the 1639–1651 Wars of the Three Kingdoms but became an opponent of Oliver Cromwell during the Protectorate. In 1660, his actions inadvertently helped restore Charles II to the throne; unlike many senior Parliamentary leaders, his life was spared but he was confined to the Tower of London, where he died on 7 January 1661.
Sir Richard Fanshawe, 1st Baronet PC was an English poet and translator. He was a diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1661 to 1666. During the English Civil War he supported the Royalist cause and served King Charles II in battle and in exile.
Accepted Frewen was a priest in the Church of England and Archbishop of York from 1660 to 1664.
Francis Willoughby, 5th Baron Willoughby of Parham was an English peer of the House of Lords.
Sir Allen Apsley, 28 August 1616 to 15 October 1683, was a Royalist soldier and administrator during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, who took part in the Second Anglo-Dutch War. He was also MP for Thetford from 1661 to 1679. One biographer describes him as having an "ability to maintain friendly contact with figures across a wide range of affiliations, which helped to make him a successful political fixer".
Sir Thomas Widdrington SL was an English judge and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1640 and 1664. He was speaker of the House of Commons in 1656.
William Brereton, 2nd Baron Brereton was an English landowner and politician. He supported the Royalist cause during the English Civil War and sat in the House of Commons from 1661 to 1664.
Sir Winston Churchill, known as the Cavalier Colonel, was an English soldier, nobleman, historian, and politician. He was the father of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough and a direct ancestor of his namesake Winston, who served as British prime minister in the 20th century.
There have been four baronetcies created for members of the ancient House of Beaumont, all in the Baronetage of England. All four creations are extinct or dormant.
James Philipps was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1653 and 1662. He was a supporter of the Parliamentary cause during the English Civil War.
Sir John Stawell or Stowell, 29 August 1600 – 21 February 1662, was MP for Somerset at various times from 1625 to 1662, and one of the leading Royalists in the West Country during the First English Civil War.
Sir Samuel Tuke, 1st Baronet was an English officer in the Royalist army during the English Civil War and a notable playwright. He is best known for his 1663 play The Adventures of Five Hours, possibly co-authored by George Digby – the play was produced by the Duke's Company and later proved an influence on Richard Brinsley Sheridan's opera The Duenna.
Sir Patricius Curwen, 1st Baronet of Workington Hall, Cumberland was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons of England from 1640 to 1643 and from 1661 to 1664. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War
Samuel Enys was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1660.
Jeremiah Tolhurst was an English tailor, soldier, businessman and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1654 and 1660. He fought in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War.
Sir William Thorold, 1st Baronet (1591–1678) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1661 to 1677. He fought for the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.
Bullen Reymes was an English courtier, diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1660 to 1672. He fought in the Royalist army in the English Civil War.
Edward Grey of Ulgham Grange, Northumberland was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1660 to 1676. He fought in the Royalist army in the English Civil War.
John Hervey was an English courtier and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1661 to 1679. He fought for the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.
Sir Theophilus Jones, was an Irish soldier and government official of Welsh descent. One of five sons born to Lewis Jones, Bishop of Killaloe in the Church of Ireland, he formed part of a close-knit and powerful Protestant family.
References
- ↑ "The History of Parliament". The History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ↑ Tillott, P M. 'The seventeenth century: Politics and the Civil War', in A History of the County of York: the City of York. London. pp. 186–198. Retrieved 24 June 2021.